"Yes, there are areas of the province which don't support mass transit, I'm not talking about those areas, obviously."
To be clear, I mean areas like Waterloo Region. Almost all of it.
Like, let's do a thought experiment. If Waterloo Region, or even just the cities themselves banned single occupant travel, what do you think would happen?
If it's really as economically and socially expensive as you keep claiming then we should be better off.
I think you miss the vast benefits that our current transportation system provides. It gives more freedom to employees to choose where they work. It gives more freedom to families where two people want to work in different areas. It means faster average travel times, which gives people more leisure time. Etc. Etc.
I'm generally a data person. So I'd love to see numbers on this economic and social cost you keep talking about. Like I said it's an enormously complex system and it's really hard to measure impacts of single variables but it seems to me like you're very much overstating the costs and understating the benefits. I could be wrong though.
To be clear, I mean areas like Waterloo Region. Almost all of it.
Like, let's do a thought experiment. If Waterloo Region, or even just the cities themselves banned single occupant travel, what do you think would happen?
If it's really as economically and socially expensive as you keep claiming then we should be better off.
I think you miss the vast benefits that our current transportation system provides. It gives more freedom to employees to choose where they work. It gives more freedom to families where two people want to work in different areas. It means faster average travel times, which gives people more leisure time. Etc. Etc.
I'm generally a data person. So I'd love to see numbers on this economic and social cost you keep talking about. Like I said it's an enormously complex system and it's really hard to measure impacts of single variables but it seems to me like you're very much overstating the costs and understating the benefits. I could be wrong though.