04-04-2021, 02:25 PM
Yikes. Look at what I've started lol.
I agree that our money could be used much better. This mass 401 widening from Cambridge to Toronto is utterly stupid, lacks any vision and is a total waste of money.
The problem now for example, is that the only efficient way of commuting to toronto is via the 401. Increasing the speed of GO trains dosen't solve this problem. My dad would drive from kitchener to brantford to catch the GO train there cuz it had less stops.
We need fast transit with limited stops connecting our major cities. There are obviously intercity options with more stops, but there should be a train, HSR or not, that runs stops kitchener, guelph, Pearson, and union station. That's a feasible train to take.
Our gov isnt doing that however, they are currently opting to widen the 401, which continues to encourage car use, while shutting down roads without viable alternatives.
My point was simply, that with hespeler road in particular, yes there will be some decreased traffic due to the bridge being closed, but so many people commute through that section of town, from places that have no viable transit options, and now their only way across the highway is to go a significant ways north or south, on to roads that once again already have a relatively high volume of traffic.
Overall it will be a messy situation, and that's because our current infrastructure is car centric. It doesnt have to stay that way but right now it is and this will definitely be a major inconvenience in cambridge
I agree that our money could be used much better. This mass 401 widening from Cambridge to Toronto is utterly stupid, lacks any vision and is a total waste of money.
The problem now for example, is that the only efficient way of commuting to toronto is via the 401. Increasing the speed of GO trains dosen't solve this problem. My dad would drive from kitchener to brantford to catch the GO train there cuz it had less stops.
We need fast transit with limited stops connecting our major cities. There are obviously intercity options with more stops, but there should be a train, HSR or not, that runs stops kitchener, guelph, Pearson, and union station. That's a feasible train to take.
Our gov isnt doing that however, they are currently opting to widen the 401, which continues to encourage car use, while shutting down roads without viable alternatives.
My point was simply, that with hespeler road in particular, yes there will be some decreased traffic due to the bridge being closed, but so many people commute through that section of town, from places that have no viable transit options, and now their only way across the highway is to go a significant ways north or south, on to roads that once again already have a relatively high volume of traffic.
Overall it will be a messy situation, and that's because our current infrastructure is car centric. It doesnt have to stay that way but right now it is and this will definitely be a major inconvenience in cambridge