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According to Toronto Planning Committee: congestion a sign of prosperity?!?!?!?
Yup, these are the folks who plan our city!!! A couple of juicy quotes here include:
"There are a lot of places where no one wants to be (such as) bombed-out U.S. cities. People want to be in Toronto and that is a good thing and I don't view congestion as a problem,"
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"The transit problem may solve itself. Oil will start to get scarce or too expensive. When people feel it in their pocket book they look for alternative measures to get around............Since the cost of getting around in cars will skyrocket, the marketplace will solve the problem."
Remember.... these are the people we have elected and are hired to plan this city. What the hell are they smoking? I really really fear for our city if this is the best we can get!!
| quote: | Our highways to hell
Congestion has doubled in just three years
By KEVIN CONNOR, TORONTO SUN
Last Updated: 7th January 2010, 3:54am
If you think it's taking longer to drive to and from work, you're not alone.
Congestion has become twice as bad on some stretches of the 400-series highways over the past three years, according to the Ontario Ministry of Transportation travel time report for 2008.
The Canadian Automobile Association, which has been calling on all levels of government to address the congestion, isn't surprised.
"Outstanding infrastructure needs to be completed. It is proper transportation planning. We have had an increase in population and we are expecting more," spokesman Faye Lyons said.
But traffic congestion is a measure of success, said Councillor Gord Perks, who sits on Toronto's planning committee.
"There are a lot of places where no one wants to be (such as) bombed-out U.S. cities. People want to be in Toronto and that is a good thing and I don't view congestion as a problem," he said.
"Access, not speed, creates a community. We have services and people don't need to drive. In the suburbs people have good access to services."
Councillor Norm Kelly, chairman of the committee, says the city is doing its part in investing in rapid transit to help with speedier commutes.
"A hot topic is road tolls, but I'm not sure how that would play out. The transit problem may solve itself. Oil will start to get scarce or too expensive. When people feel it in their pocket book they look for alternative measures to get around," Kelly said.
"Since the cost of getting around in cars will skyrocket, the marketplace will solve the problem."
Councillor Peter Milczyn, also on the planning committee, says he hasn't seen more congestion in the city.
"I live in Etobicoke. If you go to the suburbs there is more congestion. Public transit needs to play a role so we can free up road space for commercial vehicles," he said. |
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