Anyone who has driven in Toronto during rush hour can tell you how busy the roads can get. In the face of traffic gridlock and rising commute times, Ontario Premier Doug Ford recently announced his government is exploring the idea of building a roughly 50-kilometre tunnel beneath the 401, North America’s busiest highway.
That announcement came days after the Ford government said it is considering banning new cycling lanes if they result in reductions in car lanes.
Confronted with escalating housing costs and reduced affordability, the government proposed reforms to provincial planning legislation to speed up construction on Greenbelt sites in what many described as weakening local control over the quality of development and its potential environmental impacts.
