Ontario election: NDP says it would initiate purchase of Hwy. 407, remove tolls

https://globalnews.ca/news/10979119/ndp-sale-highway-407-remove-tolls-election/

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It’s kind of ironic that the buyout of the 407 and removing tolls outright is considered a traffic capacity solution when the central part of the highway does get busy during rush hour, but not so busy to the point where volume slows down the flow of traffic.

But definitely I can also see how that’s a popular move given how the average voter would believe that traffic would flow so much better without tolls without realizing the implication that more people (myself included) would be more drawn to using it.

Not saying I’m completely against it, since the masses need to be won over anyways. I also think that there’s benefits to traffic outside of peak times, to an extent.

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@moonbunny I think that’s pretty much it. Gotta make a tangible perceived difference. Then mass invest in alternatives that actually improve things long term. Then at some point play parts of the same class against each other - large vehicles vs smaller vehicles to remove truck commuters from the roads.

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