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Ontario Premier called out for inaction on promise to remove Highway 407 tolls in Durham (durham.insauga.com)
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Promises made by Ontario Premier Doug Ford to buy Highway 407 and remove the tolls to help ease chronic gridlock have so far come up empty,

Oshawa MPP Jennifer French, the NDP Critic for Infrastructure, Transportation & Highways, called out the government’s inaction on Highway 407 as the region faces some of the “worst traffic worldwide.”

“People deserve a government that gets them where they need to go, safely and efficiently,” said French. “While people are stuck in gridlock across the GTA, the 407 sits half-empty – and this premier isn’t doing anything about it.”

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Looks like tolls are actually beneficial to reducing congestion…

I'd say it has more to do with the fact that over half the 407 leads to empty space, and not directly into/through Toronto.

But yes, I would also support tolls on all roads. In fact, bake it into car insurance, so those who drive more pay a higher "congestion charge".

My car insurance rewards drivers for not driving! LOL

If we make cars the least attractive option, then people will seek alternatives. Good luck trying to convince Ford to get on board... he's only about cars.

[–] FireRetardant 1 points 1 month ago

This is good on the stick side of things, we need the other side solution too like higher frequency transit, transit priority lanes/signals, and free fares to help people switch as well. The amount of money we lose subsiding transit is easily made back by what we save on car infrastructure.