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Ontario Premier called out for inaction on promise to remove Highway 407 tolls in Durham (durham.insauga.com)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/canada
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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] 12 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (9 children)

“While people are stuck in gridlock across the GTA, the 407 sits half-empty"

Looks like tolls are actually beneficial to reducing congestion...

Tolls help with choosing other forms of transportation, and reduce gridlock. If individuals had to choose to pay a direct fee (as opposed to a indirect fee) people may choose to drive less and choose to support forms of public transits more. This would ease congestion and promote a need for better more frequent public transportation.

Cities should start implementing a "Congestion Charge" for their downtown cores. Every vehicle should have a transponder so once it enters a specific area in a city centre it gets pinged and tolled. Residents living inside these areas would probably be a exemption to promote more families choosing to live in cities as opposed to commuting in and out everyday.

[–] 4vr 6 points 2 months ago

Yes. But the problem is lack of alternate public transportation. Travelling by public transport takes 2-3 times more than by car.

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