Relief from grid-lock not just about tolls
71% of people in the GTA are dependent on the automobile. This is one of the highest rates of automobile dependency in the OECD; this grid-lock costs our economy up to $3 billion annually.
Spacing.ca summarized articles on a report from the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in their Nov 11 wire. Perhaps led by newspaper headlines, Spacing.ca took a one-dimensional view of this massive problem, offering only information surrounding toll roads. Toll Roads, being just one of many solutions, was even the section title.
We should not miss the point here. There are many, many solutions to traffic grid-lock, not the least of which includes proper investment in public transit and bicycle lanes.
Hopefully the study will lead to implementation of bold and creative solutions. In the meantime, each of us should make daily decisions to ensure our own personal productivity by choosing bicycle commuting, public transit, time-shifting and telecommuting.
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I think some covered sidewalks would be really nice. And it could end up saving the city money with snow removal. It would be great to ride to work on a nice straight, lit, covered path in the winter.