Comment 112035

By CharlesBall (registered) | Posted June 04, 2015 at 10:58:55 in reply to Comment 112028

I don't see it as a cop out. I have advocated here for a complete ban on greenfield development. It is a sin that we allow any new building below the escarpment in Niagara. The Liberal provincial plan to expand the QEW is abominable. There should be a mid penn highway built in conjunction with a reduction in traffic on the QEW.

The advocacy should be entirely centered on planning. We really don't need more suburbs - at least not yet. There is tons of vacancy in Hamilton.

The real problem isn't traffic design, it's letting developers build massive suburbs. But this is a provincial problem.

If your statement that Ontarians want what you say they want is true, (if that isn't I want my cake and eat it too) then building more livable environments will draw people. But sadly people are continuously drawn into the suburban environment. I don't know if it because that is all that is available or because that is what people want. To me the answer is a moratorium on suburban development. And that requires extensive provincial lobbying.

But for that which we have, hindering private vehicular traffic is a mistake and punishes those stuck with it.

Comment edited by CharlesBall on 2015-06-04 11:08:18

No one believes more firmly than Comrade Napoleon that all animals are equal. He would be only too happy to let you make your decisions for yourselves. But sometimes you might make the wrong decisions, comrades, and then where should we be? George Orwell

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