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I've been around Toronto and agree: the roads are mostly parking lots. I actually wonder if the low average speed reduces the cost of maintenance since the road
by sidewndr46 4y ago
I've been around Toronto and agree: the roads are mostly parking lots. I actually wonder if the low average speed reduces the cost of maintenance since the roadway should be less worn.
But aren't tolls meant to be set high enough to discourage their use? Otherwise the average travel time on them would be about the same as the untolled route.
- cmrdporcupine 4y agoThe 407 could likely handle 3, 4 times the capacity it holds right now. I don't know what the elasticity situation and supply/demand looks like for that highway. I can guarantee you that the owners do, and they've set it accordingly to accomplish their goals ($$). But not necessarily the goals the benefit the city. For me it's the difference between being able to work at certain employers in the west end of the GTA vs not. The fee, paid daily, would be a big nope to me. And I'm upper middle class.
- sidewndr46 4y agoWas the toll road utilized before the government sold it off?
- cmrdporcupine 4y agoIt wasn't finished.
- sidewndr46 4y agoAh alright, that makes discussion of this rather complicated. We don't really know what the road would have ever looked like when completed by the Canadian government.