Ford sent the prime minister a letter Monday setting out a series of Ontario priorities that he hopes Carney will address, including accessing critical minerals, building an electric-vehicle supply chain and enacting bail reforms.
At a meeting in March with the premiers, Carney asked them to identify “nation-building projects.” Ford’s letter sets out his list of areas he wants the federal government to prioritize “that would be transformational for Canada’s economy.”
But the “nation-building” project drawing the most attention is a driver and transit tunnel expressway under Highway 401.
Who even wants this tunnel, I want trains, subways, streetcars and priority bus lanes.
Density of neighborhood’s should be top of mind with mid-rise 3-6 levels and less condo development. We need schools in neighborhoods within walking distance for children to walk within neighborhoods and not on outskirts, we need multi use zoning to allow stores inside our neighborhoods.
We need to curb sprawl that forces people to commute these long distances always stuck in traffic.
We need to turn existing suburbs into examples of Toronto’s Riverdale, a suburb in North America that is on par in density with that of towns in the Netherlands.
Video that shows this concept: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWsGBRdK2N0