AlvinofDiaspar
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Didn't see that one coming. That ought to make Wynne real popular - but good for her for having the guts say it (we will see about the do it part)
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I didn't either.Didn't see that one coming. That ought to make Wynne real popular - but good for her for having the guts say it (we will see about the do it part)
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I didn't either.
To be honest, I think this is a terrible decision. Keep the lanes HOV-only, which encourages and forces people to carpool, instead of giving the privileged another privilege.
You're assuming that the HOV lanes were not well-used. They were. Usage is only significantly smaller in the new sections for Pan-Am that require 3+ people. If you drove in, or had seen the sections prior to Pan-Am (ie QEW through Halton), or in sections that are still only 2+ (ie 403 in Mississauga) you would see that they are or were fairly well-used.From a capacity perspective, you are probably better off increasing usage of that HOT lane. And the priviledged is going to remain that way regardless - you might as well derive some monetary benefit out of it and use it for funding transit.
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I thought that the government announced the HOT lin Wynne's 2013 budget. And re-announced in the 2015 budget. What's new in this announcement?Didn't see that one coming. That ought to make Wynne real popular - but good for her for having the guts say it (we will see about the do it part)
You're assuming that the HOV lanes were not well-used. They were. Usage is only significantly smaller in the new sections for Pan-Am that require 3+ people. If you drove in, or had seen the sections prior to Pan-Am (ie QEW through Halton), or in sections that are still only 2+ (ie 403 in Mississauga) you would see that they are or were fairly well-used.
If you reduced the Pan-Am HOV lanes to 2+, I believe that you would see good usage. I suppose that the Parapan Games will be the real test of that theory.
Apparently that is true, and it has been part of two budgets. Somehow I either missed it or forgot it.I thought that the government announced the HOT lanes were announecd in Wynne's 2013 budget. And reannounced in the 2015 budget. What's new in this announcement?
Certainly they did....and when I saw the headline I assumed today's story was that the games had accelerated the move and selection of lanes to become HOT.I thought that the government announced the HOT lin Wynne's 2013 budget. And re-announced in the 2015 budget. What's new in this announcement?
Tolls coming to HOV lanes, Wynne warns
Didn't see that one coming. That ought to make Wynne real popular - but good for her for having the guts say it (we will see about the do it part)
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How about she stop the Hydro sell-off nonsense and implement the other revenue tools that were recommended by the panel of experts. Then you can praise her for having guts.
Veering off topic, but I share that sentiment.I don't really have a huge issue with partial selloff of Hydro One - and in some ways, that was a fairly brave one too (considering the Harris' didn't end up going that far with it). I am not terribly convinced by the arguements advanced by the old-left for doing things the way it was done prior.
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