innsertnamehere
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I thought the 410 widening was just the addition of HOV lanes?
I guess everything is about money, but could it be that in the past grass cutting was relatively easy (maybe even get some hay out of it) and now the safety requirements and blocker truck rules just make it so expensive that is not even close to practical to have the grass cut on a freeway.
The plan has always been for an additional general purpose lane and the addition of a HOV lane in each direction. As mentioned in the document from the Region of Peel I posted. It was also mentioned in the Brampton Guardian a couple of years ago. http://m.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/3094618-new-hwy-410-carpool-is-half-empty/I thought the 410 widening was just the addition of HOV lanes?
I agree that the 404 median looks good. It doesn't look overgrown to me, it just looks natural. I don't think the lack of mown grass on highways is only because of money, it's partly because it's better to leave it in a natural state from and environmental and storm water management perspective. People replace grass with natural vegetation on their front lawns for the same reason, and the trend has found its way to urban planting beds and big box landscaping.I always liked the way MTO has the 404 median north of the 407. I believe its grass, but its 5-6ft tall so it doesn't really look like a lawn someone has forgotten to mow.
I wouldn't be surprisd if that's a factor too.I guess everything is about money, but could it be that in the past grass cutting was relatively easy (maybe even get some hay out of it) and now the safety requirements and blocker truck rules just make it so expensive that is not even close to practical to have the grass cut on a freeway.
I agree that the 404 median looks good. It doesn't look overgrown to me, it just looks natural. I don't think the lack of mown grass on highways is only because of money, it's partly because it's better to leave it in a natural state from and environmental and storm water management perspective. People replace grass with natural vegetation on their front lawns for the same reason, and the trend has found its way to urban planting beds and big box landscaping.
There's nothing ironic about it. Obviously traditional gardens have heir place, but natural, native vegetation can look great in an urban context. It does have environmental benefits along waterways, especially for water quality, erosion, and flooding.The natural look doesn't look right in urban areas along roads, and most ppl I talk to agree with me. As for it being "better for the environment", I remember a creek in Rexdale in the 1980s that was very healthy and full of fish, despite there being no visible stormwater facilities upstream. I hate the "junglification" trend in suburban areas in the name of environmentalism--a trend endorsed and lobbied for, ironically enough, by urbanists.
ByKevin Werner
Tim Hudak says a Progressive Conservative government would scrap a light rail transit plan for Hamilton and build a highway instead.
Under a Progressive Conservative government, Hamilton's light-rail transit system would be scrapped and instead the Tories would build the mid-peninsula highway from Fort Erie to at least Hwy. 6, said Hudak.
"You need to invest in your highways," added Hudak. "You can't get steel or auto parts on a bus of GO Train. If you want the LRT to spend a lot of money and tear up a lot of streets in Hamilton, you have two choices: the Liberals and NDP, (or the Tories)."
Where do they find these politicians from?
Highway land.