this could be written about Barrie’s own Allandale and the 400: ‘but it’s really a divider—because it isolates Allendale.’
The iron law of congestion is an endless cycle in which congestion leads to highway expansion, which invites more peak-hour trips, which brings back traffic, and so on.
Because of induced demand, this Sisyphean struggle against congestion is an expensive boondoggle. Worse, the added miles of highway lanes act as an accelerant for climate change.
With so many forces pushing for roadway expansions, opposing them requires political bravery.
https://slate.com/business/2024/08/construction-traffic-cars-driving-transportation-highway.html