'If we don't consider how the design of the city itself encourages congestion and a lack of safety on our roads, we're doomed to keep looking for a bigger hammer,' letter writer says
SooToday received the following letter from reader Andre Riopel regarding the intersection of Great Northern Road and Second Line.
Pillars of the community moved northward where the property was cheap. Developers staked their claim and created subdivisions that stretched city infrastructure while making residents more dependent on their cars. The proposed 'study' to find the 'best' way to solve traffic congestion does not even consider proven methods aimed at reducing traffic volumes. Urban planners use the concept of 'induced demand' to make the point that design features incentivize certain transportation modes over others . If you don't account for how the built environment might discourage active transportation, you're going to make assumptions that lead to bad policy.
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