Growth and Transportation in Sourh West Ontario
Explosive economic growth across the Greater Toronto Area plus the sudden spurt of new subdivisions in towns and villages, prompts revival of a proposal for a Southern Georgin Bay Freeway. Within a generation the motor replaced the horse. Soon the gasoline and diesel that fuels today's engines will be replaced. So, don't feel guilty about your present mobility; just be prepared to welcome clean electricity and non-polluting motive power -and support staking out a future trade corridor well north of Toronto, London and Woodstock. Back in the 1950's many communities north of the GTA lost their rail connections and high schools. County and small town employment suffered as did maintenance of transportation infrastructure; provincial downloading ensured neglect of rural bridge maintenance. Attempted highway incursions into the Green Belt have to be resisted. Ultimately, a new 400 series Freeway (together with new smart towns) have to be planned across the souther...