It took 3 hours to drive a 7-minute walk in Toronto Tuesday

The 500 metre stretch between Yonge and Jarvis Streets takes just seven minutes to walk, but recently, drivers have reported being stuck for up to three hours. Tina Yazdani with details on the work being done, and when there might be some relief.

[@silentchaos888]

I am so glad, that I take the subway or GO train to Toronto. We honestly need more effective public transit in Toronto and to Toronto connecting from cities surrounding Toronto itself.

[@R.B.90]

Tell the voter base that. The ppl who live in the suburbs who benefit from what you talk about actively vote against thier own interests.

[@byronchavarria4954]

Toronto Sydney Tokyo And New York City

[@geelangfordo3272]

@@R.B.90 Yes taking 2-4 times as long to get to work is in the interest of people in the suburbs.

[@yani7nov]

You’re not stuck in traffic, you are traffic. This is why there should be more investment in building more transit, so people don’t have to drive all the time and become traffic.

[@vincentlee7359]

Conservatives do not like that, nor want that. What they want is car autonomy and barely any transit. Why? Because money.

[@rsparth]

It has become traffic because they turned 4 lanes into 1 during rush hour… the problem isn’t cars the problem is poor planning.

[@Meyers1793]

Exactly! Beat me to it. LOL Like, why are you choosing to drive downtown? There are so many better options. In this part of the city there are GO train, GO buses, subway, streetcar, plus walking and cycling network.

[@linuxman7777]

Transit doesn't fix or reduce traffic, because induced demand works in reverse as well. The only ways to reduce traffic are through mixed use, and street network connectivity.

[@LucasGuillemette]

@@linuxman7777 and to add mixed use add transit. The car part is already over served. But this will take decades to resolve. This is also a problem of low density areas that force car dependency. It's not just a transit issue. It's also a single family home issue.

[@DChensMusic]

5 years from now, you will think this is smooth traffic

[@leadnsteel1428]

So glad I left. Even walking downtown is terrible lol

[@recca7]

Lolol 😭

[@gregestee9099]

2 years

[@zrs1]

Most people won't be driving in 5 years, gas could be $10 plus.

[@mhdab2416]

@@leadnsteel1428 the country side is always better then the city

[@jordanlebow9105]

I'm finding the best mode of transportation is my two feet in this city.

[@vp9295]

Welcome to Toronto, traffic officers are working from home

[@bertag.7402]

😂🤣

[@maestrovso]

Exactly. I am very surprised no one question the causes of the huge labor shortage jump after COVID. People are half vacationing from home when they are allowed to WFH.

[@byronchavarria4954]

Also New York City Sydney Melbourne Los Angeles Houston Tokyo Osaka Kyoto Boston Brisbane Canberra Washington DC Adelaide Perth Hobart Miami London Tehran And Many Others

[@purple7vi0let]

That’s why I started taking the subway. Few months ago, it took my husband 3 hours to drive from downtown to the Gardiner. Ridiculous

[@andymod]

This is just reality for any high density city (or it's part). There is just no known way to make enough roads (and parking) for cars without demolishing city itself, so choosing a subway is good at same time for you and for city.

[@fivelow2756]

Tell your lazy husband to get up at 5 AM and take transit like a hard-working citizen lol you wasted your money on a car

[@purple7vi0let]

@@fivelow2756 what are you talking about “my lazy husband” … you idiot, my husband was driving me downtown. He doesn’t work anywhere close to downtown, smh people are so quick to think they know it all

[@_Matt_Matt_365_]

If commute ends and begins in Toronto, and it's shorter than a 30 minute drive, I highly highly highly recommend you give bicycles a shot. Get a cheap bike, and start commuting on your bike! While being safe and cautious ofcourse!

[@sewwes8129]

Because thats easy to do in the snow and rain...and also as an intensive case manager that has to carry around my office and bring my clients to and from places and pick things up for them, etc... Its not so black and white

[@thedominion6643]

Or vote for people that don't flip flop on transit plans. And obviously, take transit

[@KatariaGujjar]

9 years ago, I had to drive from Yonge-Dundas to Queens Quay in the evening. 20-30min walk but in the vehicle it was about 75-90min of driving.

[@imaclooser]

@@sewwes8129 it would be hard to do in the snow when the bike lanes are full of cleared snow. Therefore the solutions would be less car infrastructure.

[@Slovac100]

This is all about City management

[@_wise_one]

City Infrastructure* North American citites are made for cars not for poeple.

[@Lemonminer]

Honestly if you’re travelling in downtown, just use transit like the rest of us. All the people you can see stuck in that traffic jam fit into 1 streetcar easily. Cars already take up way more space compared to other modes despite being the least used method of transport in downtown.

[@elidyson256]

Cars don't take up space since road can already cover that, it's the construction all over the place at the same time since Covid19. I know you hate cars.

[@VideoOfMike]

@@elidyson256 Public transit is far more population dense then cars, too many people in Ontario all already and far too reliant on personal transport methods.

[@tehdusto]

@@elidyson256 "Cars don't take up space" What kind of car you got mate?

[@elidyson256]

@@tehdusto on the road? Regular car. It's like saying ppl take space on the side walk Pls stay remote,. You don't take up space? What kind of body you have?

[@Lemonminer]

@@elidyson256 cars are extremely space inefficient, compared to walking, biking, or public transit. When you’re in a city as dense as Toronto, it makes a huge difference that we are dedicating so much of our space exclusively for roads for cars and for parking.

[@amo_res9266]

That’s what happens if a city is designed for driving as the only option you have for transportation

[@geelangfordo3272]

This is what happens when you do everything possible to restrict the flow of traffic via street cars unused bike lanes and turning restrictions.

[@alistairlogie1815]

@@geelangfordo3272 Everthing you said was the opposite of true but ok

[@ingridcoort7131]

Thank you for drawing attention to this issue. What a mess. Where are the police? An officer overiding the stoplight and increasing the flow of traffic heading west would help. Terrible traffic management in Toronto.

[@stoptrudeau42]

Theyve been defunded

[@pooshiesty]

@@stoptrudeau42 no they haven't. They make up almost 10% of the entire city budget....

[@joesan3956]

As long as the Construction industry buy our city councillors, nothing will change.

[@MIKU-os2hp]

Police are in Tim Horton 😂😂😂 useless

[@khalidbowe4865]

Automatic street lights would be amazing

[@zaurzamanov4476]

This all you need to know about this city...

[@87lamar87]

No matter how big you build highways, traffic is only gonna grow. It is no longer sustainable or economical or efficient to use a car in big urban areas. People need to change their habits. Governments need to build more trains and bike networks

[@capertain16325]

I think if there was a guaranteed fixed number of cars, then more roads is the solution. Unfortunately, when that number is really high from now, transit would be better.

[@halfvolley11]

@@capertain16325 no it will encourage more car ownership. if public transport was good - i would never have bought a car.

[@capertain16325]

@@halfvolley11 I'm pretty sure it's common knowledge that mass and well planned transit is more efficient than giving cars to everyone. However, I also said that adding more lanes to a *guaranteed fixed quantity of cars* would also fix the problem, because there would only be a fixed number. As in, the quantity of more coming is 0.

[@byronchavarria4954]

Increase The Speed Limit

[@glengordon1169]

Spend $50 and make a sign. There are no directions of what lanes are closed until you get to them.

[@jeretso]

If I was a panhandler I would make a sign walk 7 minutes down the road to tell people to turn around before its too late. Probably get $50 in tips.

[@alexcarlone7967]

Love seeing the GO Train in the background. More reason for people to stop driving to their downtown office from regions serviced by good transit

[@ang3l0p3r3z]

Cars destroyed our cities

[@gormenfreeman499]

Cul-de-sacs far with tens of thousands of cars all start up everyday and make thier way into the core. Its pretty dumb isn't it, people should live and work near where they live.

[@sewwes8129]

This is a bit ignorant...its actually a lot of people that live in the city...not just thoughs driving from the burbs Try being an intensive case manager in this city without a car.. literally impossible.

[@alexcarlone7967]

@@sewwes8129 I am not ignorant to the fact that some people need to drive in the city. Of course. But there are people, I know many, that have no reason to drive over taking one of the many public transit options that are often faster, and much cheaper than driving.

[@sewwes8129]

@@alexcarlone7967 well then dont be so arrogant?? Dont understand why thats so hard for you..

[@BuXterHS]

This city needs to get rid of cars.

[@lilabrat]

A Toronto, the city built for cars yet you can get faster on foot ANYWHERE. Not to mention the winter time where people leave there cars on the curbs the ENTIRE winter and they collect so much snow you can’t even think about moving them.

[@douglasjing7863]

In Toronto, anyone with orange cones can shutdown the traffic. This is what city councilors and city officers doing.

[@vince8520]

When I think traffic in Montréal is bad: I watch CityNews Toronto and I feel better

[@goylanddefree80]

Transportation senior management laying at home sleeping on company time with $160k salaries while this happens daily. They must all be fired before we face any further property tax hikes.

[@nicolasg.514]

As-tu la moindre preuve de ce que tu affirmes ? 🤔

[@remonation24]

Toronto should've went all in on subways like New York and London. This is supposed to be the premier city in all of Canada. What a disgrace.

[@daniel-shin]

I’m sure 1 more lane will fix it…

[@Tomsom2008]

Yeah, not really. “Adding car lanes to deal with traffic congestion is like loosening your belt to cure obesity." - Lewis Mumford, 1955.

[@daniel-shin]

@@Tomsom2008 It's a sarcastic comment.

[@Tomsom2008]

@@daniel-shin I'm glad that's the case because the majority of people in my city think that that's the only solution.

[@frisianmouve]

@@Tomsom2008 One more lane will fix it is a meme in the urbanist community highlighting induced demand

[@serbansaredwood]

@D R 400,000 actyally, and only 100,000 in Ontario. Plus, you're just car brained and think that the only method of transportation that exists is a car. 400,000 people doesn't mean 400,000 new cars. You can walk, bike, or take public transit everywhere in cities like Toronto

[@Kwokrealty]

Why don’t the city force enbridge has to do this fix over night? Pay the enbridge worker double or triple pay to work off hours. Other major city does this, especially in high traffic areas like lakeshore

[@mikeshpatel1]

Lack of pratical thinkers at City Hall. All suit and ties thinkers !!

[@elidyson256]

WEF - all part of the plan

[@tinystudiofeed]

@@elidyson256 A bunch of policy wonks in Davos are making a multinational company replace specific portions of a 4.5km gas pipeline in Toronto? Is the world economic forum in the room with you right now?

[@elidyson256]

@@tinystudiofeed no wrong, beyond that. It's the other way around, politician actors creates policy around WEF. Destroy transportation, follow green, destroy farmers, control 30 to 100 percent nitrogen emission. In my room? I'm not that rich.

[@fazeelur888]

@@elidyson256 facts

[@blava3155]

So glad I’m using the ttc and the fact that the ttc is expanding is even better!

[@useyournoodle100]

I am so glad I can walk or ride my bike to work in about 10 minutes. It was our number one thought when we were house hunting 20 years ago. Smaller house but no commute.

[@jeretso]

Wow you are saving a lot of money Good Job

[@ansh7335]

This is what happens when cities/towns are designed for cars. A couple of busses or a street car would have carried more people then everyone sitting in their cars in the video. Cars are traffic.

[@ChronicCast]

Found the "car bad" guy. They said its temporary construction causing the issue.

[@leadnsteel1428]

Yeah it's sad that people think driving in a big city like Toronto is a good way to get to work lol

[@leadnsteel1428]

@@ChronicCast Toronto is terrible even on a normal day

[@ansh7335]

@@ChronicCast You think this will be the last construction in Toronto?

[@tomyferland-daniels5785]

yep

[@neoanderson563]

Simple, take public transit in and out of downtown

[@JeffONeillOverdrive]

Oh so things were moving a bit quicker today.

[@shahid8545]

🤣

[@xXxFaustoMoraesxXx]

Why would anyone drive in this situation? Public transport is the answer

[@nickrct]

Meanwhile in Japan, they replace entire sections of highways (underground pipes and all) in a precise coordinated clockwork overnight outside of rushhour.

[@halfvolley11]

Is Japan adding 500k immigrants a year ?

[@Eazpezey]

The only question I have is, why did the city tearing down Gardiner and lake shore east ramp then started road works on lake shore Blvd? How did they plan this?

[@fazeelur888]

$$$$$ planned according to private profits

[@Alien_Ian]

John Tory doesn't understand why all these people don't just ride bicycles

[@johnnysecular]

this situation lasted for a very short period maybe two weeks? now it’s back to normal. i agree they misaligned the works but i think the lakeshore works were related to water and urgent. it happens. part of the failure here is that Google GPS was not predicting the jam properly at all, it wasnt rerouting enough people to Eastern Ave, and Bloor, and people kept following GPS to add to the jam on Lakeshore

[@Alien_Ian]

@@johnnysecular 2 weeks? You clearly don't drive east to west very often. This has been a problem for months.

[@johnnysecular]

@@Alien_Ian i drive from portlands to queen and jameson in afternoon rush everyday; the utter chaos only lasted about two weeks, before that it was slow but fine. it’s still faster than walking, still faster than ttc, so just drive and be happy and listen to music and stop being unnecessarily upset.

[@streamingnowstreamingnow2568]

Sounds like Toronto has some poor City Planning.

[@bonbonvegabon]

Tory is a useless con is why and cons destroy everything

[@AK.__]

In that snow day, I purposely didn't drive the car and took a walk from office back home. To be honest, it took 2 hours walk from West till East York, but it better then 3 hours dive. Plus good exercise.

[@charlainedesouza2529]

In China, you would have improved road infrastructure in 1 week not 5 years. Goes to show the problem isn’t anything other than poor planning.

[@abcabc2744]

not just china.. asia in general

[@jettdangerous3382]

They should of never torn down the Gardenier @ Carlaw

[@laylalayla5364]

clearly one of the best cities to live in

[@mattbarrick177]

Fly fly fly

[@CharlieND]

This is why we need more bike lanes and more transit.

[@stevenc.6502]

We don't need more bike lanes, that's ridiculous! if people choose not to travel by bicycle for 20 or 40 kilometres, it's not because of a lack of bike lanes.

[@CharlieND]

@@stevenc.6502 More bike lanes = more people on bikes = fewer people in cars = less traffic. I don't know why this is such a hard concept to grasp.

[@stevenc.6502]

Really? So where are all the stories about traffic jams on bike lanes? And do you really think the average commuter is going to bicycle across the city twice a day? Your living in a fantasy world. if the GTA was 1% of its current size, maybe such a transference would work. Your equation is flawed; more bike lanes DO NOT equal a proportionate increase in bicycle traffic. I've seen it myself in my own neighbourhood, the number of bike lanes was tripled with NO significant increase in bicycle traffic. Of course the city claims otherwise, but they've been measuring the bike traffic and REFUSE to release the figures because "reasons", so of course they now plan on converting road lanes to additional bike lanes because somehow that will reduce road traffic in a neighbourhood that's getting additional high rises. I myself used to bicycle to work, but my work was only 2.9 kilometres away, whereas my wife drove 40 kilometres to her place of work. The reality of traffic is NOT a hard concept to grasp. People will not bicycle long distances; and the elderly, children and the disabled are less likely to bicycle; also buses and trucks move on roads, not bicycle lanes. You could at least have said something about public transit instead of these mass bicycling fantasies.

[@WhatIsThis-zq4hk]

@@stevenc.6502 "And do you really think the average commuter is going to bicycle across the city twice a day? Your living in a fantasy world." People do this every day in amsterdam, tokyo, etc. I love how americans think that anything other than using 3000lb air conditioned wheelchairs to get around is a "fantasy world".

[@mrbonzzai]

And purpose built bicycle roads, allow for way more flow of high density traffic than single driver cars on small roads.

[@mattspence2059]

looks like the 401 everyday...

[@twocansams6335]

Trust me its worse then the 401, avoid that area at all costs during rush hour.

[@ultrainstinctsongoku1045]

Especially around the Mavis-Winston Churchill stretch

[@pasqualinamichelaconsiglio9391]

Highway 7 - on a good day.

[@danman7903]

Highway 7 between Weston and Keele is an absolute abortion of a traffic situation and it only gets worse and worse every year

[@Niagararider]

Been there done that. Took me 3 hours one day to drive in front street from University to Spadina

[@varunme100]

The whole lakeshore is messed up after they broke down the qew ramp going to and from laekshore...how insane the government can be without any thoughts. I have spent 1hr just to do half a km (500metres) drive. The government authorities need to feel the pain of their citizen. They need to drive on lakeshore on 3rd right lane after 3pm and they shall learn it by themselves

[@twocansams6335]

The retards in city hall destroyed a major transportation route to develop the land, condos and to increase the land value of that small stretch. I'm sure someone was paid off.

[@icantwiththis]

They don't need thoughts when they have bribes

[@2001falseflagscam]

ANOTHER GOVERNMENT SCAM. Overpaid, unnecessary projects that are setup and left, to give the false impression that our tax money and government are at work. Corporations dictating policy = Fascism

[@EdwardThomasLee]

Cars have ruined modern cities. People in charge don't realize that.

[@anth6192012]

Just by reading the title of the video I knew what road they were talking about. Took me 3 hours just to get to the Gardiner exit and this was months ago. I would rather drive in Brampton.

[@leadnsteel1428]

Lol you couldn't pay me enough to work in Toronto. It's just a gong show

[@bobpoop6025]

"World class city"

[@KILO993]

I've heard that on a good day "Toronto is about 1 Hour away from Toronto" lol

[@merc7paul]

No sympathy for people driving into the city, use public transit

[@oldpossum57]

December 1, 5 pm, Huron to Broadview on Bloor took 28 minutes.

[@Learning_3d]

they took away the ramps at the end of gardiner that went down to lakeshore so now people in the east end have to drive into downtown to get on a ramp to the highway. my parents live in the east end and its a pain to get back on gardiner.

[@beegirl2330]

One lane is rediculous But drivers also need to try to to utilize online services gps etc to see if their trip will be delayed.. and there are other ways to get around this .. anyone going downtown should always check maps online for traffice and delays and try to avoid them..

[@jayehs]

What a disaster. I live on Yonge and Lakeshore and I literally can not leave or get to my place these days by car. This is the 3rd time this year they brought lakeshore lanes down to a single lane in the exact same spot. Why can't they just do it all at once and get it over with?

[@Thetruthw]

What else is new when I was working downtown it took me almost 2 hours to get home live in Brampton it should only take less then an hour the problem is the spindina ramp its only one lane to get on the highway welcome to Canada

[@Lemonminer]

Taking the train from Brampton is faster, it takes less than an hour and since you’re not actually driving you can actually be productive or watch some videos.

[@stephenr6194]

What’s going on we will have 1.5 million peoples coming where is the roads , houses, doctors…?

[@vincentlee7359]

A car company's wet dream. Everyone in cars. Welcome to Toronto. Or any major city in North America.

[@Tinyweiner2.0]

Traffic signals need to prioritize vehicles first, remove bicycle lanes remove roadside patios keep traffic moving.

[@titusmccarthy]

Ok there, Rob Ford.

[@Tinyweiner2.0]

@Titus McCarthy Rob Ford is a fake conservative i call him a liberal

[@johnnunes2993]

Blame the idiot mayor and the city officials who plan these projects. That’s nothing compared to what’s going to happen when they start building the new Ontario Line. They want people to take Public Transit to get out of their cars, but most won’t because the Transit system in this city doesn’t function properly. Nothing worse than waiting 10 minutes for a bus and then 3 of them come at the same time or 3 of them pass by with “Out of Service” posted on them. They put a new ATC system on the subway in the last year or two, saying that it will improve the system by having a subway every 2 minutes, but it’s still the same, nothing has changed. They complain that people are not paying to enter the bus or subway, that’s nobody’s fault but their own. They don’t enforce payment or proof of payment anymore. The new vehicles are made for people to walk in and out without paying. All of these problems are easily fixable, it’s just up to the individual’s who make the decisions to fix theses problems. Whether they want to or not, that’s another issue because the way things are now, I Wouldn’t hire none of them to cut my grass.

[@HappyHappyPanda88]

You know what other countries do? eg. Japan? they work during the night not during rush hour. Planning.

[@rongraham1951]

less time if you rode a bicycle right???

[@kevmack101]

LEGALIZE ELECTRIC SCOOTERS AND OTHER PEV'S

[@WakandaleezaRazz]

We had an intersection like this in Houston. At 4-7pm they use 2-3 officers to move traffic and turn the light off. Used to take an hour to go 1/4 mile because 4 lanes go to 1 on W Alabama Street

[@byronchavarria4954]

And Manhattan NYC Plus Sydney Melbourne And Tokyo

[@PWingert1966]

Just wait till they close off queen for the Ontario line in a few weeks. It will take days to make the same 200 foot transit. People will start having to have meals delivered to their cars or start cooking in their cars.

[@serbansaredwood]

Or maybe they could just not drive to work and take transit or cycle instead...

[@PWingert1966]

@@serbansaredwood What a silly idea the Elites in Toronto are self-entitled to drive a block to get a litre of milk! Seriously it's important to drive a single person in a car all the way from Forrest Hill to Bay Street!

[@_wise_one]

The only SOLUTION to this problem is building cities for people not for cars. Having good bike lanes and public transportation will make a big difference. Just look at Amsterdam.

[@geelangfordo3272]

You would need to level most of Toronto to build your little cyclist paradise.

[@_wise_one]

@@geelangfordo3272 why you hatin?

[@TheBreakfastLover]

even if you know where you're heading, always use Waze or (if you have it) your car's navigation with Sirius XM Traffic Link activated. You'll rarely get stuck in traffic.

[@sonny5068]

This is an everyday occurrence in Montreal. Traffic management is a serious issue.

[@mariusfacktor3597]

There is a decent network of bike paths in Montreal and when the RER fully opens there will be no need to drive for most people anyways.

[@capertain16325]

@@mariusfacktor3597 Both cities also have subways, and Toronto's GO Train is effective during rush hour as well.

[@davegarneau]

I'm sorry but there is absolutely no place in Montreal where you'll get stuck for 3 hours on a stretch of road that can be walked in 7 minutes. It'll take you AT MOST about 2 hours to commute between, for example, St-Jérôme and downtown MTL at rush hour. And that's like 50KM.

[@capertain16325]

@@davegarneau Only because it is less car centric. Roads there are also older too.

[@juliusvinh109]

I didn't know the orange cones have spilled from one City to another in Canada, it's big money for those construction companies, dig deeper and wider and make it last as long as possible to drain all that money from the City hall of every Canadian City seems to be the goal of them all.

[@DexVTG]

I'm always stuck on lake shore this isent new or the first time we been stuck for 3 hours and usually have people begging for change the whole time on the side. Canada wants to break records for letting people into the country for free so they can tax them and make them pay insurance and tickets. On your license plate it says "Ontario yours to discover" which is a complete spit in your face it's only your to discover after you pay the government. Also let's add the fact they took away safety stickers letting anyone with any car not even safe to drive on the road be plated and allowed to drive. This is only going to increase if you actually want to drive move out of Toronto

[@sewwes8129]

Are you on drugs

[@RainerShines]

I got stuck in this. Was there 2 hours and 15 minutes, missed 1/3rd of the concert I was supposed to attend that night. Also couldn't pick up my friend from the station so she had to find her own way and missed dinner, lol

[@fasthighwaydriver59732]

🤣😂

[@joesan3956]

As long as the Construction industry continue buying and controlling our city councillors, nothing will change.

[@juliansitarski6533]

What kind of loser goes to Toronto

[@RainerShines]

@@juliansitarski6533 idiots like me who made the mistake of buying concert tickets to a concert at Scotiabank arena. Learned my lesson lol. Would've been better off driving to Ottawa or London instead. Any smaller city.

[@ayrtongoat92]

Leave earlier

[@jh4277]

"Hey fam what you saying tonight?" "Chilling downtown" "Okay bye"

[@tokyogamer5825]

If I lived outside the city somewhere in the gta I wouldn’t be driving into and out of Toronto when I could just fall asleep listening to podcasts on the go train. Lol Suburbanites are so scared of public transit.

[@shahid8545]

More condos, more apartments, more people... get used to it.

[@johntitorii6676]

The liberal way

[@DHisense2016edition]

@@johntitorii6676 would the conservatives even do anything? I doubt they will even stop this mass immigration

[@titusmccarthy]

@@johntitorii6676 More like CONS ruining our cities. JOHN TORY. DRUG FRAUD (DOUG FORD).

[@liamm9962]

And that's why I walk and take public transit. Anyone who drives downtown deserves what they get.

[@bromajik5183]

It's Crazy down there still

[@denelson83]

Why not just increase the frequency of transit service in Toronto?

[@Megafoot2164]

Whilst the new Ontario line comes to construction plus all the other types of construct are in progress, it would be prudent to check your route & your final destination for any types of delays. 0_o

[@ShawnKavanagh]

My pain threshold would've been 5mins

[@tommywong3147]

Can they learn from the Japanese they fix things in hours and everything works. We are lucky that we have no natural disaster.

[@TD3H]

If only I can take a bus or trains in and out of a block or 2

[@_wise_one]

right

[@surayahs914]

Exactly Lake Shore 😰😰

[@bighawk3778]

I don't feel bad I'm happy I got a transit pass

[@Roboticpycotic]

What's Toronto

[@georgeemil3618]

I just randomly stopped the video at 0:18 and counted the best I can 14 vehicles in one lane. That's probably 28 vehicles for two lanes. I wouldn't doubt most of those only have one person in them. So we can estimate that at 0:18, all those cars represent about 30 to 40 people. But just try removing cars from Lakeshore and replacing it with bus or transit service, and you know who is going to scream the loudest. As the title says, that's a 7 minute walk. This traffic jam is the result of induced demand. Look at King Street today.

[@Matt_76]

In some countries they do odd/even day based on your bday to reduce traffic.

[@cheesesyrkyer5290]

What a great city to live in

[@capertain16325]

Too many cars. And hobos.

[@sharklee3248]

We have to make green lights longer, left turn signal little longer too.

[@nanfoodles]

Love how most of these cars stuck in traffic only have 1 person in the car. That woman trying to drive 3 blocks that took hours. Could have walked 7 min instead.

[@ThatLaloBoy]

People from LA who have to commute on the 405: first time?

[@hubertablake4086]

I don't miss this at all. Glad l longer live Toronto

[@PizzaPartify]

Someone send this to @CityNerd

[@WhatIsThis-zq4hk]

Wow it's almost like designing cities where everyone has to use their own 4 meter long wheelchair to get around is a bad idea.

[@Hi-Reviews]

This is why I stopped entering the downtown area..... Not even worth anything to go there for. Insane

[@JimboJonas]

When infrastructure is neglected, major repairs are necessary. City put off this type of work for far too long

[@philiptrump9590]

Is way better than Vancouver , it take 12 commute hours instead normally take 30 minutes

[@funkbro2]

Thanks enbridge 😂 I appreciate the impact

[@mattwoody1089]

It’s 1000% John torys fault

[@Bill-vx8jp]

Glad to hear city officials are meeting to talk about this.

[@elidyson256]

This been going on since the Covid19. Construction everywhere all at the same time

[@fazeelur888]

@@elidyson256 construction isn't the issue, management is

[@ultrainstinctsongoku1045]

​@@elidyson256 construction has always been an issue in Canada. There are 2 seasons: winter and construction

[@KatariaGujjar]

I got an idea.. demolish the remaining highways as well as you are doing with Gardiner. That will surely speed up things. Who needs high speed highways when you got low speed local roads with traffic lights every 400m? And you can make it even better by saturating the area with condos. Cram all the housing together in one place.

[@MarekThatGuy]

Meanwhile in Tokyo, they have a dense underground train network taking care of transit for all people. Only crazy people use cars in that mega city. And they are happy.

[@extremumadventura]

Yes the Only solutions ot fix this are the following: 1. One way streets make yonge and or avenue road one way 2. Tunnels for highways for the Lakeshore, Spadina and HighPark expressways [well just haven't built then yet] 3. Subways everywhere see Ontario Line. as they are adding bike lanes anyways making it worst

[@FreedomSoldiers-rp2kl]

2 years ago there were over 240,000 Uber-food delivery vehicles on the road every single day and that doesn't include online shopping delivery vehicles. Toronto is a terrible place to visit or even drive through. Haha they voted for more John Tory and his insane world class city rants! 🤣

[@leadnsteel1428]

There was a girl I had a crush on back in school and she's now in Toronto... I doged a bullet

[@fazeelur888]

@@leadnsteel1428 😂

[@SM-fj4kz]

Right lol

[@EMODAY839]

This is not Canada. This is Pakistan. Where is our tax money.