No More Highways Days of Action July 24, 2021

Update from the Federation of Urban Neighbourhoods 
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Join the NO MORE HIGHWAYS Day of Action
Saturday July 24, 2021

The Ontario government is planning two new highways through Ontario's precious farmland and Greenbelt - Highway 413 and the Holland Marsh Highway (Bradford Bypass).If built, the highways would pave over farms, forests, wetlands and a portion of the Greenbelt and cost taxpayers upwards of $6-10 Billion. Highway 413 alone would also add over 17 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, at a time when cutting emissions is more urgent than ever.

​Enough is enough. We need to show the province that Ontarians do not want more megahighways, we want local produce, effective public transit and livable, walkable communities.

On Saturday, July 24th, Ontarians from across the region will hold rallies and events to tell the provincial government what we want: "No More Highways."


Join an event

See details of events happening below, and email us at [email protected] if you have an event you'd like to add to this list. King-Vaughan:

• Concerned Citizens of King Township are leading an information drop near the King City On Route: Service Center 400 Northbound from 1pm. Email Sherry Draisey to learn more.
• Stop the 413 activists will be handing out flyers in Kleinberg across the city and in the Nashville reserve at Huntington Road and Kirby Road, the McMichael Art Gallery, the intersection of King Vaughan Road and Weston Road, and Bintertwine Park from 10:30am - 12pm. Contact Irene Ford for more information.

Caledon:

• Stop the 413 activists will hold a rally at the Gore Road and Healey Road intersection in Caledon at approximately 2 pm. For more information contact Dan O'Reilly.
• Join Stop the 413 activists for a sign wave and information drop at the Orangeville Farmers' Market at 90 Broadway, Orangeville at 10am. Contact Laura Campbell for more information.

Simcoe:

• Simcoe County Greenbelt Coalition will hold a rally outside Transport Minister Caroline Mulroney's office at Unit 8, 45 Grist Mill Road, Holland Landing, L9N 1M7. Join the event, or contact Margaret Prophet for more information.

Peel Region:

• Sierra Club Peel will hold a demonstration outside MPPs offices in Brampton, contact  Rosemary Keenan for more information.
• Sustainable Mississauga will be visiting local MP Iqra Khalid's office and local MPP Sheref Sabawy's office as well as biking the length of the 413 running through Peel. Ride starts and ends at Tom Chater Memorial Park (3195 The Collegeway, Mississauga, ON L5L 4Z6) from 2-5pm. Contact Rahul Mehta.
• GASP (Grandmothers Act to Save the Planet) will hold a rally in Oakville, details to follow.

See more information and updates at Environmental Defense CanadaProvince seeks input on Transportation Vision
TORONTO – The Ontario government has released a discussion paper for public feedback that will inform the province’s first transportation plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Ontario is building a better transportation system to connect communities and keep goods and people moving across the province, including in Ontario’s economic engine, the Greater Golden Horseshoe.

“We have a long-term vision for the Greater Golden Horseshoe that takes us to 2051, built on connected transportation that’s safe, seamless and accessible,” said Caroline Mulroney, Minister of Transportation. “This discussion paper is an important opportunity to gain further insights that will help shape a better transportation network for our province’s future.”

The Greater Golden Horseshoe is an integrated economic region and its communities are diverse with different transportation needs. The discussion paper considers many new challenges including economic transitions, new technologies and shifting demographics that will alter the way people use the transportation system.
The paper outlines initiatives and concepts that address mobility in the region, are designed to meet collective goals and transportation challenges of the future and sets out priority near-term actions as a foundation to achieve this vision.

Through a consultation posting on the Environmental Registry of Ontario as well as an online feedback form, the Ontario government is seeking public input on ways to achieve our vision, including:

• Collaboration, coordination and new ways of working together to align our actions
• New and innovative approaches to policy solutions and programs
• New ways to partner, procure and deliver infrastructure

The proposed plan would help guide and align decisions and investments over the long-term to ensure other levels of government, transportation agencies, industry, local businesses and other service providers are working collaboratively to shape the transportation system.

The province will carefully consider and incorporate feedback received over the next few months as we work towards releasing the Greater Golden Horseshoe Transportation Plan later in 2021.

Quick Facts

• The deadline for providing feedback on the Greater Golden Horseshoe Transportation Plan is August 28, 2021.
• The Greater Golden Horseshoe is the urban region centred around the City of Toronto and extends from Waterloo, Wellington and Brant County from the west, Peterborough and Northumberland from the east, Simcoe County to the north, with Haldimand and Niagara to the south.
• From September 11 to October 26, 2020, over 2,200 people completed an online survey to help inform the province’s future work on developing a 2051 transportation plan for the region.
• By 2051, population and employment are forecasted to grow from 10 million to 14.9 million people, and 4.5 million to 7 million jobs, respectively.

Additional Resources

• GGH transportation plan web page

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