This website has proposed that traffic on Highway 401 in the core of the Toronto area will increase at a rate that is approximately in line with population growth, and that the solution to what would be certain gridlock on the highway would be avoided with the construction of an 85-kilometre rapid transit line known as the 401RT Express, which would be largely elevated along the Highway 401 corridor and other existing transportation corridors.
Forecasted job losses as a result of artificial intelligence has changed that. Job losses will likely be substantial enough that commuter traffic on the highway will offset population-driven travel demand growth to the point that traffic by 2055 may be no greater than it is in 2025.
I have therefore removed all files from this website that suggest that there is a need for the proposed 401RT Express.
The traffic-reducing effects of job losses due to AI means that the Government of Ontario's proposal for a Highway 401 tunnel is no longer valid.
Please contact John Stillich if you require information regarding the 401RT Express.
sustainability@rogers.com T: 705-294-4110
Files coming soon.
Rapid climate change is underway, and accelerating. To view a summary description of what we are facing, please access the document below.
Urban transportation is a significant source of greenhouse gas emissions; the 401RT Express concept described below illustrates the kind of transformation that needs to happen if a sustainable transport system in the Toronto area is to be achieved.
For more information or to provide comments,
please contact John Stillich at transitrescue@rogers.com,
or call 705-294-4110.