Fragmented Municipal Planning
Fragmented municipal planning creates hidden delays across Ontario. Conflicting local rules stall transit, housing, and major projects. Here’s how to fix it.
Public Opposition
Public Opposition: When the Loudest Voices Stall Everyone Else’s Future In Ontario, public opposition has become one of the [...]
Rising Construction Costs
Rising construction costs in Ontario are delaying hospitals, transit, and housing. Learn why prices are rising and how better planning keeps projects moving.
Legal Challenges
Legal challenges can freeze an Ontario project for months or years. Court actions slow timelines, raise costs, and keep communities waiting for essential services.
Environmental Assessments in Ontario
Environmental Assessments in Ontario: Delays That Hurt Us When a community hears that a new hospital, housing development, or [...]
Funding Uncertainty
Funding uncertainty freezes Ontario projects before construction even begins. Timelines slip, costs rise, and communities wait. Here’s how unstable funding stops progress.
Political Turnover
Every election in Ontario resets major projects. Political turnover delays transit, hospitals, and housing, costing Ontarians time, money, and trust.
Labour Shortages in Construction Slow Ontario Projects
Labour Shortages Ontario’s major projects are slowing down because of one critical problem: labour shortages in construction. Tower cranes [...]
Affordability in Ontario
Since COVID, the cost of living in Ontario has spiraled out of control. Groceries, rent, and transit have skyrocketed while wages barely moved. Ontario Connected looks beyond inflation to the root cause — disconnection — and offers a roadmap to rebuild affordability through better transit, housing, and broadband access.
The Trains and the Technology
Episode 6 steps aboard the trains of Ontario Connected. More than speed, these electric high-speed trains symbolise a province ready for the future. This chapter shows how technology will cut travel times, reduce emissions, and integrate seamlessly with local transit — making Ontario globally competitive again.
Building the Transit Hubs
Episode 5 looks at the role of transit hubs in Ontario Connected. More than train stations, hubs will be living centres — with housing, retail, hospitals, Indigenous culture, and transit integration. This chapter tells how hubs can transform not just how we travel, but how we live.
Breaking Ground
Episode 4 marks the moment Ontario Connected becomes real. From the first tunnel boring machines to the jobs created above ground, this chapter tells how Ontario can dig beneath rivers, farmland, and cities without destroying them — and why breaking ground is both disruptive and full of hope.
Breaking Through Bureaucracy
Episode 3 tackles Ontario’s biggest barrier: bureaucracy. From endless studies to political games, red tape has stalled projects for decades. This chapter explores why nothing gets done, what it costs Ontarians daily, and how transparency, legislation, and public pressure can finally break the cycle.
Planning and Mapping the Grid
Episode 2 dives into the backbone of Ontario Connected: how routes are planned, communities engaged, and Indigenous nations consulted. Mapping the grid is about more than lines on a map — it’s about connection, respect, and designing a future that serves all Ontarians.
The Vision and the Why
Tarek ElBaradie | Ontario Connected begins with a bold vision: a 50-year plan to transform how Ontarians move and connect. This first episode explores why the project is urgent, the cost of doing nothing, and how a fully connected province can change everyday life for families, students, and communities.
Safety Beyond the Tracks
From the cab, safety is about more than signals. Ontario’s future transit must balance reliability with dignity for every rider.
The Quiet Strain: Congestion From the Cab
From the cab, congestion is more than crowded trains. Delays ripple across the line, stranding passengers and stretching a fragile system.
Why Ontario’s P3 Transit Model Fails Us — and What We Can Do Instead
Ontario is growing rapidly, and transit is supposed to be the backbone of that growth. But ask any commuter [...]
High-Speed Underground Transit: The Backbone of a Connected Ontario
Ontario is a province on the move — but too often, that movement happens in traffic jams, overcrowded trains, or [...]
Why Ontario Needs to Dig Deeper
Ontario’s infrastructure is straining under rapid growth, with overcrowded subways, jammed highways, and housing stretched to the limit. The solution lies below our feet.
