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17 09, 2025

What Europe Taught Me About Cars, Transit, and How We Live

By Tarek Elbaradie|2025-09-17T18:06:13-04:00September 17, 2025|Categories: Public Transit, Transportation, Travel Experience|Tags: car costs, Car dependency, engine size comparison, Europe transit, European car culture, family finances, Ontario rail, Ontario transportation future, public transport networks, smaller cars vs SUVs, Transportation, Travel Experience|0 Comments

Car payments, fuel, insurance, repairs—Ontario families spend $10k+ yearly on cars. Europe showed me how transit reshapes both car culture and finances.

3 09, 2025

Highways vs Subways: Why Ontario’s 401 Tunnels Are a Mistake

By Tarek Elbaradie|2025-09-03T21:05:08-04:00September 3, 2025|Categories: Policy & Immigration, Transit & Infrastructure + Economy & Growth|Tags: Big Dig, Boston infrastructure, Car dependency, Doug Ford, Highway 401, Highway expansion, Highway tunnels, Induced demand, Ontario Transit Vision, Public transit alternatives, Subway tunnels|0 Comments

Ontario is once again at a crossroads in how it responds to gridlock. Premier Doug Ford’s government has floated the [...]

Building deeper, smarter, and sustainable transit to move people, house communities, and power Ontario’s future.

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Car dependency

What Europe Taught Me About Cars, Transit, and How We Live

Highways vs Subways: Why Ontario’s 401 Tunnels Are a Mistake

Building deeper, smarter, and sustainable transit to move people, house communities, and power Ontario’s future.

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