My heart goes out to the reporter on this story; spending four hours in a car in Toronto’s hellish rush hour is not for the faint of heart. She cites several causes of our ever-worsening traffic woes, including her observations that “pandemic-era boons to city life, like CaféTO and more protected bike lanes, have reduced the amount of space for drivers.”
Excerpt from letter to the Toronto Star from Marjorie Nichol, Toronto, in response to Stuck in Toronto Traffic? It’s as bad as you think it is — and likely to get worse (Toronto Star, October 3, 2022)