"Just look at the recent decision, championed by Mayor John Tory, to spend nearly an extra $1-billion to rebuild the eastern Gardiner as an expressway, to save a few minutes a day for 3 per cent of downtown commuters. You could add a lot of transit service for that kind of money. "

Oh, wow.  The author just does not get this issue, at all.

You are dangerously out of touch if you think that this is a balanced view of that issue.  Not even close.