"There's no one solution to fix the city's gridlock, Toronto's new chief congestion officer says as he finishes up his first week on the job. Andrew Posluns sat down with CBC Toronto on Friday to discuss the freshly created role, noting there's no magic bullet that will address the city's congestion. There are a lot of factors that feed into congestion, he said. We need to do everything we can in order to be able to mitigate and address the congestion challenges that arise."
"Posluns was light on specifics in Friday's interview, but said his first priority is looking through the city's congestion management plan. High on his list is co-ordinating construction projects and their timelines, leveraging relationships with colleagues to find strategies and communicating work to residents to ensure they can move around easily and reliably. I'm going to be working with all of those partners to be able to collaborate and co-ordinate, he said."
Andrew Posluns started in the new chief congestion officer role and identifies no single solution to Toronto's congestion. Multiple factors contribute to congestion, including intensive construction, urban growth, and high demand on roads. Priorities include reviewing the city's congestion management plan, coordinating construction projects and timelines, leveraging relationships with city partners to develop strategies, and communicating work to residents to maintain reliable movement. Persistent challenges include bumper-to-bumper traffic, return-to-work mandates, and upcoming events like the FIFA World Cup 2026. A study estimates gridlock costs the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area $44.7 billion annually in economic and social value.
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