Gardiner gridlock eroding commercial travel times: analysis

Vehicles makes there way into and out of downtown Toronto along the Gardiner Expressway in Toronto on Thursday, November 24, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

"And we thought, you know what – let's have a look at the data. Let's discover it a little bit, see what we can find there." "It's a huge drop from a productivity perspective," Branch said. "We’ve got fleets doing last-mile delivery, right, service and repair. So you can think about – imagine the person sitting in the vehicle, spending that much more time on the road, what it does to them mentally, what it does the productivity of their work day."

The heightened travel times have also had a serious impact on emissions, causing an additional 1,200 kg of carbon dioxide a day – a 23 per cent increase, according to the data.

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