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Originally Posted by 1overcosc
If they had built the 417 along the 17 corridor it would have made for an interesting change in development patterns. The sprawl we're currently seeing in places like Embrun and Limoges probably wouldn't have happened (as their access to the city would be much shittier). The cluster of big box stores at the junction of Innes and the 417 probably would have never been built; in its place the Gloucester Centre would likely be more developed. Rockland and Cumberland would probably be far bigger than they are today, with Cumberland likely becoming a sort of 'extension' of Orleans much like how Stittsville became an extension of Kanata. It's even possible that Barrhaven and Riverside South would be less developed than they are today, as the east end areas of Orleans, Cumberland, etc. would have been able to grow more.
I'm not sure if that would be a better world or a worse one.
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LOLOL I guess that, in that case, traffic on 417 would have been like that on 401 through Mississauga (read: Clearance-Rockland) + Toronto (Read: Gloucestor) + Oshawa (Read: Downtown Ottawa) then.
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