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Originally Posted by Symz
Ontario needs to be more prosperous outside of the Golden Horseshoe region. Eventually the region will hit the beginnings of a wall because of the Green Belt.
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The Green Belt won't stop the 'prosperous' growth of the GTA. Development will simply continue on the other side, which we are already seeing in some places. Nearby cities like Barrie, K/W/C/G and Durham will grow more and more and get swallowed into the sprawling mess. The green belt will simply just become a line of green with asphalt and concrete on both sides.
Crazier still is that the GTA's sprawl is 2.5x as dense as the average sprawl you see in North America. Still a waste of space and farmland but it could be worse.
I don't see the Greater Golden Horseshoe's influence impacting SW Ontario any further west of Kitchener until High Speed Rail comes along, if it ever does, and if it includes a route in SW Ontario.