Toronto’s traffic time bomb: Is it too late to fix?
The impact of the Pan Am Games is real, even if local interest is low. Can Toronto’s roads handle an event nearly three times bigger than the Winter Olympics?
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Adrian Lee
Adrian Lee is the opinions editor for Maclean’s, as well as the arts and science editor. He writes on arts, culture, politics, sports, trends, urban issues, digital media, business, tech, and you, if you’ll let him. He is a Polaris Prize jury member, a Digital Publishing Award winner, and also the Maclean’s resident hip-hop expert, which is a thing, yeah, sure!
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