Tunnel work: public transit to the rescue

The transport ministry has cooked up a mobility plan to get as many as 4,000 commuters out of their cars and onto public transit while work is done on the L-H-Lafontaine tunnel.

But only while work is done on the tunnel, after which they’ll be welcome to return to their 20th‑century smogmobiles? Why not think of this as a permanent shift?

The tunnel is not even being completely closed at any point, just losing a lane in each direction.