This 1991 study was a preliminary interdisciplinary analysis of the impact of the car on Ontario's economy and environment. The report notes that manufacturing cars and supporting activities accounted for 9 per cent of Canada's GDP in 1990, and 47 per cent of car-related jobs in Canada are in Ontario. The price for Ontario's dependence on cars is, however, very high. Massive costs stem from the harmful impacts of auto dependence on land use planning, the environment and human health. Moreover, drivers pay only part of the costs that arise from the use of their cars; essentially, drivers are...