Which expressway network did Jane Jacobs join the opposition to in Toronto?
Spadina Expressway and associated network
Toronto Expressway
Ontario Turnpike
Queen’s Parkway
Answer
Jane Jacobs was a writer and activist who was opposed to the Spadina Expressway and associated network in Toronto. The expressway was a proposed highway that would have cut through Toronto's downtown core, and Jacobs argued that it would have destroyed the city's character and vitality. She was a leading voice in the opposition to the expressway, and her efforts helped to prevent it from being built.
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