The premier of Canada’s most populous province has doubled down on his anti-cycling rhetoric, promising to remove existing bike lanes on primary roads. He singled out three important routes that had been major wins for cycling in Toronto: Bloor Street, Yonge Street, and University Avenue.
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References:
Protected intersection at Bloor & St. George: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ki2zGMmSrAU
Toronto cycling map: https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/streets-parking-transportation/cycling-in-toronto/cycling-network-map/#location=&lat=43.639633&lng=-79.399100&zoom=15
Bike commuting in Toronto by census tract in the 2021 census: https://censusmapper.ca/maps/3725#12/43.6640/-79.4300
Globe & Mail letter to the editor: https://archive.is/jZLjS#selection-2831.0-2839.88
Eglinton bike lane upgrades: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/985e-eglintontoday-installation-avenue-chaplin.pdf
City of Toronto cycling survey: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/8f76-2019-Cycling-Public-Option-Survey-City-of-Toronto-Cycling.pdf
National Post anti-cycling: https://nationalpost.com/opinion/michael-taube-the-left-is-losing-the-battle-for-the-bike-as-it-should
Doug Ford’s $200 cheques: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rebate-cheques-ontario-election-fall-economic-statement-1.7366559
Bill 212 (submit a comment if you live in Ontario): https://ero.ontario.ca/notice/019-9266