Bike lane removal

[LePhillou]

This was my route starting from the same location, before many of the new bike routes. Maybe try it and see:

I don't mind some routes being dedicated to bicycles.
The problem is we also need routes dedicated to public transport, cars and trucks.
Without trucks being able to move efficiently, you won't eat, or have any goods or services.
We can't seem to jam two streetcar lanes, traffic lanes, and bike lanes in very well, there isn't the room.
Many roads already have a streetcar line, that would be good for moving bikes e.g. Queen, King. The city needs a plan.
If you start taking out streetcar/bus routes, then those using TTC will complain, it's a never ending circle of woe and despair.
The city needs a plan. What they've been providing is insufficient and an insult to the citizens.

I'm fine with riding on the road with cars. Most sane people are not. Anybody riding with kids aren't as well. It's a ******** deal for all the food delivery service riders as well, which have had quite the uptick since covid. It comes back to what level of risk people are willing to face on the roads.

The point was, our dear premier and transportation minister are saying that side streets are better/safer options but they're not. Because there's no plan. And when there's a plan it gets demolished/rebuilt every few administrations.

 

[backmarkerducati]

The really dumb part for Bloor...

There is enough room through the Kingsway area (the area that triggered all the rage, wealthy people et al) that a bidirectional bike lane could be on the south side AND still have four lanes for cars AND still have parking on the north side. The first problem is cost as it would require removing the curbs (and a few poles) that stick out at each side street, maybe the centre median in places. The second problem, the south side businesses crying about losing that one parking spot in front, the thing is most of the south side (why I say that side) is owned by developers and will all be condos one day... so does that matter.

The sad part, the cost to do the halfassed ones and then the cost to do the removal likely could have paid for this... I am not a big fan of bidi bike lanes but they would be better than what they built.