I use the bike lanes on…

I use the bike lanes on Bloor west on a daily basis and just love it… in fact it makes the street even more beautiful. It’s a big tourist draw as well. It’s the most beautiful street in the city. In fact there was UpfT study that 90% of business on Bloor is due to pedestrians, transit users and cyclists! University is a nice route as well… Younge street is not that bikeable, having another north-south cycling route, north of Bloor would be great.

The answer to gridlock is not more car lanes, but less cars. Look across the pond in Europe and learn. At the moment 70% commute by car and that’s not sustainable at all. I get that bike lanes alone won’t solve the problem but it can certainly help especially in the warmer months… look at all the tourists using bikes! Plus city bike ridership is up by hundreds of % in the last few years.

The real answer is of course more accessible public transit! Once that’s addressed and if you can get down car commuters to say < 50%, no more gridlock.