Like the Province, we…

Like the Province, we believe that Toronto should have bike lanes but only on appropriate streets. Yonge Street is not an appropriate one. It has led to considerable gridlock on Yonge and compromised the safety of bikers, pedestrians and motorists alike. In our view Yonge Street between Bloor and Davisville should never been selected for bike lanes when it is/was 1) already a relatively narrow four lane, now reduced to two lanes, major north/south thoroughfare 2) houses two important mid city fire stations just off of it 3) is currently a significant TTC bus route with more buses likely to be added to alleviate crowded subways 4) has a significant retail area and 5) is now subject to considerable new high rise development plans. Bike lanes on Yonge have led to constant traffic congestion not only during the morning and afternoon rush hours but during much of the day. This will only become worse as construction starts on the 28 major real estate developments approved and proposed for the area along Yonge Street between Bloor and Heath Street, just north of St. Clair.