Best news I heard since…

Best news I heard since these bike lanes were FORCED WITHOUT A LOCAL VOTE upon our neighborhood!

City Council without ANY reasonable consultation - and no a last minute un-publicized, under the radar meeting does not count! We get notices from the city about a neighbour wanting to cut down a tree or do a small renovation but don’t receive anything close to the level of detail that will cripple the community with gridlock for an indefinite period of time?!! Unacceptable! The whole neighborhood was blown away when the only notice we received was that these lanes would be installed in short notice. After the decision was made by council.

I have young children and we all ride bikes, but we Never use the Bloor street bike lane. Who chooses to ride their bike on a stretch of roads filled with lights and busy businesses?

When it comes to driving our kids to school or dance class after school or on a weekend, it has become an absolute nightmare. Riding a bike from Etobicoke to high park is NOT an option with a 6 year old nor is it an option in Winter!

Would also mention all these “studies” the pro bike lane folks and Olina Chow references are so skewed! Only a few minutes lost to traffic? I invite them to sit on Bloor during a typical rush hour day instead of averaging out traffic over a 24 hour period when the roads are unused.

Finally would also note - who planned to put it on Bloor on top of a subway line?! Given how often the Bloor subway line is down, the Shuttle buses bumper to bumper on a single lane completely cripple Bloor street only compounding the issue!

Thank you for some common sense! Can’t be removed soon enough.