When speaking about bike…

When speaking about bike lanes, a mayoral candidate video regarding bike lanes on University Ave. clearly showed that what was delaying traffic was not the bike lanes but a large construction site outside of ROM.

Today, as I was cycling along Bloor Street downtown, construction took over the entire eastbound lanes between St George and Avenue Road, resulting in a massive traffic jam that had nothing to do with bike lanes.

The primary traffic jam that occurred under the Gardiner caused significant delays. Cars blocking the intersection cause major delays, vehicles running the red lights cause delays, and traffic lights that are so close together slow down traffic. This stretch has been under constant construction for the last two years, leading to significant delays.

The articles below discuss Toronto's congestion issue, but none of them discuss how bike lanes contribute to that issue.