While in Europe (Netherland, Finland, Switzerland...etc), people are walking, cycling, and taking public transportation. We are moving towards the Stone Age here in Canada!
@@dabig_guy2204building alternative transit is the way to lower traffic times. Building more car infrastructure just makes more people buy and use cars
This is stupidity. If bike lanes are not needed then let your town council know. The last thing you need is the province sticking its nose in municipal politics. What's next? Scrap the idea of municipal government and have the province appoint regional governors?
I’ve been writing to my city councillor for at least two years regarding this issue and I’ve sent a letter to Mayor Chow, and every city councillor; they could care less! You’re not from Toronto are you?
@@lauraturner8316 Born and raised in TO. Residing in Northern Ontario presently. Evidently the majority of Torontonians want more bike lanes. Not my idea of a good time but its up to Toronto. Not the province.
Nobody is asking to add more lanes you absolute knob. They are simply asking to revert bloor street back to the way it was. BEFORE THEY REMOVED LANES. In typical Toronto fashion, bloor street wasn’t broken. Yet, the city tried to “fix it”. The city is always trying to “fix” what isn’t broken in the first place & it inevitably turns into a total disaster. This is literally the ENTIRE point of this topic. I can’t believe you’re so dense.
Heeey that's my neighborhood..and my crooked cue! I can't count the number of times emergency vehicles get caught between Islington and Royal York because they have nowhere to go.
@@michaelvickers4437 Yep, they can. These however, have curbs installed, as well as those 'collapsible' markers. Couple that with the raised TTC areas make it less than ideal. For the volume of 'bike' traffic, in that area, what we had before was more than adequate.
Looks like your neighbourhood has some abnormally wide bicycles if they are blocking emergency vehicles. Do those bikes happen to weigh 2 tons and have 4 wheels?
@mayflower53 see previous response.. the bike lanes have curbs that run along them to separate them from the traffic, there are also vertical headlight reactive poles that run the length of them. If the options are either a cleared lane of traffic, or some weird obstacle course, there's only one option that makes sense. I have, with my own eyes, seen ambulances stuck behind traffic through this area 6 times. Firetrucks, and even police can probably hop the curbs and knock over the poles, but again, this isn't ideal.
It's hard to support when your driving through school zones and getting passed by electric bikes,scooters in the so called BICYCLE LANES. Also splitting of lanes is illegal in Canada.
The highway traffic act now has a section dedicated just for electric bikes and electric kick scooter,s. Both are allowed in bike lanes. I am actually surprised that the electric kick scooters are allowed on roads now. Now if a bike does lane splitting within traffic I agree they should get a ticket.
@@solkinar only on paper, the police has flat refused to enforce that law. It's absurd that anyone would try and prevent the only climate viable mode of personal transportation we have right now.
You're mad. Adding more bike lanes which do nothing except cause delays for everyone and hamper ambulances which are trying to save lives?? Do you ever get tired of smelling your own farts??
Well there is rarely if ever anyone in the bike lanes in my twin city. It’s called empirical evidence. The bike lanes are empty here, except for winter gravel and salt that is…
In Vancouver they use many residential streets for bike lanes and it works well. The side streets in this area are wide enough and safer. Bloor West in Etobicoke that is now reduced to 1 lane is horrendous for everyone. If you are trying to reduce pollution, well sitting in traffic, cars idling is not working.
Bikes are one of the most efficient forms of travel. If he actually wanted to fix congestion he’d encourage more bike lanes and get people out of cars so the driving experience is better and the biking one is too. This is the devoid of logic and purely culture war BS
I bike (recreationally) in Toronto all the time, and I fully support Ford's position. It isn't reasonable to alienate thousands of commuters, working people, and businesses for the sake of ideology and partisanship. There can be plenty of bike lanes in secondary roads, while leaving major arteries to carry vehicular traffic. Let's be reasonable and build a working city, not a temple to prossives' dogmas.
@@malaudisa If your experience of cycling in Toronto is limited to riding the Martin Goodman Trail or other MUP please STFU. There is nothing wrong with being a recreational cyclist but don't use your hobby as cover to advocate against bike lanes which keep cyclists safe.
@@malaudisa Also, did you know that bike lanes are also used by commuters, working people and businesses? If anyone is motives by ideology and partisanship it is Doug Ford. Bike lanes are supported by empirical evidence.
As a lifelong cyclist and driver in this city: Thank God. This isn't Amsterdam. Please also check bank accounts of city councilors and contractors for large sums of cash deposits. It's blatant and it's disgusting.
Amsterdam didn't used to be Amsterdam. Their streets used to be clogged with cars. But they made a choice to give more room to pedestrians and cyclists. There's no reason that couldn't happen in Toronto too.
@@michaelvickers4437 City infrastructure, climate and attitude towards transportation and cars in North America is vastly different from Europe. These councilors are looking blindly at "model cities" which makes for a nice feel good presentation but reality is the nonsense it's created. Toronto ain't Amsterdam. 🍺
@@lafeeshmeister Sure Amsterdam would be nice... Why don't we all ride bicycles and buy fresh flowers then meet friends for wine, cheese and cannabis along with our 16 week vacations.
IT'S NOT JUST THE BIKE LANES! It is difficult to argue that taking away capacity for vehicular traffic on busy roads results in congestion and gridlock. Traffic has become a problem throughout the City, even where there are no bike lanes. It is worse than pre-pandemic levels. The reason for this is changes to the traffic light signal timings! A city-wide change to the traffic light signaling timing made late summer of 2023 on all traffic light controlled intersections in the City of Toronto. This impacted the City in the following ways: • Traffic volume and gridlock The reduction in the time for which lights turn green has reduced the amount of vehicles that can get across a signal controlled intersection. For single-lane roads in amounts to around 16 vehicles per signal change cycle accounting for all 4 directions e.g. east/west followed by north/south. For two lane roads, 32 vehicles per light signal change cycle. This builds up traffic congestion at every light controlled intersection. If it adds 25% in travel time traversing multiple such intersections in the City, it equates to 25% more traffic on the roads for the same number of vehicles on the road. • Road safety To avoid congested traffic light controlled intersections, drivers are forced to find routes through what used to be quiet residential neighborhoods. These neighborhoods are experiencing more traffic than they are accustomed to resulting in more safety concerns with pedestrians crossing streets. • Dangerous driving With the constant flow of cross-traffic, it is difficult to turn left at intersections. Consequently, vehicles are now turning left on red since that is the only time when oncoming traffic comes to a halt. Vehicles are forced to take risks or remain unable to traverse. • Emergency response Emergency response vehicles are getting stuck at congested traffic light controlled intersections. As a result, it has become common practice by emergency responders to drive on the “wrong side of the road” to get through intersections. This poses a danger for both oncoming vehicles and pedestrians as they are not expecting vehicles from the wrong direction. • Public transport delays The roads are shared with different forms of vehicular traffic including TTC streetcars and buses. Increased travel times make TTC less attractive. In the city, when there is gridlock, it is faster to get off public transport and walk. • Road rage incidents Drivers are now impatient if lesser experienced drivers are not efficient or swift in traversing intersections to maximize traffic throughput. • Reduced productivity More time is spent on the road travelling that could be used working or getting on with life. • Fossil fuel emissions Increasing the amount of time vehicular traffic is kept on the road means more engine idling leading to more air pollution including carbon emissions. It is not that we have more vehicles that is the issue (more people are working from home compared to past years); it is that those vehicles are spending more time on the roads dealing with traffic congestion! The traffic light signal timing changes have been ineffective in Toronto - the changes have been extremely detrimental as outlined above. No need to waste taxpayer funds on AI. Let's return to the common-sense traffic light management from the time before the summer of 2023 that served the residents of Toronto well.
I live in the Bloor West area and the traffic on Bloor is horrible. I have a special needs daughter and can’t bike it everywhere. It’s discriminatory that we have to be stuck in traffic while a few cyclist trickle by. We are not Europe! We have a huge city and very cold winters. It’s time to get real and do something that makes sense. Remove the bike lanes on Bloor and all arterial roads and provide equal access to High Park and make it safe again. Two children hit by bikes recently in the park. Just stop the insanity!
Have you considered that only a few cyclists trickle by at a given time because bike lanes actually can move people through a city better than cars. If you need to drive you should be supporting bike lanes because it give people an opportunity to bike thus removing cars from the road and reducing traffic.
@@ChadFoster-pz4quYeah sure, if you dedicate 50% of the roadway to 1% of the populace, they probably will get places without facing any traffic. 😂 Too late, new bikes lanes banned. Well done, Doug! 😎
The intersection of Eglinton Ave. E & 23 Brentcliffe Rd has become a major gridlock point because a sidewalk build took over an ENTIRE car lane. What about that as well? Now it is always 10 min congestion on that traffic light because of it, and the massive side walk is mostly EMPTY.
They are building condos for thousands of people, if not tens of thousands of people for that road in the next few years. Once Doug Ford finally gets around to opening the Eglinton Crosstown, there will be hundreds of people flocking to that intersection on their way to the subway. Yes, the existing sidewalk is too small for that and it makes sense for them to expand it now since they had to tear up the road anyway for other reasons.
FINALLY SOME COMMON SENSE! Finally someone who will step up for the thousands of Torontonians and Mississaugans (where the City is about to do the same to Bloor street any moment), after YEARS of neglect from the local governments. I have ONE message for the local governments: START listening more closely, and start acting reasonably, IF you want to keep your powers and whatever shred of trust you still have!
Finally common sense. Not against bike lanes but put them off of major roads where you’d not lose a lane.. In Tokyo there are barely any bike lanes at all. People still bike around the city but they have subways that go everywhere
Yes but that's because the traffic density in Tokyo is so much less it is actually safe to share the road with cars. Also the lanes are so narrow for the most part that drivers don't drive faster than biking speed. Where the lanes ARE wider there is a separate bike path.
@@Myiata1979 No, Tokyo does not have a lot of dedicated bike lanes. While cycling is common, the city lacks the extensive network of protected bike lanes seen in many European cities, particularly in Denmark. Cyclists in Tokyo often share sidewalks with pedestrians or ride on roads without specific lanes, making the infrastructure less formalized compared to bike-friendly cities like Copenhagen. Denmark, in contrast, has an extensive, dedicated, and well-maintained cycling infrastructure, with protected bike lanes being a core feature of urban planning
Agreed, let's begin to tear down houses so we can widen the roads. In most neighbourhoods, if we remove two rows of houses we can connect two parallel roads with 20 extra lanes and create a highway that connects directly to our driveways.
Public transportation is an acceptable option, but it has to be good, frequent Public transportation. More trams, light rail, etc would definitely help with gridlock and traffic. Having acceptable options to driving is a good idea. Concentration on only one kind of option, the car, is not the best idea.
Bike lanes are fine in places where there isn’t a need for a lot of people to get their cars somewhere in a hurry. But on busy streets, they make no sense at all.
We should prioritize the movement of people by the most efficient means possible, which means public transit, walking and cycling. Single-occupant vehicles are lest efficient.
With respect Accessibility for Ontarians Disabilities Act (AODA), the bicycle lanes should not be allowed because of interference for people with disability.
With climate change making winter shorter, its quite possible to be biking from March to December most years, and last year there were barely any big snow events, so you could bike almost all winter.
@Kevin-bi9nf I do too, my rides just get shorter and shorter once the temperatures drop below 0. I use more bus and metro during December, January and February. I also drive more.
As someone greatly affected by the useless bike lanes, restricting auto traffic to appease 3-5% of the population, Premier Ford is absolutely correct in limiting this craziness. Try using Bloor West at Islington Ave to see the traffic jams in the morning or afternoon. Count the number of bikes and you will realize what a stupid idea was putting the bike lanes.
Interesting that you see a bunch of drivers causing congestion yet you blame the bike lanes. Maybe fewer drivers would alleviate congestion. There's a subway station at Islington and a GO train station at Kipling. Or they could take the bike lanes.
@@Meyers1793toronto is not ready for bike lanes. Our streets are small, our public transport is bad, and we have harsh winter; so cars are still the way to go. If our streets are as big as in china, or our public transport is as good as in singapore, and our winter is as mild as in the netherlands, then we can talk about bike lanes.
@@fluffyblanket1398 What are you talking about ? 1) Streets are narrow downtown in the oldest part of the city where cycling and walking are most viable, and where the public transit is most accessible. If anything we should restrict cars on narrow streets, like making Kensington Market pedestrian-only 2) Our public transit is not perfect but it is one of the best systems in N. America. 3) Toronto has "harsh winters" compared to what? There were maybe two weeks with snow last winter. People bundle up to go skiing and can do the same for cycling.
@@Meyers1793 I know what you want, you want downtown Toronto to change like Amsterdam where houses and shops are close to each other and people walk and bike everywhere instead of driving. When I was there, I thought the same "why can't we have something nice like this?" And I thought again, maybe it's not possible because of Canadian winter and the size of Toronto which is much bigger. Your solution is, people can take public transport during winter. I'm not smart enough to know the answer (whether it's possible or not and what needs to be done to achieve it), but what I know is Toronto's public transport is bad. It's not only the infrastructure, but also the safety. When I was single I didn't really feel it (only a little bit annoyed by the breakdowns), but after having a child, I don't think TTC is safe and parent-friendly. I pushed a stroller, but often times the elevator was not working (and some stations didn't even have elevators). I had to take my child out, and carried him and the stroller one by one. Sometimes I had to ask a TTC staff to help me carry the stroller. And no glass barrier between the station and the tracks (like what they have in Asia). My child likes running around, sometimes my heart stopped when he managed to release himself from me and started running, I was afraid he would fall to the tracks. And a lot of homeless people on the subway and streetcars, it didn't make me feel safe. One time I pushed my stroller around to find an elevator, the signs were confusing, but eventually I found the way to the elevator. I walked down a long corridor, only to find a homeless was sleeping in front of the elevator. I immediately turned back, I was afraid. One month before moving from downtown to GTA (and after the news about stabbings at a subway station and a streetcar), I didn't want to take the TTC anymore, I just asked my husband to drive me around.
@@fluffyblanket1398 I am very sympathetic to your concerns about transit in Toronto. I have a 2y/o and 5 y/o and I know from experience how frustrating and nerve-wracking it can be to navigate the system while pushing a stroller when elevators don't work and detours can be inconvenient or non-existent. Which is why it is necessary to offer safe alternatives, including protected bike lanes. This summer I took my 5y/o to his weekly T-ball in a bike trailer along the Bloor bike lanes. It was great. And when he outgrows the trailer it would be great if we had a real network of protected bike lanes (not just painted lines) and safe streets where he could ride with me on his own bike.
@write2nick I don't go to T.O., but we have one way streets they used to be 5 lanes one was for parking during the day. Now those streets are down to 2 lanes. They also took away the timed lights so traffic could flow. Now we stop at every light. All major through ways have 2 lanes for bikes. All 2 lanes one-way are down to one lane. I used to get across the city on main st in 10 mins before. Now it's 25-30.
@kwimms the daycare doesn't open till a certain time Ahole! My kids are 2 and 5.....I'll get right on time management with them! Question? Are u man who doesn't drop off kids before work?
I can see that a lot of Etobicoke residents feel they are not listened to. Cycling advocates stated the case for bike lanes to people in the cycling community and with key decision makers with the city who install bike lanes. It’s time to widen this audience to include drivers. Merchants and politicians are responding to drivers who don’t want bike lanes. Merchants and politicians who decided in favour of bike lanes did not always hold this position, they were convinced by advocates and with info they shared. The question is will those who oppose them change their minds?
So I assume that you also want the removal of cottage roads, baseball diamonds, picnic tables, outdoor pools, etc, because they only get used s few months of the year too. Far too costly for the gov't to pay to provide these when they're hardly used all year.
@@michaelvickers4437And outdoor tennis courts, soccer or football fields, they should be removed because they are not used year round; I see your logic😅
Yes...totally agree. They should be registered. Some riders think the roads are a recreation area and ride vehicles recklessly. They are never held accountable.
Don’t limit yourself my friend, let’s remove sidewalks as well, oh and parks too, let’s just make everything a fucking sea of asphalt like it’s not already is
The level of cognitive dissonance to see a bus full of people zooming past cars in gridlock and think the bus lane is the problem. Also, there's only like 4 street in Toronto that have bus lanes. 500,000 personal vehicles are the cause of congestion.
Yes it need to happen I'm sick of them not even stopping at stop signs I'm scared to drive downtown Toronto how they could create this kind of Madness.
Good. Instead do more to educate bicyclist how to actually ride safely with shoulder checks, no weaving/swerving for no reason, and responsible crossing of intersections - with PSA or info at bicycle shops. Also let drivers know to be respectful of the bike lane when stopping to turn right at intersections - cutting to stop in bike lane at an angle makes it harder to see bicyclists in their side mirrors and forces bicyclists to go around the cars in often enclosed bike lanes with limited space to do do and other pedestrians. This is no different than blocking the box in normal car driver terms. It saves cars no time, but create lots of confusion and frustration. Just keep the car straight, (squeeze to the right, sure, but) at a considerate distance from the crossing pedestrians, and utilize your mirrors.
The gentleman with the giant 'man bun' had me fooled. I really thought that conversation was going to go another way. Every other province should do this also.
@@robbieburns3564 Not anyone. Most. This guy made some valid points. Perhaps that is something he doesn't do often. (man bun) His hair seemed pretty long and perhaps he was trying to be presentable to the camera. (it was a fail, he should have let it hang down.) That being said, real men don't wear 'man buns'. Cheers! edit for clarity
it's time to get rid of bike lanes in city traffic, it takes a special kind of thick in the head to wake up in the morning to play Russian Roulette with a 4 thousand pound automobile
LA VERDAD ES QUE ES UN CAOS HOY ME TOCO VER A UN DRIVER DE TTC DISCUTIENDO CON UN CICLISTA SE PARO JUSTO EN LA ESQUINA Y NO DEJO DOBLAR AL CONDUCTOR DEL TTC .. ESTO ESTA FUERA DE CONTROL .,POBRES TTC DRIVERS TIENEN QUE LUCHAR DIA A DIA CON TODOS ELLOS.WE SUPPORT D. FORD
Good, they did it in Calgary and it was Chaotic. Still is. Going from two full lanes of traffic to one? Going backwards seems to be the Calgary way. Fight Bike lanes Toronto .
I'd like to see the day when the ONLY vehicles in the City's core area are Delivery Vehicles ONLY and the rest is Mass Public Transportation, Bicycles and Electric Scooters etc. The downtown will be Much Cleaner and MUCH Quieter and will general far less SMOG that can now be seen for 30 miles during summer afternoons.
Simply but bike lanes on side streets. We definitely should have them but the traffic issues beyond gridlock like accidents and conflicts would be better solved.
GOOD. This trend is inane and has no logic. There are lane reductions in my city for bike lanes and bike curbs where have never, ever seen any bike go on. All that wasted taxpayer money and lost lanes for absolutely nothing. Can they also require a law for municipalities to get approval before they remove downtown traffic lanes to extend sidewalks for "possible patio space" that hardly any restaurant uses?
Oh wow... incredible! This traffic light will totally help the Canadian dumpster fire now underway. This is as useful as Ford getting rid of those sticker thingies... This country is so useful.
@@pacman3556 I'm a veteran and I have desperately tried to leave Canada. Unfortunately it's easier to come here than it is to leave here. Canada is a welfare nation. People like you who say things like that are absolutely idiots
@@bacchushollywood2021 not hard to leave at all. Get on a plane....drive your car. If you can't figure out how to leave it just shows how unintelligent you are. You are an id$iot if you can't figure out how to cross the border. Leave...bye.
the fact that they didnt start with this precedent just goes to show how incompetent the people running the city really are. If the had put one iota of thought into planning then these problems would never arise🤔🤔🤔
the more things change...one step forward...i'm reminded of the song by Talking Heads 'Nothing but flowers' " From the age of the dinosaurs, cars have run on gasoline Where? Where have they gone? Now, it's nothing but flowers
Riding your bike in the middle of winter is such a great and safe idea..... we have 4 seasons, and trying to place bike lanes everywhere is just not realistic!
Our bike lanes on Bloor Road West resulted significant increase in auto traffic on the side to get around the heavy traffic congestion. The side streets are where children play, not built for the increase of traffic.
Bike lanes are not the problem, they are the only thing that keep people actually moving in this city. The issues are the CONSTANT CONSTRUCTION BLOCKING LANES, THE ON STREET PARKING ON MAJOR STREETS, & STUPID DRIVERS BLOCKING ROADS!
Now get rid of the one on Yonge St! One of the busiest streets in the city. "Let's remove a lane in each direction and slap a bike lane, and that portion of Yonge St looks like a mess!! No thought whatsoever
Bike paths need to be routes AWAY from heavy city traffic, NOT-blend in with dangerous necessary vehicles. I think this is a good idea, so other groups can have input to proposed paths. Making cycling safe, not a hazard to the city.
Makes total sense, gonna move to Toronto. Montreal is heading toward a total non sense where 3 shared lanes between all becomes 3 lanes dedicated to bikes, bus and cars. And im a cyclist , love it , but this is a total non sense. Canada is not Florida, we have 6 months of winter where most of cyclists put their bikes aside
I strongly encourage you to take a look at the 'not just bikes' channel video titled Why Canadians Can't Bike in the Winter (but Finnish people can), my initial urge on this topic is as yours however looking at it, we simply dont have well maintained infrastructure that is routinely cleaned to allow for the other 6 months of usage, likely we never will as it would require too much care and funding to create such paths and clean it, sadly we do not invest in the future as a priority, there is just no will for it, maybe you are right, but we can observe at least that theoretically it is possible
how about maybe a new type of signals where cyclists follow the cars ... e.g. when the signal turns red the cars stop and this red signal turns into a say blinking red or middle/yellow for 5-10 seconds and the cars which have already left get followed by these cyclists .... obviously the cyclists must remain grouped and stand/stop on right shoulder at any signal ....
Live where you work .... cars are inefficient ... bike haters want to rule. Bike lanes don't hurt anyone. Why don't yo Make America Great Again BIKE HATE BIKE HATE BIKE HATE BIKE HATE BIKE HATE BIKE HATE BIKE HATE
Too late for Ottawa, they have destroyed several streets here in favour of bikes. Now traffic sits for hours on constricted roads spewing exhaust and blocking fire, ambulance and police. O’conner being the prime example here. Then come December through March the bike paths take priority over sidewalks and roads for plowing. It’s ludicrous watching older folks struggle to walk on unplowed sidewalks while the bike lane is cleared repeatedly for the 2 diehards using it in an hour.
There are two main bike lanes in Downtown Ottawa. Good luck if you need to get anywhere else safely on a bike. And no, cars are not stuck in traffic for hours, and it's not because of bike lanes - the delays are because of worsened congestion due to more car traffic since gov't workers were forced back to being in the office.
There is absolutely no data to back up what this organizer is saying. No traffic study has ever demonstrated that more lanes mean less congestion and better response times. More lanes means more cars and emergency vehicles cannot work around that. Next lets start talking about bulldozing buildings to add more cars because it makes about as much sense.
Get rid-off bike lane on rush hours because we have already paid too much taxes (Income tax and others); It is a good idea have bike lane NOT on rush hours make the traffic flowing smoothly; so we can pick up our kids in day care centre faster. We do not have to pay penalty to pick up our kids.
And if you’re going to put Street parking don’t put bike lanes right beside them. It’s very unsafe it creates blind spots for pedestrians. There’s a huge problem on River Street and in many side streets, we don’t have to put a bike lane in every single street.
I don’t think there should be bike lanes. We pay tax in our fuel that we buy for our vehicles that takes care of the roads bicyclist don’t pay this tax along with bikes they don’t pay the tax so why should they get to use the road thing they have no insurance so when an E bike or bicycle runs it to my car, I have to take care of it through my insurance.
Most of what pays to build and maintain roads comes from income tax, sales tax and property tax, all of which cyclists also pay. Gas tax pays for very little of the cost of roads. Maybe if drivers actually paid all of the cost of maintaining roads they could have exclusive access, except that it would be too expensive for them.
Another one who never spent a minute to actually figure out how our roads are financed… the bike lanes in question (bloor) are separated from traffic with concrete thresholds (as they should be) so no you precious metal box won’t be scratched
@@michaelvickers4437Your car helped created the carbon emissions tax. My bike and I appreciate the rebate for something we didn't create a reason for. 😁
When are we gonna talk about this Ebikes and E scooters that are a danger to pedestrians and drivers, as they ride carelessly on and off of sidewalks, bike paths, and on and off car leans like there’s no rules for them. Most of all the delivery bikes. Where is the regulations or are we just waiting for someone to die? Why don’t we fix the issues at hand before we add more?
Bring a traditional cyclist, I do agree. The food couriers are often reckless. The thing is, they are contractors so Uber and such can't do much about it. No lights or bells is a provincial law issue but TPS doesn't seem to give AF. I ride by the rules and LOATHE what the food couriers get away with.
biking last 4-6 month and not the entire day either, cars on the road 12 months 365 days all day as well... Reality this is great news!! bikes can have lane if approved thank you. moving in the right direction
People from other parts of the world must think what we do here is pretty dumb.
All these bike lanes were out in to appeal to the Communists and Toronto Hippies
we do
Who cares? If you live your life like that, you are not living. Baaaaaaa!!!!!!
Why? Either poor or over regulated countries judging us who cares?
Toronto is run by Commies and fat old hippies
While in Europe (Netherland, Finland, Switzerland...etc), people are walking, cycling, and taking public transportation. We are moving towards the Stone Age here in Canada!
No, we are appeasing a huge majority who use a car to get to work.
@@dabig_guy2204building alternative transit is the way to lower traffic times. Building more car infrastructure just makes more people buy and use cars
This is stupidity. If bike lanes are not needed then let your town council know. The last thing you need is the province sticking its nose in municipal politics. What's next? Scrap the idea of municipal government and have the province appoint regional governors?
I’ve been writing to my city councillor for at least two years regarding this issue and I’ve sent a letter to Mayor Chow, and every city councillor; they could care less! You’re not from Toronto are you?
@@lauraturner8316 Born and raised in TO. Residing in Northern Ontario presently. Evidently the majority of Torontonians want more bike lanes. Not my idea of a good time but its up to Toronto. Not the province.
@@MrJohnthefarmer The majority? Where did you get that from?
@@stojo33 if not the majority then vote them out
@@MrJohnthefarmer Wait you really think that all liberals are on board with making more bike lanes?
Adding more lanes doesn't solve traffic. Only adding and improving compelling forms of alternative transportation does.
Nobody is asking to add more lanes you absolute knob. They are simply asking to revert bloor street back to the way it was. BEFORE THEY REMOVED LANES.
In typical Toronto fashion, bloor street wasn’t broken. Yet, the city tried to “fix it”.
The city is always trying to “fix” what isn’t broken in the first place & it inevitably turns into a total disaster.
This is literally the ENTIRE point of this topic. I can’t believe you’re so dense.
Excellent comment, other options must be available.
Exactly! Speed up transit infrastructure or promote carpooling. A single driver in a car = 3 ppl on a bike space wise.
Which is what? Flying?
@@dabig_guy2204 Flying, trains, trams, other options.
Another puppet of the auto industry
Fight the power!
Another woke child brought up by woke profs
Heeey that's my neighborhood..and my crooked cue! I can't count the number of times emergency vehicles get caught between Islington and Royal York because they have nowhere to go.
I've often seen emergency vehicles able to get around car traffic because they have the bike lane they can use in an emergency.
@@michaelvickers4437 Yep, they can. These however, have curbs installed, as well as those 'collapsible' markers. Couple that with the raised TTC areas make it less than ideal. For the volume of 'bike' traffic, in that area, what we had before was more than adequate.
Looks like your neighbourhood has some abnormally wide bicycles if they are blocking emergency vehicles. Do those bikes happen to weigh 2 tons and have 4 wheels?
@mayflower53 see previous response.. the bike lanes have curbs that run along them to separate them from the traffic, there are also vertical headlight reactive poles that run the length of them. If the options are either a cleared lane of traffic, or some weird obstacle course, there's only one option that makes sense. I have, with my own eyes, seen ambulances stuck behind traffic through this area 6 times. Firetrucks, and even police can probably hop the curbs and knock over the poles, but again, this isn't ideal.
It's hard to support when your driving through school zones and getting passed by electric bikes,scooters in the so called BICYCLE LANES. Also splitting of lanes is illegal in Canada.
In addition, there are mobility scooters and motorized wheelchair users ; why do people think only bicycles use these lanes?
The highway traffic act now has a section dedicated just for electric bikes and electric kick scooter,s. Both are allowed in bike lanes. I am actually surprised that the electric kick scooters are allowed on roads now. Now if a bike does lane splitting within traffic I agree they should get a ticket.
@@waterbottle4782electric scooters are banned in Toronto.
@@solkinar The highway traffic act also gives cities power to further regulate roads. I guess Toronto is different compared to where I live in Ottawa.
@@solkinar only on paper, the police has flat refused to enforce that law. It's absurd that anyone would try and prevent the only climate viable mode of personal transportation we have right now.
Good comments.....something also about road construction 🚧 that takes ages to finish it....
every other developed country moving towerds making more bike lanes. but ontario is moving backwards.
I agree , Cyclists should have to be plated insured and pay a road tax . That would make sense . Also enforcing the law.
No!
You're mad. Adding more bike lanes which do nothing except cause delays for everyone and hamper ambulances which are trying to save lives?? Do you ever get tired of smelling your own farts??
Exactly, all these people complaining about bike lanes Don't bike. They don't know how dangerous it is riding a bike on a major street is.
@@EL-kf9vi Then use a side street or just walk.
Well there is rarely if ever anyone in the bike lanes in my twin city. It’s called empirical evidence. The bike lanes are empty here, except for winter gravel and salt that is…
Don't take away traffic lights. They help keep the community safe..
In Vancouver they use many residential streets for bike lanes and it works well. The side streets in this area are wide enough and safer. Bloor West in Etobicoke that is now reduced to 1 lane is horrendous for everyone. If you are trying to reduce pollution, well sitting in traffic, cars idling is not working.
Bikes are one of the most efficient forms of travel. If he actually wanted to fix congestion he’d encourage more bike lanes and get people out of cars so the driving experience is better and the biking one is too. This is the devoid of logic and purely culture war BS
You forget we have harsh winter and small streets. If our streets are as big as in china, we can talk about it.
I bike (recreationally) in Toronto all the time, and I fully support Ford's position. It isn't reasonable to alienate thousands of commuters, working people, and businesses for the sake of ideology and partisanship. There can be plenty of bike lanes in secondary roads, while leaving major arteries to carry vehicular traffic. Let's be reasonable and build a working city, not a temple to prossives' dogmas.
Very well said.
@@malaudisa If your experience of cycling in Toronto is limited to riding the Martin Goodman Trail or other MUP please STFU. There is nothing wrong with being a recreational cyclist but don't use your hobby as cover to advocate against bike lanes which keep cyclists safe.
@@malaudisa Also, did you know that bike lanes are also used by commuters, working people and businesses? If anyone is motives by ideology and partisanship it is Doug Ford. Bike lanes are supported by empirical evidence.
As a lifelong cyclist and driver in this city: Thank God.
This isn't Amsterdam.
Please also check bank accounts of city councilors and contractors for large sums of cash deposits.
It's blatant and it's disgusting.
Amsterdam didn't used to be Amsterdam. Their streets used to be clogged with cars. But they made a choice to give more room to pedestrians and cyclists. There's no reason that couldn't happen in Toronto too.
@@michaelvickers4437
City infrastructure, climate and attitude towards transportation and cars in North America is vastly different from Europe.
These councilors are looking blindly at "model cities" which makes for a nice feel good presentation but reality is the nonsense it's created.
Toronto ain't Amsterdam. 🍺
Amsterdam would be nice.
@@lafeeshmeister
Sure Amsterdam would be nice...
Why don't we all ride bicycles and buy fresh flowers then meet friends for wine, cheese and cannabis along with our 16 week vacations.
Thank you for speaking up! Amsterdam has car lanes and Toronto isn't Amsterdam, we should get rid of them.
IT'S NOT JUST THE BIKE LANES!
It is difficult to argue that taking away capacity for vehicular traffic on busy roads results in congestion and gridlock.
Traffic has become a problem throughout the City, even where there are no bike lanes. It is worse than pre-pandemic levels.
The reason for this is changes to the traffic light signal timings! A city-wide change to the traffic light signaling timing made late summer of 2023 on all traffic light controlled intersections in the City of Toronto. This impacted the City in the following ways:
• Traffic volume and gridlock
The reduction in the time for which lights turn green has reduced the amount of vehicles that can get across a signal controlled intersection. For single-lane roads in amounts to around 16 vehicles per signal change cycle accounting for all 4 directions e.g. east/west followed by north/south. For two lane roads, 32 vehicles per light signal change cycle. This builds up traffic congestion at every light controlled intersection. If it adds 25% in travel time traversing multiple such intersections in the City, it equates to 25% more traffic on the roads for the same number of vehicles on the road.
• Road safety
To avoid congested traffic light controlled intersections, drivers are forced to find routes through what used to be quiet residential neighborhoods. These neighborhoods are experiencing more traffic than they are accustomed to resulting in more safety concerns with pedestrians crossing streets.
• Dangerous driving
With the constant flow of cross-traffic, it is difficult to turn left at intersections. Consequently, vehicles are now turning left on red since that is the only time when oncoming traffic comes to a halt. Vehicles are forced to take risks or remain unable to traverse.
• Emergency response
Emergency response vehicles are getting stuck at congested traffic light controlled intersections. As a result, it has become common practice by emergency responders to drive on the “wrong side of the road” to get through intersections. This poses a danger for both oncoming vehicles and pedestrians as they are not expecting vehicles from the wrong direction.
• Public transport delays
The roads are shared with different forms of vehicular traffic including TTC streetcars and buses. Increased travel times make TTC less attractive. In the city, when there is gridlock, it is faster to get off public transport and walk.
• Road rage incidents
Drivers are now impatient if lesser experienced drivers are not efficient or swift in traversing intersections to maximize traffic throughput.
• Reduced productivity
More time is spent on the road travelling that could be used working or getting on with life.
• Fossil fuel emissions
Increasing the amount of time vehicular traffic is kept on the road means more engine idling leading to more air pollution including carbon emissions. It is not that we have more vehicles that is the issue (more people are working from home compared to past years); it is that those vehicles are spending more time on the roads dealing with traffic congestion!
The traffic light signal timing changes have been ineffective in Toronto - the changes have been extremely detrimental as outlined above.
No need to waste taxpayer funds on AI. Let's return to the common-sense traffic light management from the time before the summer of 2023 that served the residents of Toronto well.
I live in the Bloor West area and the traffic on Bloor is horrible. I have a special needs daughter and can’t bike it everywhere. It’s discriminatory that we have to be stuck in traffic while a few cyclist trickle by. We are not Europe! We have a huge city and very cold winters. It’s time to get real and do something that makes sense. Remove the bike lanes on Bloor and all arterial roads and provide equal access to High Park and make it safe again. Two children hit by bikes recently in the park. Just stop the insanity!
Have you considered that only a few cyclists trickle by at a given time because bike lanes actually can move people through a city better than cars.
If you need to drive you should be supporting bike lanes because it give people an opportunity to bike thus removing cars from the road and reducing traffic.
@@ChadFoster-pz4quYeah sure, if you dedicate 50% of the roadway to 1% of the populace, they probably will get places without facing any traffic. 😂 Too late, new bikes lanes banned. Well done, Doug! 😎
The intersection of Eglinton Ave. E & 23 Brentcliffe Rd has become a major gridlock point because a sidewalk build took over an ENTIRE car lane. What about that as well? Now it is always 10 min congestion on that traffic light because of it, and the massive side walk is mostly EMPTY.
Good time to start walking!
They are building condos for thousands of people, if not tens of thousands of people for that road in the next few years. Once Doug Ford finally gets around to opening the Eglinton Crosstown, there will be hundreds of people flocking to that intersection on their way to the subway. Yes, the existing sidewalk is too small for that and it makes sense for them to expand it now since they had to tear up the road anyway for other reasons.
Of.. course... Folks, get off your bikes and drink beer.
except I bike home after drinking lmao
FINALLY SOME COMMON SENSE!
Finally someone who will step up for the thousands of Torontonians and Mississaugans (where the City is about to do the same to Bloor street any moment), after YEARS of neglect from the local governments.
I have ONE message for the local governments: START listening more closely, and start acting reasonably, IF you want to keep your powers and whatever shred of trust you still have!
Finally common sense. Not against bike lanes but put them off of major roads where you’d not lose a lane.. In Tokyo there are barely any bike lanes at all. People still bike around the city but they have subways that go everywhere
Yes but that's because the traffic density in Tokyo is so much less it is actually safe to share the road with cars. Also the lanes are so narrow for the most part that drivers don't drive faster than biking speed. Where the lanes ARE wider there is a separate bike path.
@@jamesdavies5386 rarely are there bike lanes on large multi lane roads.
Hahaha...in Tokyo, there are a lot of bike lanes!!! Read before commenting on anything!
@@Myiata1979 No, Tokyo does not have a lot of dedicated bike lanes. While cycling is common, the city lacks the extensive network of protected bike lanes seen in many European cities, particularly in Denmark. Cyclists in Tokyo often share sidewalks with pedestrians or ride on roads without specific lanes, making the infrastructure less formalized compared to bike-friendly cities like Copenhagen. Denmark, in contrast, has an extensive, dedicated, and well-maintained cycling infrastructure, with protected bike lanes being a core feature of urban planning
and then there's beijing, bike lanes on every single road and arterial roads are 16 lanes and still gridlock
What about neighborhoods .. these roads are already too narrow!!
What about neighbourhoods?
Narrow roads are good.
Agreed, let's begin to tear down houses so we can widen the roads. In most neighbourhoods, if we remove two rows of houses we can connect two parallel roads with 20 extra lanes and create a highway that connects directly to our driveways.
Gridlock is from construction and lack of public transportation which is a provincial responsibility. FORD is deflecting
its working for him ... the bike haters are getting on the bandwagon
@@Kevin-bi9nf How about those that ride bikes and agree ? Is a hater anyone who disagrees with you ?
Public transportation is an acceptable option, but it has to be good, frequent Public transportation. More trams, light rail, etc would definitely help with gridlock and traffic. Having acceptable options to driving is a good idea. Concentration on only one kind of option, the car, is not the best idea.
Now what are we going to do with our 100 mph electric bikes?
Should start with CafeTO oh wait I forgot they don't wanna lose money
Good!!
Bike lanes are fine in places where there isn’t a need for a lot of people to get their cars somewhere in a hurry. But on busy streets, they make no sense at all.
We should prioritize the movement of people by the most efficient means possible, which means public transit, walking and cycling. Single-occupant vehicles are lest efficient.
With respect Accessibility for Ontarians Disabilities Act (AODA), the bicycle lanes should not be allowed because of interference for people with disability.
How do bikes lanes interfere with people with disabilities?
Conservatives bringing us back to the 1950's one step at a time.
I love to bike. And next week I am storing our bikes for the next xt 6-7 months. Lanes are there 12 months.
With climate change making winter shorter, its quite possible to be biking from March to December most years, and last year there were barely any big snow events, so you could bike almost all winter.
I ride until 3 below Celsius
Maybe don't live in a cold country if you can't take the weather?
@Kevin-bi9nf I do too, my rides just get shorter and shorter once the temperatures drop below 0. I use more bus and metro during December, January and February. I also drive more.
@@michaelvickers4437Most people with little kids can’t realistically bike all year no matter the weather.
There are 2 parts to Bill 212. Is the bike lane part being used to distract the public to get the 413 built?
As someone greatly affected by the useless bike lanes, restricting auto traffic to appease 3-5% of the population, Premier Ford is absolutely correct in limiting this craziness. Try using Bloor West at Islington Ave to see the traffic jams in the morning or afternoon. Count the number of bikes and you will realize what a stupid idea was putting the bike lanes.
Interesting that you see a bunch of drivers causing congestion yet you blame the bike lanes. Maybe fewer drivers would alleviate congestion. There's a subway station at Islington and a GO train station at Kipling. Or they could take the bike lanes.
@@Meyers1793toronto is not ready for bike lanes. Our streets are small, our public transport is bad, and we have harsh winter; so cars are still the way to go. If our streets are as big as in china, or our public transport is as good as in singapore, and our winter is as mild as in the netherlands, then we can talk about bike lanes.
@@fluffyblanket1398 What are you talking about ? 1) Streets are narrow downtown in the oldest part of the city where cycling and walking are most viable, and where the public transit is most accessible. If anything we should restrict cars on narrow streets, like making Kensington Market pedestrian-only 2) Our public transit is not perfect but it is one of the best systems in N. America. 3) Toronto has "harsh winters" compared to what? There were maybe two weeks with snow last winter. People bundle up to go skiing and can do the same for cycling.
@@Meyers1793 I know what you want, you want downtown Toronto to change like Amsterdam where houses and shops are close to each other and people walk and bike everywhere instead of driving. When I was there, I thought the same "why can't we have something nice like this?" And I thought again, maybe it's not possible because of Canadian winter and the size of Toronto which is much bigger. Your solution is, people can take public transport during winter. I'm not smart enough to know the answer (whether it's possible or not and what needs to be done to achieve it), but what I know is Toronto's public transport is bad. It's not only the infrastructure, but also the safety. When I was single I didn't really feel it (only a little bit annoyed by the breakdowns), but after having a child, I don't think TTC is safe and parent-friendly. I pushed a stroller, but often times the elevator was not working (and some stations didn't even have elevators). I had to take my child out, and carried him and the stroller one by one. Sometimes I had to ask a TTC staff to help me carry the stroller. And no glass barrier between the station and the tracks (like what they have in Asia). My child likes running around, sometimes my heart stopped when he managed to release himself from me and started running, I was afraid he would fall to the tracks. And a lot of homeless people on the subway and streetcars, it didn't make me feel safe. One time I pushed my stroller around to find an elevator, the signs were confusing, but eventually I found the way to the elevator. I walked down a long corridor, only to find a homeless was sleeping in front of the elevator. I immediately turned back, I was afraid. One month before moving from downtown to GTA (and after the news about stabbings at a subway station and a streetcar), I didn't want to take the TTC anymore, I just asked my husband to drive me around.
@@fluffyblanket1398 I am very sympathetic to your concerns about transit in Toronto. I have a 2y/o and 5 y/o and I know from experience how frustrating and nerve-wracking it can be to navigate the system while pushing a stroller when elevators don't work and detours can be inconvenient or non-existent. Which is why it is necessary to offer safe alternatives, including protected bike lanes.
This summer I took my 5y/o to his weekly T-ball in a bike trailer along the Bloor bike lanes. It was great. And when he outgrows the trailer it would be great if we had a real network of protected bike lanes (not just painted lines) and safe streets where he could ride with me on his own bike.
It takes me an extra 20 mins to get to work in Hamilton because of lane reductions. I have 2 kids in care my life is time sensitive I'm late everyday
maybe move near your work.. idiot...
Quick question. Is bike lane situation similar in Downtown Hamilton?
@write2nick I don't go to T.O., but we have one way streets they used to be 5 lanes one was for parking during the day. Now those streets are down to 2 lanes. They also took away the timed lights so traffic could flow. Now we stop at every light. All major through ways have 2 lanes for bikes. All 2 lanes one-way are down to one lane. I used to get across the city on main st in 10 mins before. Now it's 25-30.
Quick tip: Get up earlier... leave home earlier... teach your kids proper time management instead of complain and blame.
@kwimms the daycare doesn't open till a certain time Ahole! My kids are 2 and 5.....I'll get right on time management with them! Question? Are u man who doesn't drop off kids before work?
Only people who drive complain about traffic…
I can see that a lot of Etobicoke residents feel they are not listened to. Cycling advocates stated the case for bike lanes to people in the cycling community and with key decision makers with the city who install bike lanes.
It’s time to widen this audience to include drivers. Merchants and politicians are responding to drivers who don’t want bike lanes. Merchants and politicians who decided in favour of bike lanes did not always hold this position, they were convinced by advocates and with info they shared. The question is will those who oppose them change their minds?
Bike lanes should be removed completely. 3 months of “safe” use does not justify any taxpayer money being used to change traffic movement.
So I assume that you also want the removal of cottage roads, baseball diamonds, picnic tables, outdoor pools, etc, because they only get used s few months of the year too. Far too costly for the gov't to pay to provide these when they're hardly used all year.
@@michaelvickers4437And outdoor tennis courts, soccer or football fields, they should be removed because they are not used year round; I see your logic😅
You don't figging bike JOY. just be quiet
A truly idiotic statement.
Are cyclist going to ride in the middle of the street now?
All bicycles: e-bikes, regular bikes, Moon bikes, scooters ect should require licensing annually, as well as a license plate.
You are so stupid
Scooters are actually banned in Toronto.
When I was a kid you used to go to the fire hall take a short course on safety and rules and you would get a plate. A long time ago now.
Bicycles too? What about horses, do you have a problem with those?
Yes...totally agree. They should be registered. Some riders think the roads are a recreation area and ride vehicles recklessly. They are never held accountable.
Getting back those traffic lanes will ,for sure ,solve the congestion around the GTA!!! Politicians without vision and fresh ideas!!
Ebike sales are at an all time high in Canada and they do this😂😂😂
Soon enough cyclists will be asking to protect them from ebikes.
They should do the same thing with bus lanes that have caused incredible levels of congestion in the city
Bus hater ... you must be a real prize during rush hour with your road rage
Don’t limit yourself my friend, let’s remove sidewalks as well, oh and parks too, let’s just make everything a fucking sea of asphalt like it’s not already is
The level of cognitive dissonance to see a bus full of people zooming past cars in gridlock and think the bus lane is the problem. Also, there's only like 4 street in Toronto that have bus lanes. 500,000 personal vehicles are the cause of congestion.
It doesn't matter how many times we talk about a better commute system or safer bike lanes, Cars will always win.
Did Doug Ford forget that he lost the Toronto Mayoral Race?
Good decision. Most communities were never built to accomodate bikes.
Also, people only ride bikes for 5 out of 12 months in a year.
Downtown core should be transit only NO CARS Deliveries, construction, taxis and transit
No!
Go back to bed, hippie.
That would be great!
@@Meyers1793 I found another one who doesn't drive, rides the loser cruiser, and thinks the world revolves around them
Yes it need to happen I'm sick of them not even stopping at stop signs I'm scared to drive downtown Toronto how they could create this kind of Madness.
BIKE HATE WILL WIN ELECTIONS NOW
About time!
BIKE HATE
@@Kevin-bi9nf Triggered much?
These bike lanes are a nightmare.
You don't bike how do you know ??
@@EL-kf9vi I actually do
The same goes for Brampton city. Turning lanes for cars have been removed to make room for bicycle lanes. Sadly, I hardly ever see bikes using them.
Good. Instead do more to educate bicyclist how to actually ride safely with shoulder checks, no weaving/swerving for no reason, and responsible crossing of intersections - with PSA or info at bicycle shops. Also let drivers know to be respectful of the bike lane when stopping to turn right at intersections - cutting to stop in bike lane at an angle makes it harder to see bicyclists in their side mirrors and forces bicyclists to go around the cars in often enclosed bike lanes with limited space to do do and other pedestrians. This is no different than blocking the box in normal car driver terms. It saves cars no time, but create lots of confusion and frustration. Just keep the car straight, (squeeze to the right, sure, but) at a considerate distance from the crossing pedestrians, and utilize your mirrors.
The gentleman with the giant 'man bun' had me fooled.
I really thought that conversation was going to go another way.
Every other province should do this also.
Anyone with a "man bun" should be immediately discounted and promptly laughed at.
@@robbieburns3564
Not anyone. Most. This guy made some valid points.
Perhaps that is something he doesn't do often. (man bun) His hair seemed pretty long and perhaps he was trying to be presentable to the camera. (it was a fail, he should have let it hang down.)
That being said, real men don't wear 'man
buns'.
Cheers! edit for clarity
it's time to get rid of bike lanes in city traffic, it takes a special kind of thick in the head to wake up in the morning to play Russian Roulette with a 4 thousand pound automobile
This is the kind of attitude that kills cyclists ... you sir are a psyco
It's called good 'ol Darwinism in action ;-)
Stupidity combined with arrogance .
But they have spandex on their side to protect them.
@@rdhudon7469exactly. Hope your Humvee is running well.
LA VERDAD ES QUE ES UN CAOS HOY ME TOCO VER A UN DRIVER DE TTC DISCUTIENDO CON UN CICLISTA SE PARO JUSTO EN LA ESQUINA Y NO DEJO DOBLAR AL CONDUCTOR DEL TTC .. ESTO ESTA FUERA DE CONTROL .,POBRES TTC DRIVERS TIENEN QUE LUCHAR DIA A DIA CON TODOS ELLOS.WE SUPPORT D. FORD
It will be cheaper to allow bicyclists use TTC for free, especially at Bloor West.
Good, they did it in Calgary and it was Chaotic. Still is. Going from two full lanes of traffic to one? Going backwards seems to be the Calgary way. Fight Bike lanes Toronto .
I'd like to see the day when the ONLY vehicles in the City's core area are Delivery Vehicles ONLY and the rest is Mass Public Transportation, Bicycles and Electric Scooters etc. The downtown will be Much Cleaner and MUCH Quieter and will general far less SMOG that can now be seen for 30 miles during summer afternoons.
Interesting proposal. But this will only work with more and better organized public transportation.
That would be heaven.
Simply but bike lanes on side streets. We definitely should have them but the traffic issues beyond gridlock like accidents and conflicts would be better solved.
Good.
it's about time, bike lanes are a joke and aren't solving traffic congestion problems
I love bikes I hate bike lanes.
In the past we didn’t need them never did. Still don’t need them. Waste of tax dollars. Disgusting
Get rid of cars first.
What a dumb comment
@@R.-et5fn Expect nothing less from a leftie.
Every car with only one person in it is making the issue worse. Bring back carpooling.
@@billyfouronesix
Agree
Bike lanes all over Brampton and the drivers are soo bad nobody is stupid enough to ride on the roads
Whoever approved bike lanes on major roadways are idiots.
There's no such thing as a 'bike lane'. There are bike trails. Remove all that crap from roadways.
Pretentious? I think you meant "contentious."
b.s . Doug you can't tell us how to set up our cities ..
GOOD. This trend is inane and has no logic. There are lane reductions in my city for bike lanes and bike curbs where have never, ever seen any bike go on. All that wasted taxpayer money and lost lanes for absolutely nothing. Can they also require a law for municipalities to get approval before they remove downtown traffic lanes to extend sidewalks for "possible patio space" that hardly any restaurant uses?
Oh wow... incredible! This traffic light will totally help the Canadian dumpster fire now underway.
This is as useful as Ford getting rid of those sticker thingies...
This country is so useful.
if you don't like it you are free to leave. You won't be missed. Bye
@@pacman3556 I'm a veteran and I have desperately tried to leave Canada. Unfortunately it's easier to come here than it is to leave here. Canada is a welfare nation.
People like you who say things like that are absolutely idiots
@@bacchushollywood2021 not hard to leave at all. Get on a plane....drive your car. If you can't figure out how to leave it just shows how unintelligent you are. You are an id$iot if you can't figure out how to cross the border. Leave...bye.
@@bacchushollywood2021 Hey veteran your comment sounds like it came from an idiots brain . You can leave , bye.
the fact that they didnt start with this precedent just goes to show how incompetent the people running the city really are. If the had put one iota of thought into planning then these problems would never arise🤔🤔🤔
I applaud Ford for this action. Enough is enough cyclists and all these populist politicians.
screw you
It should be called, "anything that doesn't require a license lane" 🤣
Cities should have 30 kph speed limits
YOU are killing pedestrians!!!
Pedestrians should watch where they are going , get their faces out of their phones and pay attention . They are killing themselves.
@@rdhudon7469 The faces in phones thing is spot on. Nobody looks where they're going anymore. Lift your head up once in awhile, phone-twats.
@@rdhudon7469 Exactly....so many look down at their phones while crossing the street.
Provincial government stay in your own lane
The Highway Traffic Act is Ontario (provincial) jurisdiction. Also municipalities are Ontario (provincial) jurisdiction. They are in their lane.
Or you could learn how things work . Lmao
@@pacman3556municipal streets are designed, built and maintained by municipalities
the more things change...one step forward...i'm reminded of the song by Talking Heads 'Nothing but flowers' "
From the age of the dinosaurs, cars have run on gasoline
Where? Where have they gone?
Now, it's nothing but flowers
Riding your bike in the middle of winter is such a great and safe idea..... we have 4 seasons, and trying to place bike lanes everywhere is just not realistic!
Toronto you are shooting yourself in the foot
what a horrible place to live ... bumper to bumper bullshit in that town
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Our bike lanes on Bloor Road West resulted significant increase in auto traffic on the side to get around the heavy traffic congestion. The side streets are where children play, not built for the increase of traffic.
Bike lanes are not the problem, they are the only thing that keep people actually moving in this city. The issues are the CONSTANT CONSTRUCTION BLOCKING LANES, THE ON STREET PARKING ON MAJOR STREETS, & STUPID DRIVERS BLOCKING ROADS!
Now get rid of the one on Yonge St! One of the busiest streets in the city. "Let's remove a lane in each direction and slap a bike lane, and that portion of Yonge St looks like a mess!! No thought whatsoever
Bike paths need to be routes AWAY from heavy city traffic, NOT-blend in with dangerous necessary vehicles. I think this is a good idea, so other groups can have input to proposed paths. Making cycling safe, not a hazard to the city.
Makes total sense, gonna move to Toronto. Montreal is heading toward a total non sense where 3 shared lanes between all becomes 3 lanes dedicated to bikes, bus and cars. And im a cyclist , love it , but this is a total non sense.
Canada is not Florida, we have 6 months of winter where most of cyclists put their bikes aside
Yeah because Florida is known for its beautiful bike lanes 🥱🥱
I strongly encourage you to take a look at the 'not just bikes' channel video titled Why Canadians Can't Bike in the Winter (but Finnish people can), my initial urge on this topic is as yours however looking at it, we simply dont have well maintained infrastructure that is routinely cleaned to allow for the other 6 months of usage, likely we never will as it would require too much care and funding to create such paths and clean it, sadly we do not invest in the future as a priority, there is just no will for it, maybe you are right, but we can observe at least that theoretically it is possible
Thank you! Torontos bike lanes are a disgrace
The Sikh Transport Minister very corrupted getting kick backs from Construction Sector
how about maybe a new type of signals where cyclists follow the cars ... e.g. when the signal turns red the cars stop and this red signal turns into a say blinking red or middle/yellow for 5-10 seconds and the cars which have already left get followed by these cyclists .... obviously the cyclists must remain grouped and stand/stop on right shoulder at any signal ....
Good....next get rid of the red bus lanes.
Live where you work .... cars are inefficient ... bike haters want to rule.
Bike lanes don't hurt anyone.
Why don't yo Make America Great Again
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Too late for Ottawa, they have destroyed several streets here in favour of bikes. Now traffic sits for hours on constricted roads spewing exhaust and blocking fire, ambulance and police. O’conner being the prime example here.
Then come December through March the bike paths take priority over sidewalks and roads for plowing. It’s ludicrous watching older folks struggle to walk on unplowed sidewalks while the bike lane is cleared repeatedly for the 2 diehards using it in an hour.
That’s ridiculous. Sorry to hear
There are two main bike lanes in Downtown Ottawa. Good luck if you need to get anywhere else safely on a bike.
And no, cars are not stuck in traffic for hours, and it's not because of bike lanes - the delays are because of worsened congestion due to more car traffic since gov't workers were forced back to being in the office.
So it’s the bicycles getting in the way of emergency vehicles not all the parked cars or cars sitting in traffic? How does that one work?
When you have 10s of 1,000s of government workers all getting off from work that will happen regardless of the width of streets.
@@kite-fan seriously
There is absolutely no data to back up what this organizer is saying. No traffic study has ever demonstrated that more lanes mean less congestion and better response times. More lanes means more cars and emergency vehicles cannot work around that. Next lets start talking about bulldozing buildings to add more cars because it makes about as much sense.
Truth.
Good move by the Province! 👍
:32 She doesn't know the meaning of "pretentious". I guess she meant "contentious".
DEI hire
Get rid-off bike lane on rush hours because we have already paid too much taxes (Income tax and others); It is a good idea have bike lane NOT on rush hours make the traffic flowing smoothly; so we can pick up our kids in day care centre faster. We do not have to pay penalty to pick up our kids.
We pay taxes as well.
And if you’re going to put Street parking don’t put bike lanes right beside them. It’s very unsafe it creates blind spots for pedestrians. There’s a huge problem on River Street and in many side streets, we don’t have to put a bike lane in every single street.
Blind spots? Is your head not able to pivot and look around the surroundings first?
I don’t think there should be bike lanes. We pay tax in our fuel that we buy for our vehicles that takes care of the roads bicyclist don’t pay this tax along with bikes they don’t pay the tax so why should they get to use the road thing they have no insurance so when an E bike or bicycle runs it to my car, I have to take care of it through my insurance.
Most of what pays to build and maintain roads comes from income tax, sales tax and property tax, all of which cyclists also pay. Gas tax pays for very little of the cost of roads. Maybe if drivers actually paid all of the cost of maintaining roads they could have exclusive access, except that it would be too expensive for them.
Another one who never spent a minute to actually figure out how our roads are financed… the bike lanes in question (bloor) are separated from traffic with concrete thresholds (as they should be) so no you precious metal box won’t be scratched
@@letsgoskiagain the road was their first dummy then they put up the bearer to make the bike lane
@@michaelvickers4437Your car helped created the carbon emissions tax. My bike and I appreciate the rebate for something we didn't create a reason for. 😁
Now they wanna charge ppl for parking in dem its pure evil. You cannot make a left turn and not being scared the hell of hitting dem.
Dem?
Wow! Common sense?
Bikes on roads really helped enhanced the 3rd world feel of the city.
When are we gonna talk about this Ebikes and E scooters that are a danger to pedestrians and drivers, as they ride carelessly on and off of sidewalks, bike paths, and on and off car leans like there’s no rules for them. Most of all the delivery bikes. Where is the regulations or are we just waiting for someone to die? Why don’t we fix the issues at hand before we add more?
Bring a traditional cyclist, I do agree. The food couriers are often reckless. The thing is, they are contractors so Uber and such can't do much about it. No lights or bells is a provincial law issue but TPS doesn't seem to give AF.
I ride by the rules and LOATHE what the food couriers get away with.
biking last 4-6 month and not the entire day either, cars on the road 12 months 365 days all day as well... Reality this is great news!! bikes can have lane if approved thank you. moving in the right direction
It's about God Damned Time!