‘Be careful out there’: Ford tells Toronto cyclists to avoid major arterial roads - Toronto | Globalnews.ca
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Ontario's premier and transportation minister are suggesting cyclists avoid Toronto's major roads as the province forges ahead with a plan to remove bike lanes from some streets.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22337621

An amendment, tabled and passed on Thursday, gives the government and contractors it taps to tear bike lanes out on Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue protection from lawsuits, including if someone is injured on those roads.

The last-minute amendment gives the government the ability to remove bike lanes from the entirety of Bloor Street, Yonge Street and University Avenue, not just the most controversial parts the government has talked about.

Sarkaria said it was possible the routes could be removed in their entirety — but a final decision had not yet been made.

“We’ll examine the entire stretch to see which parts — ultimately all of it could be removed,” he said on Thursday.

  • IninewCrowEnglish
    32·
    12 hours ago

    So many urgent problems in the province and the government instead wastes everyone’s time on bicycle lanes.

    • adarzaEnglish
      21·
      11 hours ago

      and money. isn’t it gonna cost like twice as much to remove the bike lanes than it did to put them in?

      • BenVimes
        13·
        8 hours ago

        With Doug Ford, that’s kind of the point. He’s in deep with the companies that will be awarded the contracts.

        • FireRetardant@lemmy.world
          11·
          8 hours ago

          It is so obvious this guy is a crook. Why has our legal system done nothing about the land scandal? Why is someone with such strong developer ties able to override a municipality and force construction work?