Toronto’s bike lanes on Bloor, University and Yonge streets will remain in place for now, thanks to a temporary injunction issued by Justice Paul Schabas in April. The injunction prevents the Ford government from proceeding with the removal of the lanes until a decision is made on a Charter of Rights and Freedoms challenge. Cycling
Toronto’s bike lanes have come under fire from the Ontario government, which is attempting not only to limit the city’s ability to create new, safe cycling infrastructure but is now also considering tearing out existing lanes. Blaming bike lanes for traffic congestion shows a fundamental misunderstanding of how urban transportation systems work. It also diverts
Less than two weeks ago, a cyclist was killed after being hit by the driver of a large dump truck near Queen’s Park on Bloor Street East. Hundreds showed up for a memorial ride last week. Although all the facts have not come to light yet to draw any definite conclusions, a massive construction dumpster
In the next week or so, the city of Toronto will begin construction of cycle tracks along both sides of Avenue Road from Bloor to Davenport. It’s part of an approved cycling network expansion and comes to one of the city’s most dangerous stretches of roadway where two cyclists have been killed by drivers of
Toronto City Council will vote on proposed new bike lanes as updates to the city’s Cycling Network Plan as well as the Missing Links Sidewalk Projects this Wednesday. If approved, Torontonians could see rapid improvements in cyclist and pedestrian pathways this year. The proposal, which was reviewed and adopted with amendments by the Infrastructure and
Cycling enthusiasts from various communities are gearing up to challenge the construction plan for a 50-storey condo along a stretch of Yonge Street, challenging the proposed closure of bike lanes and sidewalks for nearly three years. Scheduled for Dec. 13, Cycle Toronto, Yonge4All, and other community groups plan to converge on City Hall to express
Constructing protected bike infrastructure in the city of Toronto is always controversial, but the new bike lanes on Eglinton Avenue have raised red flags for an entirely new reason. In a revealing YouTube video posted by disability activist and AODA Alliance Chair, David Lepofsky, serious concerns have been raised about a new bike lane constructed
Recently a post on the social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, has sparked a debate amongst Torontonians about bike lanes and how people, and even the organization behind he city’s public transport, don’t seem to respect them or the people who utilize them to get around the city. The original post, shows a
Luckily, nobody was seriously hurt after a wild road rage incident was caught on multiple cameras that showed the driver of a Ford Escape plowing through a crowd and driving down a bike lane over the weekend. On July 29, Toronto Police Service reported that it has significant measures to apprehend suspects involved in the
Last week, there was an ugly incident in Toronto involving a motorist stopping and threatening a cyclist. It happens a lot. “It felt scary, but also normal. This sort of violence & aggression is something that you face as a cyclist in Toronto, not consistently not every day, but certainly enough to have it always
A Toronto cyclist took photos and put a post up on Twitter complaining about what is alleged to have been a valet service for a special event at upscale clothing store Holt Renfrew that had cars lined up and down the street blocking the separated bike lane on Bloor west of Yonge. The person who
Ahead of a scheduled meeting of Toronto’s environment and infrastructure committee, a city report is recommending that two temporary separated bike lane pilot projects be made permanent on Yonge Street as well as Bayview Avenue. The meeting is scheduled for Jan. 30 and if approved the project will move to city council for a final
The Midtown Complete Street Pilot Project which includes separated bike lanes on both sides of Yonge Street between Bloor Street and Davisville Avenue could be made permanent this month as public support surges, thanks to a petition that has garnered thousands of signatures. The project was approved as a pilot back in April 2021 as
The Korean Canadian Business Association in North York has teamed up with newly minted Willowdale city councillor Lily Cheng in its battle to reopen the approved and once hotly debated REimagining Yonge plan. The city council-endorsed plan, the approval of which dates back to December 2020, would see traffic lanes on Yonge Street between Florence
A new city project that, with a green light from council, would bring several kilometres of permanent, protected bike lanes to Eglinton Avenue as early as next year is garnering some Midtown community support — while raising questions about parking and traffic. Earlier this week, the city held its first public consultation to discuss the
This month, another ActiveTO report will head to the infrastructure and environment committee and city council and, with it, an opportunity for local residents to find out whether or not the ActiveTO Midtown Complete Street pilot project will become a permanent midtown fixture. The complete street pilot project for the midtown area was initiated one
Although dedicated cycling lanes are much less controversial than they used to be, there is still some grumbling about where they have been implemented. I ride my bike to work, not every day but often enough to appreciate that bike lanes help make the trip feel a little safer. In the interest of full disclosure,
As soon as the Yonge Street bike lanes were under construction, people began complaining as the traffic slowed to a crawl. But that was then, and now that they are open people have begun to embrace the public infrastructure project that, along with CafeTO patios, has brought new life to midtown Toronto. Although the ActiveTO
City council recently approved a project to upgrade the bike lanes on a stretch of Davenport Road between Dupont Street and Yonge Street to make the road safer for cyclists. According to the city, Davenport Road has become a key link in the city’s bikeway network, providing connections to existing routes on Bay Street, and
Toronto city councillors are looking to restructure roadways in another of the city’s neighbourhoods creating more bike-friendly routes, but accessibility advocates worry the approach could be problematic. At Toronto City Council’s Infrastructure and Environment Committee meeting on Sept. 17 , councillor Mike Colle introduced a recommendation to develop a protected bike lane on Yonge Street
A number of volunteer organizations have found the new bike lane extensions on Bloor Street have been getting a huge amount of use since their opening. Bells on Bloor, Toronto Centre Cyclists and the Toronto Community Bikeways Coalition released information that, over a 24-hour period, Yorkville had 4,784 cyclists passing through and further west to
Gideon Forman is a transportation policy analyst at the David Suzuki Foundation. Toronto is building bike lanes on Bloor Street, Danforth Avenue and University Avenue downtown — a fantastic step that deserves applause. Kudos to city council for making this happen. But what about folks who live in midtown? They need a bike lane too,
Social distancing has confined many Torontonians to the small apartments and condos in which they live, with limited access to outdoor space. To combat this, the City of Toronto has been enacting new policies that convert road space into pedestrian-oriented spaces such as patios and bike lanes. These initiatives are part of the city’s CaféTO and
Karen Stintz is a former city councillor, elected in 2003, and was a chair of the TTC. She lives in Ward 8 with her family. The cycling renaissance has begun in Toronto. Over the last several years, cycling has moved from a fringe activity to more mainstream. Now, the decision by Toronto City Council to
The Bloor-Yorkville Business Improvement Area (BIA) is opposing newly proposed bike lanes along Bloor Street West. The group that represents businesses in the neighbourhood sent a letter addressed to Mayor John Tory and a city councillor. It asks that its concerns be heard and included in the ActiveTO bike project. The BIA claims that bike
