With the goal of speeding up Toronto’s congested roads, the government of Ontario has been considering banning the installation of bike lanes that take space from cars.

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References:

Considering banning bike lanes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7nkQVQ98cU Building a tunnel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSXZoY1o2r8 Limit to side streets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RZfL33Q13c Toronto street hierarchy: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/9072-TS_RCS_2019-City-Wide.pdf Toronto's imperfect grid: https://spacing.ca/toronto/2013/07/23/toronto-is-not-a-grid/ Vancouver cycling map: https://vancouver.ca/files/cov/map-cycling-vancouver.pdf Vancouver declined to put bike lanes on Broadway: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/separated-bike-lane-along-broadway-rejected-by-vancouver-city-council-1.6797007 Toronto's early fights over side street bike lanes: https://www.tvo.org/article/no-place-on-busy-main-streets-looking-back-at-torontos-original-bike-lane-wars West Parkdale cycling connections public consultation report: https://www.toronto.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/962b-2024-05-22-WestParkdaleConsultationReportAODA.pdf