cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/61551905
“‘This obsession with bike lanes is, frankly, not helping anyone. And if, instead, the government stayed in its lane and focused on things like helping cities with transit, that would be a real improvement for Torontonians.’ Longfield said the money could be used to fix growing pains in opening Toronto’s new Line 6 Finch West or to finally open the long-promised Eglinton Crosstown LRT, both of which are under the jurisdiction of the province’s Metrolinx corporation.” — Ethan Lang, CBC News
Doug Ford’s government had argued bike lanes increase congestion and response times for emergency vehicles in Toronto.
Obligatory reminder that this is a blatant lie. If anything, bike lanes tend to reduce response times by keeping more space clear of cars for the emergency vehicles to use.
Is Doug Ford Mayor? Is Doug Ford the same drug addicted Doug Ford Mayor?
Doug Ford is Premier of Ontario.
His brother, Rob Ford, was mayor of Toronto from 2010 to 2014. He passed away in 2016, and he’s the one who admitted to smoking crack whilst mayor.
They’re both idiotic conservative assholes and I have no idea how so many people in Ontario support them.
Thanks, no I knew Ford* was a Conservative asshole, but…
…WOW, the addict & mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford died.
As an outsider who definitely didn’t break several laws and nearly break down after 15 minutes on it… Anyone with an opinion against bikes or transit should be sentenced to a month of commuting on the QEW.
It’s idiotic but at the same time 270k isn’t that much money to a government
Agreed. The real cost it the amount of time public servants have spent on this project.
