The city is for everyone, not just for cars, it should reflect the lives of actual residents , not just for poeple who arrive everyday then leave. During the pandemic the city & downtown streets weren't dominated by cars, they all fled to Muskoka. Accommodating cars is a balancing act but, in the end , having streets with bike lanes is a highly efficient way for getting around downtown. Burning gas sitting in traffic is a waste of money & time. 0_o

Amsterdam used to be very car centric back in the 70s to emulate the American car obsession. It only then that people stood up fought against the demolition of their neighborhoods to make room for cars. Now it's more livable for people who can walk, cycle and take transit. Amsterdam identity shows that it puts people first, not being the bike capital, but by giving people options

It's clear the anti bike lanes group is grasping straws. Commercial vehicles will be fine. Anecdotal grivences for inconviences for people driving through is not judtification

The first lady is somewhat ignorant and I could feel her emotions. She probably isn't aware that we ride bikes all year round in Scandinavian cities and towns. Just like driving in snowy weather requires lower speed for safety, riding bikes in winter is the same. If you could drive a car in Toronto during winter, you'll surely be fine to ride a bike in winter too. Bike lanes hurting local business? Many European cities could serve as models for you, Toronto. Car-centric is an outdated idea. Put PEOPLE first and you'll all have a better life.

Less cars isn't a bad thing, especially in Toronto.

Disappointed that there was no addressing of the prerolled line that people can't cycle x months of the year... cycling is great in winter if you have maintained bike lanes and people cycle in the winter around the world. You can't cycle in the winter because the city doesn't bother cleaning the lanes to the common standard. Anyone who's biked in the cold would know that it's actually very pleasant because your body temperature and circulation increase and all you need is the regular winter accessories to protect your fingers and face from the wind.

How is it not common sense to have road safety for all modes of transit? The woman against bike lanes makes no sense at all.

"Are sidewalks in the city a good idea?" That's how silly this whole premise seems.

Some of the deliveries , are done by bikes!

why are we still asking this question when the answer is so obviously that bike lanes are a good thing.

They all need safety!

I live car-free in Toronto. My apartment building is directly on a bike lane. I commute by bike twelve months per year. Easy.

4:40 imagine a city where you dont HAVE to pick up and drive your kids around a city imagine a city where your children have freedom and independence by knowing they have a safe and properly networked bike thruway system the opposition to bike lanes needs to open their eyes to the possibility of finally having freedom of car dependency. its a shame because this is what they have always known

Yes.

Proper bicycle infrastructure can be used safely by folks in wheelchairs . Physically challenged folks can also use electric scooters safely on bike lanes because of the slower speeds involved. Children can also use the protected bikes . Bicycles are just awesome. I cycle eleven months of the year and also live in a snowy part of Canada and its not Vancouver.

Nobody use that downtown bike lanes I advice people not to go to downtown and get stuck in the traffic for hours enjoy your outing driving up north please do not drive downtown to restaurants

Create bike lanes on highway 401- and QEW all the way to 400😆hahahhahaha lead to highway 11 north

we need cyclists in the city bicycle shop need money too like car dealers

Not much traffic on Bike lanes...

Ottawa is the world's coldest capital. Bike lanes are not used 7 months of the year. Yet bike lanes are everywhere and rarely used during peak cycling season..The Asian lady is 100% correct...

Bike lanes on every street and road is a must, it is like the electric bike is taking the world's downtowns by storm.

Who keeps bike on road and not on sidewalks ?😡😡

The space available must be divided into thirds. Cars get a third, Cyclists get a third, and pedestrians get a third. What could be more fair than that? Whenever I go to the city, it drives the point home that we must change. The traffic, noise, and congestion are ridiculous. 50 % of trips are less than 5 miles. Make cycling accessible, people will fill that third, and maybe the traffic will improve with fewer cars. For every person choosing to cycle 3 miles to the grocery store or 6 miles to the theater or restaurant, that's one less car on the road and one more freed-up parking space. Wouldn't drivers like 50% less congestion? Do they want to live in a much friendlier, quieter, cleaner, more vibrant, livable city? Because that's what they fight against when they are against great bike infrastructure.

I asked all the seniors to boycott downtown driving and going to restaurants is very unsafe for you seniors we should eat somewhere closest to our homes do not go downtown with your car

cyclist spend more money in shops than car owners do weekly car owners have no money because they own a car

That lady said she was a cyclist... i guarantee you, she is not...or she is what we call, an avid cyclist... meaning, she use her bike once a year.....

Thank god. John Tory is gone!!

problem is not bike lanes. It is bad cyclists who are like 90% of them.

Remove the bike lanes on the main avenues. Cyclists drive on dangerous roads anyway!!. John Tory left a mess in this city, He narrowed the main avenues for these stupid bike lanes creating chaos for vehicles. A bike can move around easily, but cars??

If bikes are going to share the roads then they need to follow the signs and get insurance and registrations and no passing on the right Better yet get bikes off the roads and onto trails

Bike lanes are useless in the winter. The cyclists do not obey the rules of the road, but yet they demand more and more bike lanes. Its so annoying

Friends, bike lanes are not a good thing. They cause more accidents between cyclists and motorists, our streets are much more difficult to keep clean, some bike lane areas are obfuscated from passing cars making it much more difficult to see traffic and vice versa, it also clog's roadways with heavy traffic. Cyclists should consider their safety as a first step and use side-streets next to main roads instead and keep in mind that the helmet law was invented to protect a brain that's functioning so poorly to begin with.

Force bike riders to pay a licensing fee to help pay for the lanes they want and enforce that they use the road instead of being hazards to pedestrians because they decide to ride on the sidewalks.

As a cyclist with more than 100K kilometers in 10 years, I can tell you it's terrible idea. Before the bike lanes, there was absolutely no problem with cycling in the city. Except now these useless lanes are causing massive traffic.

Let's see; cyclists ride the wrong way on one ways, ride on the sidewalk and just do as they wish when it comes to road laws. Why are we bending again?