WATCH: Doug Ford battles reporters over bike lanes

[@miguelsapatero474]

Downtown Toronto is a place I avoid. Traffic is too bad; and when you reach DVP, more traffic crawl.

[@tygs]

the dvp is a parking lot lmao the worst.

[@ronal8824]

if only there was a smaller, lighter and cheaper method of transportation that could be powered by oneself

[@millennium581]

@@miguelsapatero474 just one more lane bro 🤣

[@bettermetal8306]

If only there weren't so many cars!

[@darrickriley6163]

Yea that can only be used on bright sunny days because who wants to ride in the rain and snow....

[@sidwz7]

Try driving on Bloor when the subway has an issue and they dump 50 or so shuttle buses onto this main arteries. Even the buses don't move. I have been on these buses, got off because it wasn't moving and ended up walking to my destination.

[@OmniUniv]

This is the problem of entitlement thinking you can just drive anywhere everywhere anytime and fast you people are legit babies. Fuck grow up you don’t own the dam road. 😅

[@hyperbolicfilms]

And you know who the majority of that traffic is? A single person in a car.

[@millennium581]

I see and if you biked you would've gotten there even faster this is called induced demand it happens with every mode of Transit removing bike lanes will make congestion worse

[@Lisa-ms6bd]

The worst part is that there are very few cyclists using some of the bike lanes. I walk along Bloor from Islington to Prince Edward and back about once per month during rush hour. I’ve counted less than 10 cyclists in the past year. Traffic, meanwhile, is usually bumper-to-bumper.

[@cliffm8112]

​@@Lisa-ms6bdWe have the same in Brampton..now everyone who parked in the driveway now park within the bike lanes, what a joke

[@_JSN]

there are no bike lanes on the 401

[@tobechinosiri4402]

What are you talking about??? Can't you see all those imaginary bike lanes along the 401, DVP and Gardiner?

[@jacktheripper-hp9tx]

ya great idea put them there along with the ghosts laned for demon's and don't forget the dragons they need there own lane too

[@michaelkalus7802]

There's probably one within 50km of it though and by pure vicinity it causes gridlock. Show a Ford the picture of a bike lane and watch the Ford twitch and moan in agony.

[@Lurchone1]

Much of the highway gridlock is due to the off ramps to the other arteries being backed up. Doesn't help that people drive in parallel lanes at the same speed and think they have the right to cruise in ANY lane. Staying to the right unless passing would fix most of the issues but whiners want to sit in the middle lane getting passed on both sides.

[@Hundr_]

there are no bikes in most bike lanes either

[@meshworkj]

35% of Canadians are visiting food banks but the f’ing Bike lane issue is what our leaders are worried about. This country sucks.

[@JesterFace9]

Any excuse to not talk about the housing crisis and other urgent issues. It’s disgusting

[@craighuntley6547]

More than one thing can be done at a time and this helps in many ways. (Clearly you didn't listen )

[@buffystclair9042]

Cant get to the food bank , traffic is backed up

[@ceciljune6640]

Free to leave anytime The rest of us will work on the problems.

[@cliffm8112]

What we have in this country is too much of beacuracy TOO MUCH

[@digginggopher]

Lets uncongest the city, BUILD TRANSIT

[@vociferon-heraldofthewinte7763]

Notice that only conservative governments build transit.

[@SuzukiKid400]

LOL, easier said than done when the city exists as it does. You have to put the transit somewhere!

[@MovieMuscle]

You must not have a job where you have to drive in and out of the city like a contractor. Transit doesn't work for many people and their jobs.

[@digginggopher]

@@MovieMuscle we already have highways in and out and across the city, but here's the kicker, if more people are incentivised to use transit because they work at Tim hortans, that's less cars on the road for the work truck

[@PhilTomlinson-e3f]

@@digginggopher high speed trains to unclog highways. Canada is so far behind the rest of the world on this.

[@thesilverblack708]

The bike lane part of bill 212 is a distraction. The worst parts of Bill 212 have things that would make conservative farmers in rural Ontario rethink their support. Notably it allows the government to expropriate lands needed to build Ford's Freeways and online infrastructure. With little recourse that the land owners can seek.

[@outbound2explore119]

Those laws exist already anyhow. The government, be it provincial or municipal can expropriate lands for certain reason and pay you fair market value for said lands. Done all the time.

[@thesilverblack708]

@@outbound2explore119 Except those laws have safeguards in place to ensure that the owners get reimbursed at fair market value as you claimed. This new bill gets rid of those safeguards. So say goodbye to your investment property.

[@Mywifetoldmetochangemyname]

@@thesilverblack708 also, the timeline is sped up, the usual back and forth does not happen.

[@jamesvoss3726]

It is OK in Candia 😁

[@millw1]

I can't wait until these legacy media idiots are defunded and gone

[@jonm3131]

Doug Ford is a Liberal

[@blakebuwamd8343]

No ​@@jonm3131

[@TripReviews]

@@jonm3131he was a liberal dressed as a con but he grew some 🏀⚾️🏀 lately!

[@jonm3131]

@@TripReviews nah this decision just shows hes even more liberal.

[@Ynalaw]

We need AI news reporters. We already have AI-commenter bots in the YT comment section to simulate political correctness.

[@mat.frazer]

@Toronto Sun Why does "induced demand" (sometimes called induced traffic) never seem to asked about? Why hasn't anyone asked about the TVO series where Ford road in the bike lanes and said he preferred them? Where are those %'s coming from and what are the caveats?

[@bobcobb7719]

You can tell Mark the reporter is completely unhinged.

[@BrunoAlves-uy3sl]

Do you mean Doug Ford, right?

[@dustyhedger380]

​@@BrunoAlves-uy3slcomrade 🤡 much ?

[@happydimsum8221]

I love how literally everyone on earth understands other means of transportation reduces congestion but for whatever reason we still wanna live in the 50s and 60s its embarrassing how backwards thinking this place is.

[@tobechinosiri4402]

No bro, you got it all wrong. The 50s and 60s got it right. Every individual should be able to drive at high speed in their own individual car. Even the drunk, elderly, mentally impaired and physically disabled. Don't worry, you'll see, as soon as we get rid of all those imaginary bike lanes along the 401, DVP and Gardiner, we can all live in an automobile utopia.😂

[@michaelkalus7802]

If the only way you perceive the world is through the windshield of a car and live in a place where you have no other choice because "the future" happened, then anything else looks impossible. Just make sure to take the five different medication to deal with your chronic conditions that you probably wouldn't have if you could and would walk or bike more.

[@larryhouse3776]

Bicycles are a great alternative. No one is denying that. But to hinder and congest the most primary form of transportation in favor of a 6 month of the year minority form (the other 6 months they aren't used at all) is absolute lunacy. I'm in Edmonton. Our entire city over the past several years and for several more years to come has seen billions and billions of dollars dump into a LRT program that will transport 0.001% of the population. Alot of it is above the roadway, but the parts running on roadway have caused congestion so bad it has added hours to rush hour commute time. I've said for years, take that LRT budget and build above roadway cycleways that are heated in winter and sheltered from the elements. We're trying to play Cycle City against other places in the world, places that see -10c and shut everything down because it's too cold. -46c last January in Edmonton, people still had places to be. Cycling the way they're doing it is not a option.

[@bradendocherty4816]

People don't want to be crammed in with other people because people are gross. It's not that hard to understand the appeal of having your own space in a car.

[@Lurchone1]

@@bradendocherty4816 and trust issues. There are plenty of daily occurrences to warrant anyone not feeling safe to use public transit

[@Arculus192]

Exactly how many of these lanes are being used November thru April?

[@JesterFace9]

Lots. Canadians aren’t wimps. If people are able to walk outside/ski during winter, why wouldn’t they be able to bike?

[@Arculus192]

@@JesterFace9 I drive those roads regularly and I can tell you they are hardly used in the winter. Nice try tho...

[@nightfly1985]

There a respefull solution that I can agree on alow 3 months in summer conversion

[@Raquel-rh4uj]

when it snows they become snow banks, so they actually do have a lot of usage during the winter when not a lot of people bike around

[@TookAHikeNowWhat]

It's between January and February.

[@AWARHERO]

This is Canada where 60% of the year is not suitable for bicycles.. Put money in Public transit.

[@canadianloon6872]

Yes we should put money in to public transit but that first part is just Not true whatsoever

[@lawrencehalpin6611]

Look after the majority of people no some small decimal of a percentage. What is wrong with us.

[@cestmoi7368]

@@lawrencehalpin6611woke insanity and cancel culture.

[@JesterFace9]

I see people bike year long, what are you talking about? Stop propagating the idea Canadians are wimps, we can deal with the cold.

[@brianclement9240]

A lot of liberal interference and push back just to support small percentage of population, which is ridiculous..Also waste of taxpayers money which liberals enjoy doing these days..

[@zeusman123]

Thank you Premier! Keep up the good job!

[@JesterFace9]

Removing separated bike lanes will mean cyclists will just cycle on the road along with cars, slowing cars down even more… keep cyclists separated from cars, safer and faster for everyone!

[@MorluG]

Well hardly anyone uses the Bloor St bike lane so it's a win/win then, cause cars don't have access to that lane ANYTIME currently.

[@gnrrailroad1531]

Wrong

[@Hardyharharhair]

@@MorluG well hardly anyone. just wrong, the reason you don't see anyone is because they ain't stuck bumper to bumper.

[@maddoxmagennis1520]

⁠@@MorluG8000 people use bloor bike lanes a day and 20,000 cars use it per day. Ford is talking about excluding 30% of users from the street, and keep in mind 25000 cars used bloor before, so we are being much more efficient now than before.

[@SurryHills-q7u]

No one cares about cyclists. PEASANT

[@jeycalc6877]

He's playing all you for fools, this isn't about bike lanes, this bill allows the government to seize your land easier, you guys are being played

[@soberminded7716]

its about reality,, and TAX FUNDED ELECTED MR. FORD BY THE PEOPLE has the power to do this,,,, meanwhile chow just went ahead and did it,,, without any thoughts on who she works for the tax payers,,, not special interest groups.... your sad, because you will lose,,, and most tax payers love it....

[@johnhill8046]

Wrong, it's about practicality.

[@fsteddy6576]

Well if it gets rejected due to pushback on the bike lanes the expropriation matter goes along for the ride. Besides people in TO are screaming about bike lanes because their land won't be expropriated. You need to wake up people living north of hwy7 to get them talking about land seizure.

[@scottlane121212]

So a person who rides a bicycle and gets injured or killed on the roads can sue the provincial government? That doesn’t seem right

[@hyperbolicfilms]

Welcome to Ontario, where Doug's friends make the rules, people die, and Doug gets paid.

[@millennium581]

I mean if you get killed your not sueing your dead

[@ceciljune6640]

There are traffic law already this seems ridiculous

[@cliffm8112]

​@@hyperbolicfilmsWhat nonsense.

[@TripReviews]

Exactly! Province should not pay for a cyclist stupidity or that of a car driver.

[@Will-qb5pt]

As a non-toronto resident, I'm tired of this guy only talking about Toronto! Hello! There is more to Ontario than Toronto.

[@duncandmcgrath6290]

Read the description😂

[@rotopope]

All Doug Ford cares about is getting revenge on Toronto.

[@jayman105]

Without Toronto, there is no Ontario. Period.

[@VaioletteWestover]

He is a manchild who is still salty that Toronto didn't want him as mayor. His entire tenure has involved him taking his petty manchild revenge on Toronto while forgetting he's the premier of the province and no one voted for him to be mayor of Toronto as we can evidently see why.

[@millw1]

He makes sense 100%. This is ridiculous now. We don't want your WEF 15 minute Cities!!! Take your bike lanes and FO

[@xversacex]

XD

[@canadianloon6872]

No he isn’t your as uneducated as he is, and WEF has nothing to do with “15 minute cities” you clearly don’t know what that is and “15 minute cities” have been a thing since the romans

[@Usnato4evr]

@@canadianloon6872 stay in ur zone pleb

[@Optimistprime.]

There's no 15 min cities dummy!

[@Optimistprime.]

Still dodged the question!

[@harpdude3]

In case it's not obvious, these reporters are all trying to get Doug to admit that he knows the removal of bike lanes will kill people but wants to protect his assets from litigations that would arise from any bike deaths in the proposed areas. If he had, the reporters might have also asked if he was aware of induced demand, and how reducing access into the city for cars, especially SUVs and pickup trucks, encourages more people to bike and take transit, thus reducing congestion.

[@bowsette1802]

I totally agree with that. Not just bikes explains. But the problem that we face is against the UN and w e f and George Soros the rich oligarchies of the old money and the Young money like Jeff Bezos Elon Musk and stuff like that and we also face problems with corrupt politicians like Doug Ford and Justin Trudeau and Pierre and PPC. They're all scumbags. And we have a problem of the French gatekeeping parliament. We probably got a lot of English speakers that do really well in school but don't know anything about French that could be really great for our country but because Parliament is gatekeeped by French they can't they can never be able to run this country we even have gatekeeping in the medical fields this country is a complete mess. Like in Oshawa they rebuilt this bridge and I'm like so the sidewalks are still small and you put a bike Lane right where cars are because it's more convenient for your snow plows to throw snow on the sidewalk and still make it really dangerous in the winter for bikes to ride on congratulations you just made everything far worse and more like you want a Greener city you want Greener things then where's the trains where's the transits where's the bicycle routes where's the infrastructure for it. Like Jesus Christ I don't like the UN because they attack my anime I don't like the w e f or the UN because they want us to eat crickets and grasshoppers and bugs. So screw them screw the left because they they harass the Japanese and attack the Japanese but also screw the right because of this. And then when you look at like Hamilton Toronto it's all complete dumps nothing but outhouses pretty much they're nothing but Howard houses for the rich to take their massive dumps on. Well the rich get to live off like in the middle of nowhere in Northern Canada I bet you dug four doesn't even live in Toronto probably like takes an airplane to go home in some part of the us for like several months on a private jet every day or even Justin Trudeau like I've had enough of it the immigration the politicians everything

[@bowsette1802]

I agree with you. But these politicians you and Justin Trudeau they all attack and harass the Japanese they they all want to censor everything like the UN like they're all God damn evil. Like I love not just bikes KZbin channel. And Doug Ford he's just evil playing God damn evil. And apparently KZbin likes to censor my comment. Like yeah digital currency makes sense 15 minutes cities makes sense. But people are too stupid and the overreach and certain things are just absurd we should have the second amendment if they want to overreach. Unrestricted guns an unrestricted power for them not quite but you get the point but besides the point like I'm tired of all this stupid stuff like the immigration and things it's never going to end politicians will just take massive dumps on us all the time whenever they please

[@bowsette1802]

I agree with you. But these politicians you and Justin Trudeau they all attack and harass the Japanese they they all want to censor everything like the UN like they're all God damn evil. Like I

[@bowsette1802]

love not just bikes KZbin channel. And Doug Ford he's just evil playing God damn evil. And apparently KZbin likes to censor my comment. Like yeah digital currency makes sense 15

[@bowsette1802]

minutes cities makes sense. But people are too stupid and the overreach and certain things are just absurd we should have the second amendment if they want to overreach. Unrestricted guns an unrestricted power for them not quite but you get the point but besides the point like I'm tired of all this stupid stuff like the immigration and things it's never

[@sincitycaptive6999]

Can we address the TTC crosstown eyesore down Eglinton - what a disaster

[@greg116]

Getting rid of the bike lanes won't get rid of the bikes, they will now have the whole right lane to use, Just like the old days.

[@Raditz-oc3hj]

They're gonna get hit by the cars. Especially in the GTA and in the surrounding cities. I know how impatient drivers are from Toronto all the way to Cambridge.

[@lawrencehalpin6611]

Good on Mr. Ford for speaking logic and shame on the reporters who seem angry and bash everything that is good.

[@Dudefromtoronto]

Thankyou Doug!!! I hope this puts an end to the bloor bike lane expansion through Mississauga. At least in bloor west people have a subway. In Mississauga, it’s nothing but suburbs!!

[@marx-i7o]

id**

[@shinyredcobra]

Damn, backed up from here to Timbuktu?! I wouldn't want to be stuck in that traffic jam! 😅

[@TookAHikeNowWhat]

More cars = more traffic jams. I thought everyone knew this?

[@MrTeapots]

I live on Bloor and the bike lanes are heavily used. Bloor is still dangerous for cyclists and pedestrians but less so. Doug Ford should accept the fact that he will never be Mayor of Toronto and turn to the many problems of the Province instead.

[@tobechinosiri4402]

I appreciate your comment. Most of the smooth brained commentary here are from people coming from the outskirts and don't even live or socialize in the city. If they did, they could literally walk along Adelaide or Richmond Streets and see a constant stream of cyclists using the bike lanes well into the night past working hours. This is all just a distraction from the real bigger issues that the province is facing.

[@Lisa-ms6bd]

@@MrTeapots you must live in the more central area of Bloor. Out in the west end (Islington, Royal York, etc.), the bike lanes are very lightly travelled. It’s not unusual to see no bikes for long stretches of time, even during the summer. They don’t make sense everywhere and the city needs to make sure a bike lane would be well utilized before converting a lane of traffic. I do agree with you though that this shouldn’t be something the provincial government should be able to decide.

[@soberminded7716]

He has the power to do this,,, deal with it,,,,

[@t.j.henderson1234]

​@@Lisa-ms6bdthe bike lanes also reduce vehicle speeds, create a buffer for pedestrians and overall improve safety

[@Lisa-ms6bd]

@@t.j.henderson1234 I’m not against bike lanes if they’re well used. It’s the ones that I almost never see cyclists on (like the west section of Bloor) and where vehicle congestion has gotten worse that I don’t support.

[@darkglass3011]

Doug Ford: The cost of removal won't cost that much. Back when we removed the Jarvis Bike lanes, they were only a few hundred thousand dollars. The facts: The Jarvis Lanes were PAINTED ON. Of course they won't cost that much. The lanes on Bloor, Yonge and University however are an ENTIRELY different story because the city took advantage of scheduled maintainance and repair to install CEMENT barriers and RAISED sidewalks to REDUCE the costs of installation, which is actually fiscally and financially responsible compared to just installing new infrastructure willy-nilly. Destroying roads, installing new lane infrastructure, and then repaving it afterwards from scratch would have cost way more, but installing the new infrastructure during a time when they would be ripping up the roads ANYWAY for SCHEDULED maintainance was a smart and responsible move by Toronto's civil servants. This guy initially promised to compensate Toronto for destroying what we built, then decided to go back on his word by adding an amendment saying the Provincial government doesn't have to. ON TOP of that, the amendment also shields his government from any accountability if anyone gets hurt or killed because of his Government's actions. This guy NEEDS TO GO!

[@Anthony-rp1qc]

Look he's doing the "weave" 😂

[@montrealman24]

Totally avoided and refused to respond to the question concerning removing the right to sue for those injured...

[@johnshopkins4786]

Hes done that with every pressing question he ever gets asked.

[@Yorion33]

They shouldnt get to sue anyways. Most of the time bikers go three wide and dont even stay in their lane, but then when someone hits them out of their lane they freak out. They shouldnt get a paycheque just because they are irresponsible.

[@montrealman24]

@@Yorion33 Depending on the circumstances and relative assigned fault they may or may not win their claim but the government should not be immune from all prosecution ...imo

[@Jordy281]

These comments are CLEARLY people from people who do not live in Toronto and have NO idea the first thing about city panning. Bike lanes are WAY more effective at moving people throughout the city. If you take away the bike lane, all those people end up in cars. If he wants to make a real difference, stop building highway 413 (which is likely going to be a toll route like the 407), make the 407 free to use, and build better transit between cities

[@tobechinosiri4402]

Finally, a breath of fresh air and common sense in this sea of smooth brained commentary.

[@rickd438]

Not enough bikers in a winter climate to make your analysis true. Bikers can take other roads. No need for bike lanes on Yonge, Bloor and University.

[@Lisa-ms6bd]

I would encourage you to use the route along Bloor from Islington to Runnymede during rush hour. You should be able to count the number of cyclists on one hand. What’s the point in putting a bike lane where hardly any cyclists are using them?

[@hafizwildones]

@@rickd438 Okay why dont YOU take other roads. You have all the highways you can wish for, all the side streets you can ride on. Heck you're in a car just ride through trails and farms

[@rickd438]

@@hafizwildones Let's turn our city and economy upside down because 6 people want to ride a bike in the winter, makes sense.

[@mattbowyer6211]

Increasing car infrastructure by removing bike lanes will increase congestion, not improve it. A city core the size of Toronto cannot physically handle the use and storage of everyone owning a personal car. If your goal is to minimize congestion and move people most efficiently, invest more into public transit. Build your city for people, not cars

[@TripReviews]

Not at all it’s been proven in many communities to create congestion.

[@GothicArcadiaVEVO]

agreed. - Damian Krypt

[@Mr.Pepperwood]

I don't think Doug was saying they're going to get rid of them and call it a day, I beleive he's saying on the main roads where vehicle traffic is heaviest they're going to get rid of the bike lanes and then come up with other ways to introduce bike lanes on secondary roads which are less busy and in turn will help both with congestion on main roads and biker safety.

[@t.j.henderson1234]

​@@Mr.Pepperwoodwhy don't the cars use the secondary roads?

[@Hardyharharhair]

​@@Mr.Pepperwood This will not solve traffic, people will stop biking and more people will drive, using side roads as a main route discourage biking. imagine your in your car and I told you to go down young to take a side street, then turn to another side street, the turn to another side street, then turn to another side street, then turn to another side street now lets do that 10 more times(this will also increase your time to travel). If you were told to go this route or given the option of transit like a bus that goes down one straight route. Which one are you taking?

[@m.taylor]

What is causing traffic congestion is that most cars have only one occupant.

[@tejaskhandekar3868]

Wait...after being asked thrice, he didn't answer the question 😂

[@continentalmasters5432]

That’s politicians for you . They all liars

[@alexkim3794]

Its laughable how many ppl think getting rid of bike lanes will help in any way

[@johnhill8046]

Actually it will. More people, more condos and bike lines that are empty in winter. They need to go

[@alexkim3794]

@johnhill8046 so you got half size cars that you can drive on with??

[@realMAGAcanadian]

@@johnhill8046 Glad finally somebody admits CHAIN MIGRATION with millions of foreigners brought to the country in the past decades is the main cause for major road congestions, housing crisis and low wage job market! Thank you!

[@VaioletteWestover]

@@realMAGAcanadian China has 36 million people cities where people reach any point in the city within 15 minutes. Population is not a problem, failing to have infrastructure to accomodate is. China uses subways, transit, bike ROADS and car lanes all in conjunction to address the issue of people moving about. Canada is a glorified third world country that only knows about cars and haven't built substantial new subways since the 80s.

[@realMAGAcanadian]

@@VaioletteWestover As a VERY political Western person, I'm very anti-China and against those who live in China or abroad who support and glorify a country with a political system with no freedoms of any kind and especially freedom of speech and expression! That's why I strongly oppose any China-made imports and replace them with Canada, America or Western-products, electrical vehicles included! Now with Canada, the only reason for all problems ppl complain today including transportation issues is CHAIN MIGRATION or in short immigration (overwhelmingly from third-world countries with very large populations incompatible with Western-style cultures, traditions and lifestyle!) that slowly but surely started soon after Jean Chretien's Liberals took power in 1993! I came to Canada/Toronto in 1990, city had at least 1M fewer ppl than today, roads were very easily drivable cause no cars on the roads as not many ppl in the city (cars are driven by ppl, right?), nobody was complaining about any traffic congestions or freedom to bike anywhere in the city including major public roads! As long as politicians allow the entire underdeveloped world to settle in Canada, Toronto included, the transportation system that's able to accomodate any type of lifestyles (cars, subways, buses, streetcars, biking, etc.) will never be resolved! Have a great work week ahead!

[@larrylehmann2113]

I live north of the city and they have added bike lanes all over on the side roads.. the a-holes still ride in the center of the road!

[@hafizwildones]

That 'a-hole' is probably trying to get home to his family. It's not a us vs them situation. Freedom of choice to CHOOSE how people want to get places. You want to drive, then by all means it's your choice. He wants to ride his bike, thats HIS choice

[@danielmontgomery5431]

@@hafizwildones. Did you actually read the comment?

[@coreymichelle408]

I couldn’t agree, more. On 2 separate occasions a person on a bike in the bike lane had their DOG ON A LEASH! I was terrified because I didn’t want to hit the dog.

[@Eric-fw3gf]

They are absolute menaces!!! They run stop signs, red lights etc

[@spaceremains]

@@Eric-fw3gfSo do cars, whats your point?

[@Alphaskeptic]

How much exhaust do those lines of stalled cars spew out daily?

[@Raditz-oc3hj]

I support you Ford. Remove all the bike lanes from Cambridge as well. I rarely ever see any cyclists using those lanes. This has been such a waste of money.

[@bluethunder1951]

Why not just ban bikes all together, then there’s zero risks.

[@mathbathh]

yes because thats a great idea for kids to get to school

[@bluethunder1951]

@ what for a couple of blocks they need the exercise anyway.

[@JesterFace9]

Why not ban cars instead? At least you get exercise from bikes, cars cause obesity

[@ronal8824]

this just in: doug for discovers cars cause traffic; car bans underway

[@JesterFace9]

Ban cars instead, they are the ones which cause trafic!

[@mikehorrigan7806]

I ride my bike all over the city, I’m also a service technician in the city. Please remove the bike lanes. If you think it’s dangerous, you’re correct. Pay attention to your surroundings and take responsibility for your safety.

[@chrisanthony144]

Bike lanes feel unnecessary in the suburbs, but I get why they’re more needed in downtown Toronto. Meanwhile, on Port Union Road in Pickering, they've been building raised bike lanes for the past three years, causing endless traffic jams by reducing two lanes to just one. It's frustrating, especially since this road is a key connection from the highway to Rouge Hill GO Station and the Lakeshore Waterfront Trail. Who thought it was a good idea to take away an entire lane in such a high-traffic area?

[@rdl8878]

What’s the purpose of those people behind him.

[@anotheran]

I never need to worry about walking the bike lanes in downtown cuz there’s rarely any bikes

[@wrxs1781]

Well we do live in an arctic climate, and my bike goes away Nov 1st. the naysayers are just not realistic in keeping things moving in the city.

[@tobechinosiri4402]

It's easy to tell that you've never actually been to the city. Go and actually try that along Sherbourne, Bloor, University, and especially Adelaide and Richmond streets.

[@_K22]

Toronto is NOT in an Arctic climate lol

[@wrxs1781]

@@tobechinosiri4402 Bayview and Eglington is in the city, which I have happily vacated!

[@Megafoot2164]

My response to the Premier would be, that children , ride bicycles as well. It isn’t just adults that ride. The ability for a family centred activity that can promote health as well as being safe, is in jeopardy . Cars, and vehicles clog the roads and pollute. The highways leading into Toronto as well as around Toronto are clogged with gridlock every morning , afternoon, and evening, yet , the Province and the Premier aren’t removing the 401, the DVP , or the Gardiner Expressway. That is the logic that Doug Ford is using. Highways were built 25-30 years ago when the Province could have built subways and public transit. It’s all about choice. What choice’s were made then, and what it’s doing now. It may look good to rural audience’s but, in the city’s , this is a very real issue for voter’s. 🇨🇦✌🏼🇨🇦✌🏼🇨🇦🤨

[@tobechinosiri4402]

👍

[@woodgraingrippin4495]

High park is a great place for a family bike ride activity

[@Yorion33]

Your irresponsible if you take your kids on bikes onto Bloor or Younge anyways, just asking for your kids to get hit.

[@sandradesousa6581]

Many people died, failed to reach the hospital with only one line in an important Street in Toronto.

[@soberminded7716]

its all about them,,,, important bike riders,,

[@am34]

If cars are blocking the roads in the city, it sounds like we need less cars in the city. A good way to do that is by providing and encouraging alternatives modes of transportation to people like many cities with high populations (and less traffic) do.

[@stewart4491]

You in favour of unlimited imagrantion because they drive to can't have it both ways​@@am34

[@TookAHikeNowWhat]

Ok so what will be your solution when in 50 years there is 10x more cars? Do you think New York City does not have fires and fire departments? What do they do?

[@TookAHikeNowWhat]

Let's all deny that cities grow and become bigger and denser. Oh we're Toronto, we will avoid all the problems that BIGGER CITIES all have had to deal with (NYC, Tokyo, London, etc). How are we special? Do you think everyone is special and deserves to drive and park directly into Dundas & Yonge? How about no cyclists and no bike paths. You will still have all the same complaints.

[@theREALsum]

same thing happened during covid. family could not sue the privately owned old age homes who neglected the elderly. last minute change.

[@SharpShooterist]

Bike lanes are just about making us waste tons of fuel, stuck in grid-lock polluting the air at a time when fuel is historically expensive. This woke shit's gotta stop! God bless you Mr. Ford!

[@canconservative8976]

amazing that an agenda to curtail global warming (riding bikes) actually creates MORE pollution... just like the carbon footprint of an electric car! "everything woke turns to ......"

[@canadianloon6872]

Your brain dead

[@digginggopher]

It's not bikes polluting the air 😅 induced demand, make another lane and it fills up and you are back at square one, and now you have bikers taking Ubers putting another car on the road because there is no bike lane But bike lane or no bike lane we need more efficient public transportation

[@OmniUniv]

Welp definitely know you’re probably overweight as fuck like him haha no wonder. You want the world like wallie huh big boy lol 😂

[@canadianloon6872]

Bike lanes actually reduce congestion so your just incorrect tho what else should i expect from someone uneducated

[@TUZKGaming]

Look how bike lanes turned out in chicago! Costed them multi millions

[@maddoxmagennis1520]

Daily reminder that around the world, bike lanes have been correlated to reducing traffic, not increasing. They have also improved throughput on bloor, improved safety, improved accessibility, and been a major win for the environment by increasing bike traffic by 600% in the areas in which they exist

[@coffebean94]

Barking up the wrong tree here lol

[@joegeorge2202]

Thank You!

[@davidshakespeare9767]

Please remove HOV lanes also… watching a 800 HP Porsche with a GREEN plate makes me just use it and not care about the LAW!

[@xtrickster6556]

The bike lanes are absolutely unnecessary on major roads because emergency vehicles can't get through

[@rizz_the_dog]

This is not what fire and emergency service say. They say the opposite

[@DannyL-c6v]

Make a law, ride your bikes at your own risk.

[@DannyL-c6v]

​@@rizz_the_dog😮😢

[@marymarr3]

​@@rizz_the_doghahaha. Provide the data cause I've been on Yonge street many times when an emergency vehicle arrives and can't get past the cars because of the concrete slabs protecting the bike lane. Clown.

[@canadianloon6872]

You are a idiot and have zero clue what you’re talking about

[@kookamunga2458]

World-class cities everywhere, except here ,are seeing the benefits of a comprehensive bicycle infrastructure initiative. The bicycle is one of the best tools to reduce traffic in downtown city cores . I know this and Dutch urban planners also know this but Doug has his own experts .

[@JimMacintosh]

I’m a biker. I’m also a vehicle owner like most normal people. Screw bike lanes!!! (Saying cyclist is gay)

[@stevenlebel91]

Ataboy Dougie 👍

[@oboyboyle6654]

Toronto and Canadas weather is not suited for bike lanes …. This is not India

[@amazingamx1255]

If you have mountain bike tires, theres no issue in the winter

[@m.taylor]

Because of global warming, winter is very short and there is hardly any snow. People still jog and bike in the winter and roads are usually cleared of snow, except during the occasional extreme snowstorm.

[@mat.frazer]

Could Ford provide a map on these 'parallel' roads that do the same thing? If these roads are so good, why are they not being used by cars?

[@robertalan4717]

Because there is too many stop signs. This won't affect cyclists since they never stop at a stop sign.

[@amazingamx1255]

@@robertalan4717 wait till you learn of traffic lights

[@mat.frazer]

@@robertalan4717 cyclists do stop. Confirmation bias may make it appear otherwise. That's like saying everyone who drives a large pickup truck is entitled.

[@mat.frazer]

@@amazingamx1255 ya. Cars and trucks have this habit of not stopping properly. You're supposed to come to a complete stop before the white line.

[@Olympiacosgus]

Get rid of those bike lanes ASAP!

[@gagestandingready1472]

I live in Bloor west, it's a nightmare. Side streets ftw.

[@Dabber422]

Me too. It's nuts. I road a bike as a kid and never had a problem. Use the side streets not the main roods.

[@gagestandingready1472]

@Dabber422 My daughter and I bike on the side streets together for that reason today!

[@millennium581]

What side street follows bloor all the way? None but if you really think it's a practical idea why don't you drive on the side streets?

[@gagestandingready1472]

@millennium581 look at a map. It's not hard to navigate. Notice I said streets.

[@Dabber422]

@@millennium581 Because I pay a lot of money on car insurance to drive on the main streets.

[@donhlohinec2242]

keep up the fight against the bikes Doug. The same thing happened in hamilton, one night no bike lanes the next morning lanes everywhere without consultation with residents but I am sure there was consultation with bike groups.

[@adamkurekak]

I use them all the time and they're great

[@hyperbolicfilms]

Just because you didn't pay attention, didn't mean there was no consultation. Cities don't do anything without doing a study.

[@ZtoDownNot]

Ford didn't mention the infamous Dundas Ave which left turn, right turn, go straight & street cars all share one lane. Drivers are easily stuck for half an hour for half a kilometer during rush hour. Of course, bike lanes are always almost empty. So green!

[@qfc4life]

"49 million you think we are paving the streets with gold" go Doug

[@rizz_the_dog]

150 million to remove buke lanes. 100 milion in labour and 50 million in kickbacks to ford rriends

[@marymarr3]

How much to install them? How much time wasted each day fighting traffic? I could use more metrics but since you lack brains, I won't bother. Learn how to spell. 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@jacktheripper-hp9tx]

you must be russian it is 48 million look it up mor on

[@NatoWarPigs]

Roads are for cars !!!!!

[@hyperbolicfilms]

Roads are for people. You want to play with car, go buy a Matchbox and roll it on your living room floor.

[@millennium581]

Roads have literally existed for thousands of years. Cars have only existed for like 100 😂

[@ashishmusani7016]

yes, because we have flying bikes in the 21st century..

[@am34]

Roads existed well before cars. They were meant for people.

[@michaelkalus7802]

Roads are for horses. Just as the settlers of this country intended.

[@t.j.henderson1234]

This is simply a pandering and distraction tactic. Bike lanes make the streets safer for everyone, adding more car lanes does not reduce congestion

[@jonm3131]

Nothing like CONservative Doug Ford distracting sheep 🐑 with bike lanes instead of worrying about the catastrophes with the other billion dollar projects 🤦‍♂️

[@KR_5595]

HELL YEAH DOUGIE! Dont back down! Everyone be careful out there! Drive, bike, ride public transit, and walk safe! It is no one but your own responsibility to keep your self safe! Stay vigilant folks! Half a percent !!??? PLEASE!

[@boricuadetorontocanada]

I know they are necessary but can I be the first to say I hate bike lanes? Who is with me? 🙋🏽‍♂️

[@dootdoot1867]

Roads are for productivity. Not feelings.

[@rdl8878]

Same in Ottawa. Bike lanes on main downtown arteries and not on barely used side streets.

[@hyperbolicfilms]

If the side streets are barely used, drive your car on those.

[@JesterFace9]

There’s your solution, use the barely used side streets and avoid trafic!

[@am34]

There's a lot of businesses on those downtown arteries (many of those buildings existed before cars did). The people on bikes statistically stop and shop at the businesses a lot more than people just passing through in a car.

[@rdl8878]

@ It doesn’t matter. It’s a main artery. Cyclists can take side streets.

[@rdl8878]

@ Nope. Main arteries are there for cars.

[@Yorion33]

I work in the GTA everyday delivering furniture so im all over the place. These lanes BARELY GET USED. You may see three bikers actually using the lanes in a whole week. This is incredibly stupid. If they dont like it, ride on a different street or dont ride at all.

[@jasonrodgers8435]

He’s totally right. Parallels to main routes on secondary roads. Less cars and bike mixes. Less accidents. Common sense no?

[@hugorodrigo2323]

Does he even know that there are no secondary roads that run parallel to main roads?

[@jamiealite]

Bike lanes are more essential. Cyclists save the planet by not polluting with driving a vehicle.

[@eteledsiht]

🤣

[@bink6674]

Chinese made cycles ! Made by coal generated electricity ! Slave labour, subsidized by Canadian jobs, cyclists don’t pay road tax unlike cars. lol 😂 btw bike is a good idea in Toronto , not in freaking Hamilton or their small cities- no one bikes .

[@zrig1]

Driving in Vamcouver is brutal becaus of bike lanes being everywhere ... I agree, on secondary streets only.

[@sdiz3430]

As a Toronto life long cyclist to both school and work, I avoid using the vast majority of the bike lanes .... experienced city cyclers know how useless and dangerous they can be. The only bike lane that ever really made sense to me was the original Bloor bike lanes (constructed late 1980's) which extended from Broadview to Sherborne.

[@danawood4393]

I'm in London Ont and despise bike lanes. I've had 2 near misses this year of bikes losing control and falling into traffic in front of me

[@Bademocean]

He is right. No bike lanes !!!

[@tanjaluk7907]

Those reporters will be out of a job soon so they can cackle all they want! Bunch of GOOFS

[@lawrencehalpin6611]

I hope they are. They should report new and not fight battles for every woke idea out there.

[@Hardyharharhair]

@@lawrencehalpin6611 Bike lanes now woke, transit now woke. Why are bike lanes and caring about pedestrians lives woke? please use real language. Also they are reporting the news like asking questions?

[@Hardyharharhair]

people have been saying that for a long time, the reporters are still her,e also your a toronto sun watcher. You watch the 'TORONTO SUN' geriatric people who complain about kids on their lawn don't even watch this shit. Your like a pig eating up nonsensical shit.

[@lawrencehalpin6611]

@@Hardyharharhair I did not say bike lanes were woke. I said they focus on everything woke and for the minority and not the majority who pay for it all. I did not put it that clearly though.

[@bobcrane9945]

I would like to see the data that indicates how much faster traffic will go if the bike lanes are removed. When the way out of town on the Gardner and the DVP are stalled how can traffic in the downtown core move faster?

[@topec1263]

Each city should have at least a section - section connection for bike lanes, I agree we don't need it in ABSOLUTELY every section but you should be able to safely commute end to end in all 4 directions using a bike lane. Whether you turn a ton or you go in a straight line, safety for both and smooth traffic is what matters.

[@TentaclePentacle]

I'm with dougy on this one

[@acdatz6222]

Fix Ontario, leave Toronto to fix its own problems.

[@estebanrivera7068]

We as Torontonians want the bike lanes ! Doggie should focus on housing and people going hungry

[@joelorincz7802]

Thank you from all the delivery drivers! Get rid of the bike lanes asap!

[@tylerclayton6081]

Toronto Rapid Transit is awful. Even LA has a much better transit system. And they’re planning on doubling it. Meanwhile Toronto is only planning one new line. This is why the Toronto Metro Area is ranked as having the worst traffic in North America

[@edsmith2189]

Absolute stupidity in this broken country , FN bicycles before business , are you that stupid Canada.

[@YungStinkyWinky]

Bike lanes are good, actually.

[@davidleeosbourne2727]

For what?

[@YungStinkyWinky]

@@davidleeosbourne2727 Riding bikes in.

[@davidleeosbourne2727]

@@YungStinkyWinky lol just messing with ya

[@YungStinkyWinky]

@@davidleeosbourne2727 noooo I’m triggered and going to type out a 5-paragraph response!!! Just after I finish my soy latte

[@davidleeosbourne2727]

@@YungStinkyWinky soy latte nice

[@jsal9678]

This man speaks the plain truth

[@jacob123tyt]

It’s always the dumbest people that are the most vocal about taking out our cities biking lanes

[@vociferon-heraldofthewinte7763]

That bike riders don’t pay for?

[@ronal8824]

​@@vociferon-heraldofthewinte7763beleive it or not, owning a bike does not exempt you from paying taxes

[@jacob123tyt]

@@ronal8824 😂

[@hafizwildones]

@@vociferon-heraldofthewinte7763 That was the dumbest comment I've ever seen

[@JadenPlayerOne]

Exactly!

[@TookAHikeNowWhat]

I'm sorry but what does the Premiere and rest of the province have to do with bike lanes on Bloor St in downtown Toronto? This is a Toronto-only thing. Get out of our bed!

[@manfestiondaily]

They made senseless bike lanes in Brampton too

[@donniebahama]

bike lanes a ginormous waste of money in nearly any Canadian city

[@JesterFace9]

Loool look at how much an actual road costs, you’ll be shocked.

[@DieNibelungenliad]

Traffic lanes are far more expensive

[@brakiska]

wait what? When I lived in Montreal for 12 years, bikiking was so efficient and mostly enjoyable, event in winter, although it was rought in winter back then. After recently going through montreal, I saw a huge improvements and security for bikers. Just imagine if 100 000s+ bikers in a city like Montreal suddenly got a car? Nightmares

[@marymarr3]

He's right. 👏👏

[@mrpiotr5229]

Thank You Mr Ford

[@marcelcharette265]

I have no problem using secondary roads on bike. As long as they're actually going somewhere I might need to go. I have no problem sharing the road with others. I grew up in Calgary, where a bike was considered a vehicle and shared the road with others. You would get a ticket for riding on the sidewalk. You were expected to dismount and walk even a few feet. I know this because I rode as a bike courier for a few months the 90's. I don't know if it's still like that, but it seemed to work pretty well.

[@SuzukiKid400]

That is still the law in Ontario today. Nobody does it though!

[@TookAHikeNowWhat]

Open up the lanes = more cars = more traffic... hello

[@mkh9164]

I love Doug Ford. He is a one in a generation politician that has common sense & truly working for majority of people. Yes, there a need of bike lane in downtown but not on major roads like Danforth or Bloor. He is totally make sense. The radical left have made the roads downtown look like a maze. It so common to hear people or businesses avoiding downtown. The stress of driving downtown is so stressful and it's slowly killing people inside. I don't drive downtown and will avoid all cost going downtown. I support D. Ford 1000% !!!!!.

[@BigMike42024]

Defund CBC. Use 1% of that to pay for new bike lanes on side streets. Easy.

[@limbicnode3342]

I live in etob. Have not been in the city for 5 yrs now, I always head towards Miss now.

[@KrisH-yv8nu]

We have skate parks for skate boards, go kart tracks for go karts, hockey areas for hockey, mountian bike trails for mountian bikes and on and on. BIKERS ARE NOT SPECIAL!!!

[@KennethKing-xx7xq]

I agree with. Let's vote on getting this two face out . A lot of people are getting to know this Ford has to go

[@SuzukiKid400]

Lol ok there….we’re getting to know what it’s like to make logical decisions and not be afraid to rub the whiners with their pant leg tucked into their sock the wrong way