Ford is back. His threat to rip the heart out of Toronto's safe cycling network could be enacted as soon as this month. Tomorrow morning, March 18th at 7:30am we're mobilizing at Queen's Park to remind our representatives that we won't lie down while they tear up the safe streets Toronto is trying to build.
The Ontario government has “retained an engineering company to complete design work, as it prepares to reinstate vehicle lanes on Bloor Street West, Yonge Street and University Avenue”.
The company is Stantec Consulting Ltd.
CycleTO is just a few supporters short of their mailing campaign goal!
One last one before work, I'll be at the next Fight For Bikes rally at Queen's Park on Saturday November 23 @ 2PM!
We're meeting on the QP South Lawn and then after speeches, we'll be splitting into groups and riding along our bike lanes on Bloor, Yonge, and University while we've got them.
Doug Ford has heard the proposal to subsidize cargo traffic on the 407 as a gridlock fix on the 401.
He wants the 413 bypass because it enriches his donors that own developable land along its route, and because this taxpayer constructed hwy can then be sold to private investors to reap the benefits of tolling it.
He's hiding this behind the facade of removing bike lanes in a city his supporters hate visiting and would never live in. They're eating it up.
Over 80% of Bill 212 is about HWY 413 and its future as a tolled hwy.
Doug Ford is using removal of bike lanes in Toronto to distract his supporters from his plan to harshly fine and jail landowners along the HWY 413 that oppose it's construction.
Bill 212 also includes the mechanisms to make sure HWY 413 is equipped to support toll reader infrastructure.
Ben Durham discusses the bill in depth.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=8-1vT0TmQjs
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