“…the number of new daily cycling trips generated across 10 major cycling routes added since the city started installing separated bike infrastructure in 2013 and got a value of 12,866. That’s an inexact figure, based on the city’s own data. Many routes haven’t been counted in a while. But even as a ballpark figure, I think it’s useful for those who want to speak about “fixing” Toronto’s traffic.”
It makes sense that Toronto traffic is an issue during this mayoral election. What doesn’t make sense is the idea that the way to solve cars jamming up our streets is to remove a bunch of bike infrastructure that enables people to choose an alternative to the cars jamming up our streets.
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Anti-bike lobby peddles misleading stats — and a bogus idea for fixing Toronto’s traffic (Toronto Star, April 15, 2023)
