October 29, 2020 - Toronto city council has approved a plan that could see the installation of protected bike lanes by summer 2021 on a 6km section of Yonge Street from Bloor Street to Lawrence Avenue reports the CBC.ca.
Adopted by a 19-3 vote, the motion also calls for the city to explore adding temporary bike lanes on the same section in conjunction with new on-street patios and other traffic-calming measures.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has brought about a new way of looking at transportation. We’re telling people Yonge Street is not just a highway,” said Coun. Mike Colle, who represents Ward 8, Eglinton-Lawrence, and was among the most vocal supporters of the plan.
Toronto has rapidly expanded its network of protected bike lanes since the start of the pandemic. Since the spring, the city has added new bike lanes on University Avenue, Danforth Avenue and Bloor Street.
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