Especially loved how they mentioned the bike lane flip flop.
If you want the Bloor W lanes saved do not get this guy in! It’ll embolden Ford to proceed with full removals anyway
/s aside, these drivers are soon going to wish the bike lanes were never removed.
Slow bikes that were once out of your way are now forced in your lane. Slowing you down even more.
And if this confrontation lasted longer, the driver would be causing even worse traffic for everyone behind him
Marco Martins just came out against the Dufferin bus lanes, claiming they are “empty” and causing traffic.
They also got the endorsement from IntegrityTO, an organization where the bus lanes live rent free in their head.
If you don’t want the Dufferin to suffer again, this is not the candidate you want in City Hall!
Quickly created this to build support for the bike lanes, so the backlash is so severe it becomes politically costly for Ford to proceed.
Please print/post this to as many places as possible!
Ideally post this at intersections so cyclists/pedestrians can read it when they're stopped at a red light.
First the Guardian and now this. European outlets are looking at Toronto in shame as their cities are rapidly expanding their infrastructure.
Whereas in Toronto and Alberta they’re removing the little infrastructure they have
Shame on you.
TTCRiders is doing a survey to identify transit riders’ priorities ahead of the municipal election.
Strongly suggest filling it out, as it’ll helps them hold candidates to account (for example, which candidates will prioritize RapidTO lanes).
If you use the TTC, strongly suggest filling it out!
Do you care about our bike lanes? Do you want fewer cars on the road?
SHOW UP AND SHARE!
Will post an update when available
Bikes that were once out of your way will now be IN YOUR LANE.
Clearly from this video they will be much happier and will get to their destination faster /s.
You’re going to wish the bike lanes were never removed in the first place.
Dont want this to be your future commute? Then please join us and help us save them once and for all.
So you can pass us safely at the speed limit and we’re not in your way
In Montreal right now. This is Rue St Catherine, a road that used to look just like Ossington Ave, Parkside Dr, and many other 4 lane arteries.
They redesigned it so the sidewalk are wider, and cars can now only drive in one direction.
Even though they aren’t marked as bike lanes (there are no signs that characterize it as such), cyclists can still ride both ways between the sewer grades and the sidewalk.
I rode down the stretch and felt safe. Despite no presence of bike lanes.
If you remove through traffic and slow down the remaining cars, you don’t need bike lanes.
Repost from peopleinhighpark.
Even if let’s say 350 cyclists switch to driving, that means an extra backlog of 1.6km of cars in your way.
On top of the already existing traffic ahead of you.
1.6km is the same distance as High Park Ave and Jane St.
Is this what you really want? You will not get home to your families quicker.
You will get in worse gridlock than ever before, because the cyclists that were once out of your way are now in your lane.
You are going to wish the bike lanes were never removed.
Repost from bonniecarb.
/s aside, I am loving all these posts telling people the truth, this needs to continue.
The political cost of removing the bike lanes needs to be so great from all this video evidence and non violent direct action that he’s ultimately forced not do it
I noticed when Prabmeet first introduced bill 212 in 2024, most of the comments were anti bike and in favour of the removals.
Now with him “celebrating” the court decision, the reaction is way more ratiod.
Most of the comments are pro bike and have tons of likes, whereas the anti bike comments are either ratiod or bombarded with pro bike comments.
Maybe this is a sign Ontarians are finally realizing the benefits bike lanes have, and are less likely to fall for car brain propaganda?
It’s a very interesting observation I noticed and somewhat gives me hope…
Repost from Peopleinhighpark.
/s aside these drivers really should be looking forward to be trotting behind a slow cyclist forced to take the lane.
We need to tell drivers these 2 things that are more likely to happen now if we want their support
—They will now be stuck behind a 15-20km/h bike instead of them being out of their way, making their commute slower
—The odds of drivers getting in a crash will skyrocket 54%, which means you’re far more likely to deal with a 4-5 figure repair bill, and increased insurance.
Source of the 54% stat: Ford’s own documents
Am I exaggerating? Maybe. But my point is, we’re not going to win this fight if the only people defending our bike lanes are cyclists.
So here’s what I need all of you to do. If we don’t do this the odds of our bike lanes getting ripped up shoot up.
If you have co-worker, friends, family, ESPECIALLY people who drive to Toronto to work,
—Tell them why they benefit if the bike lanes stay, and why their commute will get worse if they get torn up.
—More people biking on safe infrastructure means fewer cars blocking their way
—Cyclists are out of your way, you can safely pass them at the speed limit instead of having to slow down.
—If the bike lanes get ripped up your odds of getting in a crash as a driver go up 54%
—Which means a 5 figure repair bill added to your cost of living and increased insurance!
—Or even worse, life altering injuries. They need to know the stakes!
—And most importantly, tell them to show up at the rallies!
Convincing non cyclists is how we will win this battle.
No we can’t convince everyone. But if we can get enough people to join us besides just cyclists, .
Please go out and do this today! It only takes a few minutes out of your day.
Now is the time to get this work done before the big fight ahead of us begins.
Cycle Toronto’s Defend Bloor petition has now surpassed 1000 signatures, and signatures have skyrocketed since the disappointing news.
Please sign/share to spread the word!! https://www.cycleto.ca/defendbloor
Time to go all in to save this infrastructure like our lives depend on it (literally)
The optimist in me thinks the bike lane battle will ultimately be decided by the mayoral election.
We can either send Ford a message saying this bike lane war is pointless.
Or we can cave in and let Ford and his ally BradBrad make the city worse for everyone.
Time to fight like hell to keep our bike lanes.
If any protests pop up it’s IMPERATIVE you attend.
We are going to need massive turnouts
Time to maximize public pressure on this government that they are forced to back down.