Students and teachers from local schools turned out in full force Thursday to express their support for the Bloor St. bike lanes, which were installed last August after decades of advocacy from Toronto’s cycling community. Ben Spurr / Toronto Star ) Order this photoStudents and teachers from five local schools rallied on Thursday morning to express their support for the Bloor St. bike lanes. “If we had bike lanes, more people would be encouraged and inclined to cycle, and the more people cycling the more sustainable our community becomes.” The lanes extend along a 2.6-kilometre stretch of Bloor St. from Shaw. The city installed separated bike lanes on Bloor St. last August after decades of advocacy from Toronto’s cycling community. “It would be great to have a unanimous vote from city council that’s saying this project is key.

Source: thestar June 01, 2017 15:56 UTC