But on Monday transit advocacy was also on the menu at the King St. West restaurant, when about 20 supporters of the contentious King streetcar pilot project congregated there to show their love for local businesses. Vuong said he got the idea to support local restaurants earlier this month after Al Carbone, the owner of Kit Kat Italian Bar & Grill on King, put up ice sculptures of middle fingers along the street to protest the streetcar project . The city launched the pilot project in order to free up streetcar movement on King, which is the TTC’s busiest surface route and carries more than 72,000 riders a day. Left turns on King are also prohibited, and the city removed 180 on-street parking spots. He argued it would have been easier on businesses if the city had launched it in spring when foot traffic on King is heavy.

Source: thestar January 29, 2018 22:52 UTC