Supporters of the bike lane are wise to pay attention to how Bloor’s business owners are faring. The cafe had recently told a TV news station that the new separated bike lane on Bloor St. was hurting its business. Although he’s taking their concerns seriously, Layton argued that it’s too early to know the long-term impact of the bike lanes on businesses. But I don’t see that there’s any reason why we can’t ensure that the bike lanes themselves work well for everybody,” he said. Matthew Languay, who runs Basecamp Climbing at Manning Ave., said he hopes the bike lane stays put.

Source: thestar October 23, 2016 22:41 UTC