More than seven years after council first approved a study putting bike infrastructure on the major east-west routes, council has approved making the lanes a permanent part of the city streets. On Wednesday, the recommendation from staff saw little debate from a council that has often argued about a “war on cars” when it comes to sharing the road and even saw council rivals congratulating one another on working together. According to a staff report, cyclists now represent approximately one-third of all vehicles entering the downtown core in the morning along Adelaide St. and leaving in the afternoon along Richmond St. Council also approved, on the recommendation of staff, moving the Adelaide St. lane to the north side of the street to improve safety. A motion from Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam to work with the local BIAs on the design of that lane shift to improve road safety also passed.

Source: thestar January 30, 2019 23:37 UTC