Six hours after the start of bruising debate and minutes before an expected vote, Toronto council punted a decision on how to remake north Yonge St. to an undetermined future meeting. City transportation staff told councillors both plans could improve street life on what many call a mini-highway, but rated the Tranform Yonge plan higher on streetscaping opportunities, pedestrian safety and conformity with council-endorsed “Complete Streets” guidelines. Earlier, he said regular people — not those with “fancy titles” — warned him Yonge bike lanes would increase gridlock. That could cost the economy, increase car pollution, and rob commuters of precious time with their families, he said. A win for his plan, first advanced in recent weeks by Councillor David Shiner, could have triggered criticism that he was pandering to suburban drivers.

Source: thestar March 27, 2018 22:37 UTC