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SUMMARY:Fight for Bikes – Protest at Queen’s Park
DESCRIPTION:Why protest?\nBike lanes are vital for cities, making them safer, healthier, and promoting business. Toronto’s bike lanes are no exception; they are essential to the function of the city, and they are under threat.\nDoug Ford’s proposed Bill 212 plans to remove portions of the major bike lanes on Bloor, Yonge, and University, and impedes the creation of future bike lanes. We believe the bill is very dangerous both in terms of what it means for the future of bike infrastructure in Ontario and in terms of the ability of cities to govern themselves.\nThe Progressive Conservative government claims that bike lanes are bad for business and that by removing the bike lanes on these major streets gridlock will be reduced, but this is not true. Businesses in the Bloor Annex state that their business have flourished due to the bike lanes and that bike customers far exceed car ones. The Star found that bike lanes are not responsible for vehicle gridlock, since the addition of bike lanes to Toronto’s central roads commute times have both increased and decreased, largely due to external factors like construction and post-Covid traffic increases, not due to the bike lanes themselves.\nIf Ford has his way, these streets will be much more unsafe. Bicycle lanes reduce the likelihood of crashes by up to 45%, and in Toronto there have been numerous deaths due to a lack of cycling infrastructure. We cannot let this happen, we need to protect bike lanes not only for the sake of bikers but for the sake of the whole city.\nDetails:\nMeet us on the South Lawn of Queen’s Park on Saturday 23rd at 2pm. After a few speeches at the park, we will split into three groups to bike down University, Yonge and Bloor. Bring your bikes if you have them!\n \nWho are we?\n\n\n\n\nHi, Fight for Bikes is a grassroots organization created in response to Bill 212. Our aim is to fight for the protection of existing bike lanes in Toronto and advocate for the creation of new ones.\nWe’ve done one protest ( https://www.fightforbikes.org/past-events ) so far and are planning more so stay tuned!\nSo far, we’re just two University students but we’re growing fast. If you like what we’re about, please consider helping us out by getting involved ( https://www.fightforbikes.org/get-involved ).\n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://www.fightforbikes.org
CATEGORIES:Events,Toronto
LOCATION:110 Wellesley St W, Toronto, ON M7A 1A2
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