REID: Ford’s attack on bike lanes is also a planning problem
The City of Toronto has shifted its parking requirements for multi-unit buildings from cars to bikes – and needs those bike lanes for this strategy to work
By Dylan ReidA lot of good reasons against Ontario premier Doug Ford’s plans to not only block many planned bike lanes but rip up some existing one have been put forward, based on safety and travel efficiency, and even main street vitality. But there’s another angle too, and that’s how it messes up Toronto’s planning for adding housing for thousands of new residents (intensification, it should be noted, that is mandated by the provincial government). In 2021, Toronto abolished car parking minimums for... Read more
