{"id":69480,"date":"2024-11-11T07:02:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T12:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/?p=69480"},"modified":"2024-11-11T07:02:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T12:02:08","slug":"podcast-spacing-radio-083-the-war-on-bikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2024\/11\/11\/podcast-spacing-radio-083-the-war-on-bikes\/","title":{"rendered":"PODCAST: Spacing Radio 083, The War on Bikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Premier Doug Ford&#8217;s repeated promises to rip up bike lanes in Toronto, and possibly even other Ontario cities and towns, we&#8217;ve decided to dive deep into why and what that might mean for the future or road safety and city planning.<\/p>\n<p>We have a panel discussion featuring <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cycleto.ca\/\">Cycle Toronto<\/a> Executive Director Michael Longfied and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.torontotoday.ca\/?gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQiA88a5BhDPARIsAFj595hee4ht2W22oqWzev3kFJwqCfSCglYJihn3wZ1Bl0qH0YTFaV53dmwaAvAWEALw_wcB\">Toronto Today<\/a> Editor Allison Smith. 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