Yup, that's it. Take up as much space as I can.
If the Bloor lanes get removed. I'm going to do that pool noodle thing for safe passing and take the lane every time.
Yup. Anything to distract the populace as he pushes private healthcare and education.
Quick question, what does the mayor have to do with this?
The joke in local politics has been "Doug Ford is the wort mayor Toronto has ever had" because he's constantly meddling in Municipal affairs in retribution for failing to win the mayoral election. This was a jab at Ford, not Chow.
But what are the odds of it passing? I guess quite high, otherwise we wouldn’t be worried about it.
Pretty much guaranteed. The cons have a majority and can do whatever they want.
Doug Ford was never mayor.
I think you missed my jab there. You're right he was never elected the mayor of Toronto, but as the Premier of Ontario, he has meddled in what would be Toronto municipal jurisdiction more than any premier before Mike Harris amalgamated Toronto. The joke in local politics has been "He's the worst mayor of Toronto ever" when he does stuff like this.
Second, Ontario can order Toronto to remove them, but Toronto can refuse or take them to court. I doubt the MTO is going to send a crew into downtown Toronto – it’s not their turf.
They can, but will they? Olivia Chow has been abscent from this discussion since it started. And as someone who actually cycles to her job, she has stonewalled CycleTO. She's going out of her way to not present herself as a cycling mayor for some reason.
Third, if Ontario contracts a third party to do the work, they’d be setting themselves up for getting named in a lawsuit.
He just has to legislate it away. There is no risk for him. And at worst, taxpayers will pay for it.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he plans to remove bike lanes from three Toronto streets, whatever the data submitted by city officials.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/31516123
> It's happening, the worst mayor Toronto has ever had is removing three major recently completed bike lanes at tax payer expense. That's right, Ontario tax payers are footing the bill for Ford to meddle in Toronto municipal infrastructure. This is of course to distract us from failing healthcare and education while appealing to his mostly car centric base. > > There is a protest happening Wed. 23rd of October, please come out if you can. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rally-ride-for-road-safety-tickets-1045417761667
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he plans to remove bike lanes from three Toronto streets, whatever the data submitted by city officials.
It's happening, the worst mayor Toronto has ever had is removing three major recently completed bike lanes at tax payer expense. That's right, Ontario tax payers are footing the bill for Ford to meddle in Toronto municipal infrastructure. This is of course to distract us from failing healthcare and education while appealing to his mostly car centric base.
There is a protest happening Wed. 23rd of October, please come out if you can. https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/rally-ride-for-road-safety-tickets-1045417761667
457 likes, 53 comments - thebikinglawyer on October 18, 2024: "Hey Everyone PC MPP Christine Hogarth wants your feedback on whether the bike lanes on Bloor West should be removed immediately. Please send her a polite email advising of your position: christine.hogarth@pc.ola.org".
To gather more votes from the majority of the electorate who drive into the city.
Bike lanes only serve those who live in Toronto and those people don't vote for these clowns anyways. Hell, even people who never drive where there are bike lanes will like this to give the middle finger to all the people who bike in the city.
Yeah, apparently paying for a service you use and enjoy is stupid or something. 🤷♂️
I just pay for YouTube premium family. We all get add free YouTube. Plus music which we all use. It's a great value and no hastle. More money goes to creators this way as well.
The CEO of the company that fired me consistently goes up on stage and talks about the transformative power of AI. The company does not use AI for shit.
Yup. Perfect is the enemy of good. If you wait for everything to be just right, nothing ever happens.
Something like 43% of all marriages in the US end in divorce. Take into account that many people who want to, can't due to economic or societal reasons so the number of unhappy marriages is well over half.
My local lumber/hardware store has purchased a bunch of them for deliveries in the city. Ford EVs are everywhere I look now. Second only to Tesla. Anecdotal, but I'm sure not all of them are YouTubers. Most of them look like actual working trucks with gear in the back (for the lightning. Obviously not for the Mach-e which I see more of)
Hyundai seems to be the top choice right now. They have the best combination of value, features, technology and reliability.
The Ioniq 5 is, at least where I live in Canada, is on a perpetual waitlist (except for the base 2wd model nobody wants). I'm personally waiting for the Ioniq 7 to replace my rusting Outback.
That's not a commute. I don't commute by car at all. I bike or take transit if I have to commute. A cars sole purpose for me is long trips with the family and going to the cottage, which is 320km away.
That take only works for families with multiple cars. A car would be pointless for me with a less than a 450km (280m) range.
Audi: too expensive, poor reliability Subaru/Toyota: released a shit compliance car.
Again, overpriced junk. My point is that it's not that nobody wants EVs. It's that nobody wants the crap these makers are selling.
A new one in my cycling experience in Toronto. I got rear ended by a food delivery cyclist. They were too busy looking at their phone to notice the light was red. After hitting me, appologiesing, they continued on their way running the red light while looking at their phone.