People need space. Hey drivers, can you spare a bit of road? GlobeDebate
A cyclist rides down a bike lane normally occupied by traffic on Danforth Avenue during a pop-up street makeover in Toronto, on Aug. 23, 2019.In the 1970s, when architect Arthur Erickson designed the Law Courts building in Vancouver, he envisioned a grand plaza between the new courthouse and the old one across Robson Street, now the Vancouver Art Gallery. What Mr. Erickson had in mind was the city’s largest public square, right in the heart of downtown.
In New York, an extended stretch of Broadway was overhauled a decade ago, narrowing the space for cars and increasing it for bikes and people. Times Square, the most famous city block in the United States, was transformed from a constant snarl of traffic into a pedestrian mecca. Paris went car-free along part of the Right Bank of the Seine. San Francisco this year closed part of Market Street.
This week, Toronto City Council will consider a plan to add 25 kilometres of bike paths, including extending the short cycling route along Bloor Street far to the west and east, and carving a bike path out of University Avenue’s eight car lanes.
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