Removing bike lanes on sections of Bloor Street, Yonge Street, and University Avenue could cost taxpayers at least $48 million.
Mayor Olivia Chow says the province’s plan to unilaterally remove bike lanes along some of the city’s major streets could make congestion worse
“This estimate includes the cost of road reconstruction for sections of the streets that were recently reconstructed and would need to be rebuilt, and road resurfacing that would be required for other sections,” staff wrote in the report posted on Wednesday. “As Mayor, it is my responsibility to stand up for the decision-making authority of City Council and the expertise of our professional public service which supports that decision-making,” Chow wrote in her motion.
“Bill 212 is yet another overreaching attack on the people of Toronto, proposing to wastefully tear up millions of dollars of newly constructed roads in order to distort how Toronto Council balances competing demands for street space, climate action, affordability, road safety, tree cover and quality of life.”
Data also shows that pedestrian injury collisions and motorists’ injuries in the area decreased, according to the staff report.
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