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Permalink Reply by Barbra Mann on May 3, 2012 at 1:52pm

http://www.theworld.org/2012/05/war-on-the-streets-of-toronto-motor...

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Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on May 3, 2012 at 2:54pm

With a name like Ford, I'm not surprised that this guy is favoring cars over bicycles.

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Permalink Reply by MagMileMarauder on May 3, 2012 at 3:42pm

Looks like Mr. Ford could use some of the benefits from cycling.

Adam Herstein said:

With a name like Ford, I'm not surprised that this guy is favoring cars over bicycles.

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Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on May 3, 2012 at 3:43pm

He looks positively evil in that photo.

MagMileMarauder said:

Looks like Mr. Ford could use some of the benefits from cycling.

Adam Herstein said:

With a name like Ford, I'm not surprised that this guy is favoring cars over bicycles.

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Permalink Reply by Allen Wrench on May 3, 2012 at 3:56pm

here's another recent article about this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17914504

Toronto has fewer unused small streets (like Wolcott instead of Damen for example) in my limited experience, so it could really use the bike lanes they are taking out.

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Permalink Reply by Joe Willis on May 3, 2012 at 4:48pm

i caught some of this on NPR today and it seemed very nonpartisen on the subject.

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Permalink Reply by Gort 12-mile Pinklegneep on May 3, 2012 at 8:11pm

Bob Ford more like... blob form

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Permalink Reply by MagMileMarauder on May 3, 2012 at 10:36pm

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on May 4, 2012 at 12:36am

In my experience there, congestion on major streets can get pretty bad.  I'd agree with Allen's comment about fewer small streets that go through.  Seems tougher to get very far there without getting on a major street, at least within a few miles of downtown.

Allen Wrench said:

here's another recent article about this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-17914504

Toronto has fewer unused small streets (like Wolcott instead of Damen for example) in my limited experience, so it could really use the bike lanes they are taking out.

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Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on May 4, 2012 at 10:40am

That last one is simply divine.  Meme mash-up extraordinaire!  

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Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on May 4, 2012 at 11:42am

I was thinking the same thing, if parts of our city would remove on street parking, those nasty entitled cagers would certainly be foaming at the mouth.

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