@realJohnKotyk@broddy83@fordnation For both actually as opposed to streets with cars, something like 98% of fatal accidents involve some form of gas powered vehicle. And rates of serious injury are also high.
@realJohnKotyk@broddy83@fordnation There are actually a lot of stats for bike use along the bloor corridor from actual traffic counts done for the city. The ones in the annex in particular are enlightening and show just how out.of touch this plan is.
@realJohnKotyk@broddy83@fordnation Bloor should be pedestrianized actually that would be an even better use of the space. And then you can park and subway along.
@Josephk90@JimsonHogarth@sitkamedia So the answer in other words is cutting development fees that fund infrastructure, and sticking those costs on to existing residents. Basically what trickle down economics did in a more general sense.
@Josephk90@JimsonHogarth@sitkamedia Thats what your doing, if we pet developers do whatever they want housing will be affordable is your position. The issue is that has never happened anywhere.
@realJohnKotyk@broddy83@fordnation Why dont we revisit the jarvis bike lane removal and look at the major time savings that created if this is a good idea? You remember that project rob and doug stopped talking about in 2011 when it did zero to reduce travel times.
@mvbenter@JimsonHogarth@sitkamedia Yes, you can deffinately increase land value by changing the zoning, which by extension makes financing easier to secure.
@flofer19@2sneakpeek@CP24 The parked cars on bloor will be back and the stopped trucks that always blocked the second lane during rush hour, and these guys will still be mad and have moved on to the next thing having accomplished nothing.
@45inda6@9BallOverAll@CP24 We have Jarvis st as the case study in why this thinking doesnt work. Theirs a reason why Rob and doug didnt mention Jarvis once after 2011, because the travel time numbers basically didnt change at all once they removed the lanes there. So had to move on to the next thing.