Organizers with a community group in Toronto’s east end are concerned a potentially big project – with bike lane and streetscape upgrades – could be collecting dust and it’s not clear if the holdup may be connected to the Ford government’s proposed restrictions on municipalities.
The concerns from the group ‘Danforth-Kingston 4 All’ came after the Tory government tabled a bill that would require municipalities to get permission to install a bike lane if it removes a lane of vehicle traffic.
The 10-kilometre stretch of roadway in question stretches from East York’s edge into Scarborough along Danforth and Kingston roads – a part of Toronto the group argues needs to be safer and more enjoyable.
“Right now, it’s operating like a highway in our community and we need it to be more, something we can all use,” Ella Wind, of Danforth-Kingston 4 All, told CTV News Toronto on Wednesday.
The City of Torontoidentified …