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Doug Ford makes several exaggerated claims about Toronto bike lanes | CBC News
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DOUG FORD MAKES SEVERAL EXAGGERATED CLAIMS ABOUT TORONTO BIKE LANES
Premier Doug Ford made several exaggerated claims about bike lanes in Toronto at
a news conference on Monday. Here’s a breakdown of Ford’s statements and the
accuracy of what he said.
HERE’S A BREAKDOWN OF THE PREMIER'S STATEMENTS AND THE ACCURACY OF WHAT HE SAID
Rochelle Raveendran · CBC News · Posted: Sep 24, 2024 1:26 PM PDT | Last
Updated: September 24
Premier Doug Ford's comments stand as the clearest window into the government's
deliberation on the new policy, which is expected to be made public later this
fall. The province has not yet responded to questions from CBC Toronto. (Evan
Mitsui/CBC)
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Premier Doug Ford made several exaggerated claims about bike lanes in Toronto at
a news conference on Monday — including a comment about emergency response times
increasing, which the city debunked two years ago.
Last week, CBC Toronto reported the Ontario government is considering bringing
forward legislation that could ban the installation of bike lanes when lanes for
motor vehicles are removed as a result.
* Ontario eyes barring new bike lanes where car lanes would be cut
The government has not answered direct questions from CBC Toronto about the
plan, so Ford's comments stand as the clearest window into the government's
deliberation on the new policy, which is expected to be made public later this
fall.
You can watch Ford's comments below.
WATCH | Ford makes exaggerated comments on Toronto bike lanes:
ONTARIO PREMIER DOUG FORD ON BIKE LANES
2 days ago
Duration 2:11
Ontario is considering bringing forward legislation that could prohibit the
installation of bike lanes when lanes for motor vehicles are removed. Speaking
to reporters Monday, Doug Ford said bike lanes belong on secondary streets, and
that they slow down emergency responders.
Here's a breakdown of Ford's statements and the accuracy of what he said:
THE CLAIM:
"Talk to our first responders that are pulling their hair out, the fire trucks
that can't get across the road because there's barriers or there's bike lanes
and they're backed up. Talk to our police that are trying to get to a call or
our paramedics. It's an absolute disaster, it's a nightmare."
THE FACTS:
In an email to CBC Toronto Tuesday, the city said emergency services have not
raised concerns about facing difficulties due to bike lanes.
"Emergency services are accustomed to manoeuvring through a variety of road
conditions throughout the city on a daily basis and will continue to take the
route that provides the fastest response based on the specific conditions at the
time of dispatch," the email said.
CBC Toronto has reached out to the Toronto Police Service.
In an email to CBC Toronto Tuesday, the city said emergency services have not
raised concerns about facing difficulties due to bike lanes. (Michael
Wilson/CBC)
In June, the city released an analysis of emergency response times related to
the Bloor Street West Complete Street Extension project. The extension included
installing cycle tracks separated by concrete curbs, bollards and planters.
After the project was installed, Toronto Fire's response time in the area
increased by 30 seconds, compared to the same period in 2022.
City-wide for the same period, fire response time increased by two seconds.
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Paramedic response time increased by 42 seconds in the area compared to before
the project was installed, data shows. However, its response time for the entire
city also increased by 45 seconds over the same period.
As well, in March 2022, during a meeting of the city's infrastructure and
environment committee, the chiefs of Toronto paramedics and Toronto Fire said
there was no evidence of increased emergency response times as a result of bike
lanes installed in midtown Toronto.
THE CLAIM:
"You go down on Hospital Row, University Avenue, paramedics are trying to get
someone to the hospital as quickly as possible. They take out a lane of traffic,
put bike lanes in there, it's cut down to one, it's jammed like crazy."
THE FACTS:
In an email, the city said emergency services have not raised any issues about
traffic on University Avenue.
CBC Toronto has reached out to hospitals on Hospital Row.
Among the premier's comments, Doug Ford said his brother, Rob Ford, built more
bike lanes in Toronto during his tenure as mayor than David Miller. This claim
is difficult to fact check based on available city data. (Chris Young/Canadian
Press)
THE CLAIM:
"Believe it or not, my brother Rob actually put more bike lanes in than David
Miller, but he didn't do it down the middle of University or Bloor or any of
those streets. He did it on the secondary arterial roads, side streets."
THE FACTS:
Based on city data, it is difficult to compare exactly how many bike lanes were
built under David Miller versus under Rob Ford.
The city has an open data portal that shows how many bikeways were installed in
Toronto from before 2001 to 2013.
Bikeways include cycle tracks, bike lanes, neighbourhood routes with sharrows,
multi-use trails and signed cycling routes, according to the dataset
description.
But the data does not specify which of the bikeways are in fact bike lanes.
According to city data, 317 bikeways were installed in the city from 2004 to
2010, while David Miller was mayor. However, the data does not specify how many
of these bikeways were bike lanes. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press)
Miller was elected mayor in November 2003 and served until 2010. According to
city data, from 2004 to 2010, 317 bikeways were installed in the city.
Ford was elected mayor in October 2010 and served until 2014. City data shows
117 bikeways were installed in Toronto from 2011 to 2013.
* Fight over proposed Jarvis Street bike lane underway
* Cycling advocates fight to save Jarvis bike lanes
In 2011, Ford supported the removal of bike lanes on Jarvis Street. Council
voted to remove the lanes in July 2011 at a cost of about $270,000. The city had
installed the lanes the year before for $86,000.
According to a CBC Toronto report from 2011, Ford's bicycle plan envisioned
building a cycling network separate from roadways along Toronto's ravines and
parks, without including plans for additional lanes or enhancements on the
city's roads.
Toronto's first separated bike lanes opened under Ford on Sherbourne Street in
2013.
THE CLAIM:
"Go on Bloor Street … There's a petition just in Etobicoke for 50,000 people,
signing to get rid of these bike lanes. You might see four or five bikes as you
see traffic lined up all the way down the road for kilometres and kilometres."
THE FACTS:
About 13,300 people have signed a petition on change.org calling for the
"re-evaluation and balanced integration" of bike lanes on Bloor Street in
Etobicoke.
The petition does not explicitly call for the bike lanes to be removed, but
expresses several concerns about the lanes — including that two lanes of traffic
in each direction are "crucial" for Bloor Street.
Cyclists are seen on the move in Toronto in November 2021. About 13,300 people
have signed a petition on change.org calling for the 're-evaluation and balanced
integration' of bike lanes on Bloor Street in Etobicoke. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)
"While we recognize the importance of providing right of way for bikes, this
should not come at the cost of significantly impeding the flow of vehicular
traffic or causing confusion that may lead to accidents," the petition
description reads.
Among the concerns, the petition says that residents and businesses in the area
have observed a "limited" number of cyclists using the bike lanes.
But a survey conducted by biking advocacy group Toronto Community Bikeways
Coalition found an 80 per cent increase in the number of cyclists at Bloor
Street W. and Royal York Road in Etobicoke.
* Parkdale residents at odds over a proposed bike route
* Councillor calls for charges after death of cyclist in Yorkville
The survey was based on a 24-hour count on Sept. 18 this year, compared to a
count from Aug. 16, 2023, before new protected cycle tracks were installed.
Over 500 cyclists were documented using the track further west on Bloor Street
at Islington Avenue in a 24-hour count on Sept. 18, though no baseline data
before the tracks were installed was available.
In another 24-hour count on the same day at Bloor Street and Runnymede, 1,465
cyclists were recorded at the intersection, the advocacy group said.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rochelle Raveendran
Rochelle Raveendran is a reporter for CBC News Toronto. She can be reached at:
rochelle.raveendran@cbc.ca.
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