Municipal elections are being held in Ontario this month.
The two biggest topics are 1) affordable housing and 2) road safety.
Radio shows and news articles highlight how lots of people are calling for complete bike lane networks around the suburbs and not just the downtown area.
Traffic stats for Toronto have shown that 2022 is on its way of reaching the pre-pandemic levels for fatalities and injuries. Many streets and roads have lowered the speed limit but some drivers just don't care as repeated offenders stock up speeding tickets. Bike lanes slow down traffic but our current Mayor have been known to remove bike lanes when drivers complain about being slowed down. He's the one to introduce VisionZero in 2016 but continues to give drivers priority over pedestrians and cyclists when drivers give pushback.