Comment 106883

By kevlahan (registered) | Posted December 10, 2014 at 15:53:33

Isn't it going to cost more money to remove the bus lane than just leave it in place?

This is isn't about money, especially as the cost of the bus lane was not paid by the City. It is about just giving up when and going back to the status quo when the the pilot project is unpopular and has implementation problems, rather than actually seeing if the concerns are justified and can be fixed.

It would be better if Council actually waited for the report before making a decision. Otherwise we've really wasted the Metrolinx money.

And why do councillors listen when some shop owner complain about the bus lane, but not when others complain about the one-way streets and unpleasant conditions for their customers? Did they tell the shop owners that their customers should just suck it up and cross the street, or figure out how to drive next to a bus lane?

Finally, shouldn't the rest of council at least give the benefit of the doubt to the councillor whose ward the bus lane is actually in?

Farr wants to wait for the report, which is a pretty reasonable request.

I don't recall Ward 1-3 councillors trying to micromanage street designs in other parts of the city which have a lot of traffic. Should the rest of Council impose a one way design on King St in Dundas, cancel the re-design of Wilson Street in Ancaster or make Upper James and Upper Wentworth into a paired one-way over the wishes of residents and the local Councillor? There are lots of people from other parts of the city who need to drive on those streets as well.

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