Letters to the Editor, June 13, 2025
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GRIDLOCK BLUES
On a recent Tuesday, I had some business to attend to at Bay and College. Since I’d never consider driving downtown, I decided to bike from my home north of Eglinton Ave. W. While traversing Bloor St. eastbound to Bay St., I noticed many ‘two-wheeled’ vehicles in the bike lanes and not many cars on the road, perhaps because it was mid-afternoon before rush hour. Now, I voted for the Tories but on the issue of bike lane removal, I totally disagree with Premier Doug Ford. Unfortunately, rather than move into the 21st century like most cities worldwide, we are adopting the 1950s Trumpian position ‘Drive baby drive, drill baby drill.’ Gridlock in Toronto is the result of too many cars on the road, too much poorly planned construction, and an embarrassingly uncompleted Crosstown project — which would reduce road traffic on Eglinton and the main southbound routes from this artery. The current bike lanes are, in fact, unsafe for cyclists as I saw e-bikes, scooters and even motorbikes using them. The speed of these motorized two-wheeled bikes is not being enforced and they are often travelling at speeds approaching 50 km/h — an accident waiting to happen. Remove the bike lanes and they’ll be on the sidewalk terrorizing pedestrians.
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Allan Leggate
Toronto
(Perhaps because there is no on the ground? Bike lanes where they make sense should be the policy, not just installed at the whim of a failed mayor because of ideology)
LET’S MAKE A DEAL
Having a trade deal with the Trump administration is of no great value if Donald Trump can declare at any time that a particular type of importation is a threat to national security. I hope that the new agreement includes working along the following lines: At the time of signing, no tariff rate or exemption allowed under this treaty was a threat to national security in either of the parties.
Bruce Couchman
Ottawa
(Any deal is going to require strong language)
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