Dupont gets a Lego bike lane for a few hours

Not as stupid as your retarded comment.

I know, right? How dare someone humorously and harmlessly point out the need for complete streets in our city? I should be able to drive in downtown Toronto as if it were a highway with no regard for the people who actually live there. Damn hippies and communists.

Whats STUPID is removing the damn left turning lane at that intersection. ONLY because motorists are too stupid to get into the right lane before its too late and everyones too pissed from bein stopped to let anyone in. Thanks gas station that charges 8 cents less than everywhere else that makes lansdowne and dupont a fuckin mess and im pretty sure ultimately messed up the entire intersection

Further proof we have patient and respectful drivers in this town. Otherwise the 'artist' wouldn't be alive to finish their spectacle. They'd have been run over.

WTF makes this art? Get a job...

What does it have to do having a job exactly? I ride my bike along Dupont every day to work.
Moving the start of the bike lane west of Lansdowne hasn't helped the horrible traffic congestion on Dupont, and has made that intersection much less comfortable to cycle though. Great idea for making the point.

Art IS a job. It's work is to make you think. For some of you, this lego project it made you think. That's what makes it art. For those of you who said "get a real job", it's clear you are unable to think. That's what makes me sad for you.

Not funny, artistic, or even slightly amusing.

Hilarious! Also, it's clearly Duplo. :)

This s why we shouldn't let our kids play out in the streets!

I see a helicopter from the original Lego airport in there (the yellow one)! Cool!

Toronto has the worst drivers in the world,so for idiots to f with the street with some childish distraction that could cause an accident is beyond irresponsible and dangerous.

Where the f is your common sense, people?

does a scratch in the paint job break the magical spell that distracts from your small dick?

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I love all the "get a job" tags. Most artists I know hold down a full time or a couple of part-time jobs while still making relevant, thought-provoking work. While you're what ... watching Vampire Diaries? Making your picks for a fantasy hockey pool?
Lay off the Lebowski tag lines. They're not as effective as you think they are.

I am both a motorist and cyclist. I'm all for bike lanes where they work but I am willing to hazard to say that the Dupont bike lane is the most poorly implemented bike lane in the city. It just does not work. The purpose of bike lanes is to allow people to ride bikes to help reduce pollution. However, the only outcome of this bike lane has been more cars idling and heavier traffic and causing more pollution. I honestly think Toronto would benefit from a cycling network and in areas where there is heavier traffic flow, move the bike lane to the side walk. Just make sure that the bike lanes are clearly indicated for the rider and that pedestrians still have the right of way. I think this will allow traffic to move faster and lower the death rate of cyclists. People seem to protest the idea of a bike lane on the sidewalk but, if you really think about it, what combination would equal less possibility of death bikes and cars or bikes and pedestrians? I say the latter. Also, there are far too many cyclists in Toronto who do not follow the laws. This ruins the reputation for cyclists who do. Every morning I see at least 1 cyclist ride through a stop sign like it does not apply to them or someone weave in and out of traffic at random. I think if the demand is for more cycling activity in this city, then it makes sense an increase in policing cyclists should also take effect.

That's right. Vampire Diaries is back on, I wonder what will happen with Stephan going all bad this season.

Alan Partridge fan?

i believe the correct spelling would be lexii, but i could be wrong.

cock piss partridge

Whimsical art. Look it up. It was a cute and harmless installation. Relax!

So here we go...the Dupont/Annette bike lanes were introduced in the first place on a fraudulent basis. Impact studies assessing how badly the traffic would be fucked up were conducted by NDP consultants hired at the behest of the Miller cabal, specifically to produce findings for City Traffic that showed minimal impact on commuting times. The estimated impact on travel time for a vehicle traveling from Jane to Lansdowne in rush hour was purported to be an additional ONE MINUTE!!!

What the city's crooked traffic analysis never took into account was not just the volume of traffic along Annette and especially Dupont, but the nature of that traffic. An extraordinary number of vehicles traversing this corridor are light and heavy trucks - from contractors' pickups to dump trucks to concrete trucks. This corridor has always been, and unavoidably will remain, a place where working people drive the vehicles that they need in order to make their contribution to the economy. They just can't hop on the bus or ride a bike carrying 50 2x4x12s and a toolbox.

You know what - I love my bike. I ride my bike. But I would rather eat broken beer bottles than take it from Jane to Lansdowne in rush hour. The bike lanes in this corridor are a failure - they don't work for anybody and it's time to reconsider them entirely.

Wow I guess it's not the US that is becoming hyper-polarized...

That being said- haha someone driving a Lexus called someone else a deuchebag.. I guess driving 75 and not signalling makes it hard to avoid obstacles that come up on the road..

But seriously people need to stop with statements like the above because they bring us down to the level of people that come on here and say all art is bad or that the person who did this doesn't have a job.. Those people sounds like pig-fucking hillbillys with an IQ of 10 :)

Instead of using inflamitory comments I'd love to see the day when people talk on an online comment the way they do in real life.. I bet 99% of you (including me) wouldn't have the balls to say those comments to the other person's face... then again maybe you would.. still gets in the way of a proper dialogue, what are we 12 year olds on the playground?

Bikes need routes to get around.. maybe they don't have to follow major roads though.. The traffic/selfish driving/inept road construction practices are bogging down this city's efficiency, health, and personal finances.

I'm for a strategically palnned sidewalk lane..

as stated before.. bike + person leads to less deaths than bike + car. If bikers watched out where they were going more then pedestrians could too.. take one of your ipod headphones out and at least be SEMI aware of what's going on.. Just cause your walking doesn't mean you can just daze out..
There are statistically more deaths per km of drunk walking than drunk driving :O So pay attention EVERYONE!

As someone who lives near St. Clair, the streetcars I see/use run frequently and are fully occupied with paying customers. But hey, don't let facts get in the way of a good multi-post rant ...