Toronto Cyclists Union makes video on Jarvis bike lanes

That lady who said "I'm glad" honestly seems one of those people that doesn't stop to enjoy life for one second and finds everything to be bitter about. They're also usually the cagers that kill (motor)cyclists. Gotta love those people who generalise!

Wow, cars seem to be out numbering the bikes by a large margin. I guess it's ok to get rid of the bike lanes

I'd rather have bike lanes then have them trying to fight for space in the car lanes. Safer for all on the road.

Removing the bike lane would be stupid...because its a waste of money. However, putting the bicycle lane on Jarvis St in the first place was a bad idea...its a transit oriented road, its a smooth north-south route for core...leave it be

put bicycle lanes on community streets!...church is ideal...besides, you have bicycle lanes on sherbourne street...

From 0:19 to 0:27, Coolio was on a Fantastic Voyage

hey Mark,
I find it surprising that you could even type that comment, for I had assumed you were illiterate and couldn't read the info in the video (all of your questions/criticisms were answered by the type on the screen around the :40 second mark).
I guess somebody else angrily/ignorantly typed up the comment for you?

TOArsenal:
"One of those people"…"gotta love people who generalize!"

Carla:
"I hate it when drivers generalize all bikers like those crazy couriers"

You see what's happening here right? Please don't play into the "War" game. Cyclists and drivers are humans operating vehicles. Generalizing either weakens your stance. Neither are going away, so let's use some common sense and identify a balance.

And on topic, I agree that Jarvis didn't necessarily need a bike lane. I felt they should have addressed the myriad issues with Sherbourne - road conditions, landscaping, lighting etc - which would have been a good start in making the neighbourhood safer and happier for residents and commuters alike, the roads better for cars and a nice lane for cyclists. That said, I'm not pleased about spending another $70,000 of my tax money on removing it due to more poor city planning.

And for context, I've been cycling almost daily for over 25 years and licensed to drive for 20.

@Kieran,

You are what is wrong with Toronto cyclists: selfish, self-centred, and taking no responsibility for their actions.

.. so what did you think of the hundred grand they spent to take the signs/lights down in the first place? That was a 'good' public expenditure? Or how about the hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost parking meter revenue when those were taken away?
With the way Miller (and Rae's) popularity was falling last Spring, it was with deep contempt that they went ahead and removed the overhead wires and lights. They had to have an inkling that this issue was far from settled. They could have removed the signage and moved the white lines with little cost to the public purse... but, no, they had an agenda and had to ram it through before the election.
Hey, Cyclists Union, surely with your gazillion well-informed, educated and wealthy members, one of them must live on Jarvis St. and could lend their balcony to set up one of those stop action cameras so we can all watch on a website how absolutely desolate the bicycle lanes on Jarvis St. are... no, not interested? I thought not.

a mass bike action down jarvis next week:
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=163260460413403