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Mayoral candidate, Rocco Rossi promised to 'review' and 'remove' bike lanes on major arterials: "common sense and safety tell me that bike lanes and arterial roads do not mix."

What if Rocco Rossi became mayor, overrode the advice of Transportation Services and put in his own version of bike lanes? This is what I imagine would result.

Rip out bike lanes on Dundas Street East, despite local objections and replace with "safe" alternative
Dundas East Bike Lane: Rossi's alternative 3x as long, but "safer" for drivers and cyclists

Cyclists aren't safe on Harbord. Take out the bike lane and replace with this plan
Rossi's "Harbord bike lane": You don't mind having to weave up and down, coming to work 30 minutes later, do you?

People would have to be crazy to cross the bridge in a bike lane! Send them through Riverdale Park
Rossi's "Bloor Viaduct bike lane": Who needs the Bloor Viaduct bike lane when you can go up and down the steep hills in Riverdale park? It'll only take you 4x as long.