In anticipation of City Council’s vote on adding bike lanes to Jarvis Street, both The Star and The Sun chime in on the issue of bicycles, and it may surprise you to see who comes down where:
The Star: Don’t Narrow Jarvis:
… one can sympathize with residents living on this route who would like to see their street regain at least a hint of its former glory. Jarvis, however, stopped being an elegant promenade many decades ago. It now has a different function – that of a busy thoroughfare, providing an essential service by efficiently channelling cars in and out of Toronto’s downtown. It ought to remain in that role.
The Sun, more generally: Bike Lanes Benefit City:
The current state of the city’s bike system is woeful. To get anywhere using bike lanes you need to zig zag up and down side streets, usually taking you completely out of your way, and forcing you to make crazy dangerous turns at busy intersections.
Not that the Star is ever really pro-cyclist, but it’s surprising to see anything so reasonable in the Sun.