Toronto Needs More Bus Lanes
Toronto needs and deserves more bus lanes, and there is no valid argument against them. I said it! A few days ago, I saw this tweet thread from August, who often speaks about transit issues in Toronto. I have attached the first tweet, you can see the others by clicking on it. toronto could justify bus lanes on most arterials in the city just by sheer number of buses and the ridership on these corridors (this isn't the case in most US/CA cities) and yet we only really have one proper corridor — august 🍂 (@augustAP12) May 6, 2022 August is 100% correct: the ridership on Toronto's bus routes alone justify some material improvements, end of sentence. Unfortunately, Toronto only has one bus lane corridor: the Eglinton-Kingston-Morningside RapidTO corridor, used by the 12D, 86, 116, 905 and 986 bus routes. While many other corridors have been proposed, little progress has been made due to opposition. In this piece, I will explain why Toronto's lack of bus lanes is out of line...