Toronto's COVID-19 bike lane expansion boosted access to jobs, retail
E-Mail IMAGE: A map of Toronto's bikeway network with colours representing the route's level of stress. view more Credit: Image courtesy of Bo Lin / University of Toronto Engineering With COVID-19 making it vital for people to keep their distance from one another, the city of Toronto undertook the largest one-year expansion of its cycling network in 2020, adding about 25 kilometres of temporary bikeways. Yet, the benefits of helping people get around on two wheels go far beyond facilitating physical distancing, according to a recent study by three University of Toronto researchers...
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