I, myself, live downtown Toronto so bike infrastructure is plenty (though of course can always be better). That said, the further from downtown the less hospitable it can be biking with large roads and less road law enforcement that has some priority for biking. Then there’s the suburb towns that are only now considering really bike infrastructure and areas outside the GTA that are nowhere near building it. I agree it wouldn’t hurt anyone to have bike racks around as a start, but it shouldn’t be the only starting point if we want people to really use them.

While I’m all for this, I think the main issue with plazas is that a majority aren’t in bike friendly areas, at least the ones I can think of. I mean if by plaza you also include strip malls, those aren’t usually in areas with good pedestrian sidewalks or safe cycle lanes. Even in nicer, pedestrian plazas that aren’t in a city centre, those still tend to encourage customers to arrive by car before walking around the path. There needs to be substantial improvements before these plazas can really encourage cycling. Bike racks alone won’t be enough.

Though purchasing bike racks at the very least or as a start would be a step in the right direction.

I generally like the idea too but I think beyond damage to wildlife, etc., It still also promotes this culture of single use items which produces additional waste and a consumerist/ignorant mindset of manufacturing products. However, reusable bags also make an impact on our environment if we aren’t constantly using the ones we have (and I know I’m guilty of forgetting mine at home occasionally). But it also promotes being more actively mindful in carrying reusable containers and products, which hopefully translates to more environmentally friendly behaviours (which has led me consistently carrying my backpack and using water bottles/travel mugs a majority of the time).

It’s really hard to tell in this case which is the better choice, but for now I think having people actively practice better environmental behaviours might be better in the long run.

In fact, voters and apathetic no shows chose to bring Ford back again despite having experienced his government