3 w. ago
'Clunky and chaotic' campaign to stop Toronto bus lane relies on fake AI people
A slew of local businesses and concerned residents in one Toronto neighbourhood are working together to fight a proposed bus lane... only, the residents you'll see featured on their community Instagram account aren't actually real.Take a stroll along Bathurst, particularly the strip between Dupont and Bloor, and you'll be immediately inundated with flyers in the windows of nearly every local business proclaiming that they "might have to close." I mean, seriously, you'd have an easier time listing off the businesses that aren't flying the flag. It's quite the sight.So, what's all the fuss about? Zoning issues? A proposed condo development? Nope — a bus lane.The TTC and City of Toronto are proposing to convert curbside lanes along Bathurst from Eglinton to Bloor into priority bus lanes, and Bloor to Lake Shore West into priority streetcar lanes as part of their city-wide RapidTO project, meant to tackle congestion and accelerate TTC ser...
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