A new ad campaign by the City of Toronto is warning e-bike riders not to use the city’s bike lanes.

My question is, if the e-bike riders delivering food orders for Uber Eats, DoorDash and SkipTheDishes aren’t using the city’s bike lanes, then who will?

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Across much of the city, even in the core where cyclists are supposedly concentrated, the most common sight in a bike lane isn’t someone commuting to school or work; it’s someone on an e-bike carrying a bag of food.

Toronto has spent more than $100 million installing bike lanes across the city over the last decade. The end result is that the city is subsidizing food delivery service companies because those are the biggest users of these lanes.

Don’t get me wrong, I like my food delivery showing up quickly as much as the next guy, but after spending a small fortune installing bike........

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