Bike Lanes and Progress: a Play in One Act

A YIMBY Dilemma

Scene: an outdoor cafe on Bloor Street in Toronto. ANNE and BIANCA are seated at a table, nursing cups of coffee.

ANNE: I hear the government of Ontario is going to legislate that cities can't build new bike lanes if the cost is losing a lane of traffic for motor vehicles.

BIANCA: I heard the same thing. I imagine they're thinking of this very street. Bot…