After years of planning, two downtown-area bus-only lanes got the green light, triggering outrage among those affected by the new rapid-transit lines on Bathurst and Dufferin Sts.

In July, city council approved plans to set up transit-only lanes on Bathurst and Dufferin Sts., south of Bloor St, – and quickly. Mayor Olivia Chow wants these lanes, which are to be painted red, done in time for the FIFA World Cup in June 2026, and later to be expanded north.

The RapidTO idea isn’t new, it just took years to get out of the planning stage. However, Bathurst wasn’t initially picked as a RapidTO priority – and now that it’s suddenly in the fast lane, some people are howling.

“Public consultation was an outright disgrace, if they want to even consider it that,” said Paul Macchiusi, whose pot s

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