... Unconnectedsegmentsofbikelanesthatforcecycliststotakecircuitousroutes on varioussidestreetswillnotencouragepeopletogetoutoftheircars and ontobikes;• Along,continuous and directbikelane on Bloorwillencouragemorepeopletogetout on theirbikes, and willprotectthose who arealreadyoutthere; and • LongstretchesofBlooraremadeupofsmallbusiness, and researchhasshownthatbikelanescanbe good for business.Cyclistscanstop on awhimmoreeasilythanmotorists,parkatthenearestpost and ring, and supportlocalbusinesses.(Note:Thepointsabovehavebeenparaphrasedfromtheoriginaltext for brevity,clarity and accuracy.Toviewtheoriginaltext,pleasevisitwww.bellsonbloor.ca) ... City of Toronto) For those who drivetotheAnnex,thereis on streetpaidparking on BloorStreet and SpadinaRoadatcertaintimesoftheday,depending on rush‐hourrestrictions on oneorbothsidesofthestreet.Paymentisbymeansof‘pay and display’machinesscatteredthroughoutthearea,usuallywithathree‐hourmaximum, and parkingisfreebefore9:00a.m. and after9:00p.m.Thereisalsofreeone‐hourparkingbetween10:00a.m. and 10:00p.m. on mostsidestreets,withpermitparking for residentstwenty‐fourhoursperday. ... Atpeakdemand,220ofthe267off‐streetparkingspacesareoccupied.Asalreadystated,installingabikelaneorwideningthesidewalk on Bloorwouldleaveashortageof38 on streetparkingspacesduringpeak on streetdemand, and thisshortagemayneedtobeaccommodatedelsewhere.Ifthepeakdemand for on and off‐streetparkingweretocoincide–whichtheydonot–therewouldstillremainasurplusof47spacesinoff‐streetlotstoaccommodatetheloss on BloorStreet....