Re-invent. Your still far too late to be first.

That’s fair, but I was mostly speaking to Toronto specifically. In Toronto, the streets are laid out in a simple grid, and the landscape is comparatively flat.

Many routes through the city are inaccessible via only side streets

That’s the part I want changed. Make them accessible, but to bike and foot traffic only. Make it so that biking is actually easier than driving.

One thing that I think Ford might have accidentally gotten right for the wrong reasons is focusing on adding bike lanes to side streets instead of main thoroughfares. Why only stick bike lanes on main roads? Bikes can just as easily travel on side streets, where there is even less chance of getting hit by drivers in a hurry. For side streets that don’t go extend far enough, you could even start building dedicated bike paths to give bikes and pedestrians access that cars can’t use.

Does it even matter if you wind up being a good person either way?