Rob Ford slams plan to turn Yonge and Bloor streets into a pedestrian paradise for two Sundays in August

The downtown drags, from Queen to Bloor, and from Spadina to Parliament, will become a pedestrian and cyclist paradise from 8 a.m. to noon on August 17 and 31, according to a press release from Councillor Kristyn Wong-Tam, who has championed the idea. It is a scaled down version of the original 14.8-kilometre route. Read more.