chrisw
Active Member
Just a reminder, Fight for Bikes protest today at 2PM at Queen's Park.
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Cycling infrastructure (Separated bike lanes)
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kotsy
Senior Member
I'll be there! Wearing a black and yellow bentway toque if anyone wants to say hello
evandyk
Senior Member
Did you guys bike by Bloor and Dufferin around 3 p.m.? A big bike ride passed by, so I cheered and hollered.
rdaner
Senior Member
Question: Assuming that this bill passes (big assumption) what is the process to actually dismantle the lanes? What would happen if the City fails to budget for reconstruction or keeps deferring it? What, if anything, can the Province do if City Hall ignores them?
kotsy
Senior Member
Yes! That was one of the 3 concurrent rides that happened following the protest.
Brought my drone along today
duffo
Active Member
I believe recent amendments to the bill allow the Province to sidestep the city and directly remove the lanes itself.
evandyk
Senior Member
More likely is that the city drags its feet for a year on the "redesign" planning, the province threatens to do it themselves, then the city produces the design and schedules the actual work in a couple of years from now. After all, there's a backlog of more important work to be done on the roads, and resources are limited.
nfitz
Superstar
Hopefully they have to get Hydro to do some work first.
Northern Light
Superstar
The City is bringing forward some Planning changes for the area of Sheppard to the 401, between Leslie and Bayview.
I won't get into the details in this thread........but I thought I'd bring one thing forward from the Transportation plans discussed as part of same:
We do have staff who put some good thought into things..........
I won't get into the details in this thread........but I thought I'd bring one thing forward from the Transportation plans discussed as part of same:
We do have staff who put some good thought into things..........
nfitz
Superstar
The item number for this is NY19.11 - https://secure.toronto.ca/council/agenda-item.do?item=2024.NY19.11
Coolibop
Active Member
Not a sexy update but Durham region has released a wayfinding plan to be presented to council... At first blush looks quite disappointing or anything special. Particularly the small font on directional signage. I find the existing signage (right) they point out seems clearer...
Admiral Beez
Superstar
I drove over the Leaside bridge on Sunday and couldn’t understand why there was a traffic jam, until I realized they’d taken out a lane of traffic in both directions for separated bike lanes. And during those 40 mins not a single cyclist in either direction. We need separated bike lanes, but we need to do it better.
TheGrimSweeper
New Member
Your traffic was likely far more related to the Santa Claus Parade and major closures downtown then bike lanes.
Midtown Urbanist
Superstar
Those lanes have been there for nearly a decade and they did not replace a traffic lane, just the tiny spit of asphalt between the vehicular lane and sidewalk. The traffic you experienced were likely the Santa Clause Parade as mentioned.
I've biked on there in the summer and there were definitely people using it, and I am sure depending on the time of day, there would be plenty of food delivery drivers on those lanes. I do agree though that it is not a pleasant ride, as it is virtually unprotected and narrow lane with cars driving highway-like speeds from behind you, while also being quite exposed to the elements on a long bridge. Would not surprise me to hear that usage plummets during the colder months. This would be an area where we'd benefit from raising the cycling lane at-grade with the sidewalk.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
Leaside bridge is miles from Santa Clause Parade. And yes, they did recently remove lanes on the bridge:
Millwood Road Safety Improvements
The City of Toronto completed state-of-good-repair work on Millwood Road, Pape Avenue and Donlands Avenue due to the poor condition of the roads. This project was part of the Council-approved 2024 Capital Works Program to renew aging City roads and sidewalk for current and future needs. As part...
www.toronto.ca
The bridge went from 6 lanes to 4:
I admit at first glance the changes don't seem to be a major traffic impact given how over capacity the bridge is. There are some minor capacity decreases at the Leaside / Overlea intersection with the removal of one of the three southbound lanes on Leaside, but nothing major. I doubt the changes are a major contributor to congestion in the area.
That said - the 40 km/h speed limit on the bridge is rather ridiculous given it's configuration.