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Not that I'm aware of.
Well that's bizarre. Runnymede is in the middle of BWW - it doesn't make sense to randomly end the bike lanes there. They should continue on to Kipling at the very least.
Not that I'm aware of.
A bunch of stuff got posted for the Meadoway end of June
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and here is the full EA in case you missed it
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Heres the full alignment.
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Here are the takeaways of the final decisions for alignments for the 3 main areas where trails are being improved/connections made
Section 3
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Section 5
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Section 6.
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I really like the improvements to Section 3 they are proposing. I'd never expect them to propose a new bridge over the Stouffville GO/RT, I assumed we were stuck riding on-street forever for that section.
I'm really surprised they are proposing to build in the hydro corridor in Section 5 when the trail already exists along Ellesmere in that section. But I prefer it.
The only thing I don't like is Section 6. I don't understand why they have to veer so far south away from the 401. There are already cutouts in place for crossing Morningside and the on-ramp right beside the 401.
I think they want to route people through the Pan Am complex. I dunno, I wish they would give the option of people to go more directly across as well.
Heres also some visualization toolkits with lots of renderings
There should be a similar project for the other hydro corridors as well, such in Etobicoke for example.
Warden is already on the books and it will be cool because it will connect Finch and Gatineau in the middle.
The hydro corridor between Warden and Pharmacy will be used south of Hwy. 401. Cycle tracks will be along Warden north of Hwy 401. Crossing Hwy 401 will always be a challenge. There's no room on the Warden overpass for dedicated cycling lanes/tracks. If a new bridge were to be constructed, I would prefer a pedestrian / cycling bridge at Pharmacy. I would then have cycling lanes on Pharmacy rather than Warden.
I hope Warden is given priority... It would be nice to have a safe North South corridor for cyclists that takes you across the 401. I commute from downtown to North Scarborough (Warden / Steeles) and on my way home, I take Dundas > Greenwood > Danforth > Woodbine > O'Connor > Vic Park > Gatineau Hydro Corridor > Crockford > Lawrence > Howden > Laura Secord > Birchmount. Birchmount is the most stressful stretch of my commute because of the volume of vehicles travelling at relatively high speeds. It would be nice to avoid this stretch.
On the other hand, why not also just put a bike lane along Birchmount? Certain sections of Birchmount (Steeles - McNicol, Lawrence - Eglington, Birchmount - Danforth) already have dividers to slow down vehicles... It is a pity since these dividers could have been made into bike lanes. Note that Birchmount in Markham is a designated road for cyclists... It has bike lanes from 14th all the way to Highway 7.
The only thing I don't like is Section 6. I don't understand why they have to veer so far south away from the 401. There are already cutouts in place for crossing Morningside and the on-ramp right beside the 401.
The Conlins Road bridge over the 401 already has bike lanes on it, it would be the easiest way to cross the 401, Morningside is a busy street, Conlins us fairly quiet, access to the Pan Am centre is good as well
The Conlins Road bridge over the 401 already has bike lanes on it, it would be the easiest way to cross the 401, Morningside is a busy street, Conlins us fairly quiet, access to the Pan Am centre is good as well
I see, I do like this, I would still have a path headed east from the Pan Am Centre, since it can be hard for the neighborhood to the east to access Pan Am and the schools to the area, it should have been built five years ago with the centre.You misunderstand, but its ok, it seems that most people misunderstand me!
So I drew it on a map.
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Still uses Conlins, but is much shorter and to the point
I see, I do like this, I would still have a path headed east from the Pan Am Centre, since it can be hard for the neighborhood to the east to access Pan Am and the schools to the area, it should have been built five years ago with the centre.
^^Here are some really good examples of that.
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And the idiots at planning will make dumb excuses like "there's no space," or "it's too challenging to do." They could easily make a grid of raised cycle tracks in the suburbs with the wide buffers. But no, that's too smart, so they won't do it.
The hydro corridor between Warden and Pharmacy will be used south of Hwy. 401. Cycle tracks will be along Warden north of Hwy 401. Crossing Hwy 401 will always be a challenge. There's no room on the Warden overpass for dedicated cycling lanes/tracks. If a new bridge were to be constructed, I would prefer a pedestrian / cycling bridge at Pharmacy. I would then have cycling lanes on Pharmacy rather than Warden.