Towered
Senior Member
Let me get this straight...in a couple of years I'll be able to bike on protected lanes from ECC all the way downtown?? Which multiverse Earth is this?!?
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Cycling infrastructure (Separated bike lanes)
- Thread starter MetroMan
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Northern Light
Superstar
That's the plan.
Towered
Senior Member
...until our favourite progressive councilor Holyday gets wind of it!
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Should be at each and every GO Train station.
rbt
Senior Member
I've used GOs bike locking stations at 3 different stations and been the only person using it. Bike parking, at least at some stations, already easily satisfies demand. Convince 6 people to use existing bike parking spaces before asking for more or it'll be the poster child for wasteful cyclist infrastructure spending.
Improved cycling to GO stations might be a better ask; then go for bike parking when the existing bike stations are regularly half-full.
It’s kind of a catch 22 though. Crappy, unsafe bike parking means that people don’t feel comfortable leaving their bike. Give them something better and they will use it. Of course, that has to couple with safe biking routes to the GO station.
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afransen
Senior Member
Is this the bike lockers you have to join a waiting list for and commit to a monthly lease?
Bike theft is such a problem we need something robust to ensure bike security, It is a chicken or the egg problem. We need to go a bit above and beyond to bootstrap a cycling+transit culture and ecosystem. It is obviously a very powerful combination in terms of total travel times, and is far less reliant on operating subsidies for feeder buses and giant surface lots or $25k/spot garage mahals.
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rbt
Senior Member
No, they're the sheltered spaces accessible by anyone at any time just like the 300 Dutch spaces from the above tweet which "Should be at each and every GO Train station." Dutch don't leave their good bike at the railway station either: They leave their $300 fixed-gear commuter bike, which they often purchased used for $100.
If the Reserved Bike Parking have a waiting list then they absolutely should have more of them at those stations.
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myself
New Member
has this been shared yet?
www.toronto.ca
Some details regarding intersection plans & bridge redesign for Millwood
Millwood Road Safety Improvements
The City of Toronto is planning state-of-good-repair work on Millwood Road, Pape Avenue and Donlands Avenue due to the poor condition of the roads. This project is 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
Some details regarding intersection plans & bridge redesign for Millwood
innsertnamehere
Superstar
all fine and dandy but 40km/h on the bridge for the speed limit strikes me as a little ridiculous. The changes as proposed will likely drop average speeds closer to the 50km/h limit, no need to drop the limit further. The cycle tracks and sidewalk will be protected by jersey barriers too, the speed isn't going to be a safety risk.
Northern Light
Superstar
has this been shared yet?
Millwood Road Safety Improvements
The City of Toronto is planning state-of-good-repair work on Millwood Road, Pape Avenue and Donlands Avenue due to the poor condition of the roads. This project is part of the Council-approved 2024 Capital Works Program to renew aging City roads and sidewalk for current and future needs. As part...
Some details regarding intersection plans & bridge redesign for Millwood
No, it has not. Excellent contribution.
I was hinting at this project awhile back............
Let me bring the deck forward for everyone.
Pape-Donlands Intersection:
The Bridge:
Overlea - Millwood Intersection:
W. K. Lis
Superstar
The pedestrians, cyclists, and buses turning left from the right lane (using diagonal transit specific signal lights), should get a priority head start.
Coolibop
Active Member
Northern Light
Superstar
I have been saying to everyone to be patient. This should be a very good year for cycling in the City; that said, everyone needs to make note when these things come before committee and Council. Staff can design and recommend, but this still has to get past the pols!
Lots more pretty pictures coming in the next few weeks....
Northern Light
Superstar
On the subject of the Scarborough Golf Club Road improvements (which if approved will be built in 2024 all going well)
Here are the renders at full size:
Looking North at the Gatineau Corridor
In front of School
Looking North at Greenock
Here are the renders at full size:
Looking North at the Gatineau Corridor
In front of School
Looking North at Greenock