The city will make alterations to the Bloor Bike lanes based on preliminary data that was collected last Sept and Oct (6 weeks after the installation).
- Cycling increased by 36%, from 3,300 per day to 4,500
- Approx 25% of those are new cycling trips, while the rest have re-routed from Harbord/Dupont
- Car traffic volumes decreased by 22%
- Driving times in the afternoon peak are 8.5 minutes longer
- Driving times in the morning peak are 4 minutes longer
- Driving times on parallel roads are unaffected
- 64% of local residents and businesses believe the lanes make Bloor St safer.
- 63% of motorists feel safer driving next to cyclists on Bloor, compared to 14% before the pilot
- 53% of local business reps surveyed agree the bike lanes are worth the tradeoffs
- Staff will collect a second round of data in May and June, after the modifications have taken place
The city's GM of transportation says that by changing the timing of traffic signals, implementing turning and parking restrictions, and tweaking the bike lane design at trouble intersections, she fully expects to reduce the negative impact on car traffic. Areas of specific concern for traffic bottlenecks are where Bloor St. intersects with Bathurst St., and at Avenue Rd., where the bike lanes begin.
http://www1.toronto.ca/City Of Toronto/Transportation Services/Cycling/Files/pdf/B/Bloor_Pilot_February_2017_Update_web1.pdf