Somebody's projecting a little, I think.
(and I also think you're taking a rendering a little too literally)
"projecting"? I suggest you take a neutral and objective look at cyclists' behaviour in Toronto during rush hour. Listen, I've lived in three nations cycling, and visited many more in Europe by bike, and still in phenomenal shape, did close to 100 km today, and some of the worst cycling I've seen in any developed nation occurs in Toronto. And it's getting worse, as is the driving. And I used to be a professional driver in this nation years back. Seen it all.
Rather than argue with you (and I can predict other cyclist's behaviour over 90% of the time just by watching two minutes of them cycling)(ditto for motorists, it's necessary to survive on the roads) what that design needs to *marshall* movement is an actual lane cut into the sidewalk, with a curb, so as to prevent cyclists stacked up at that point from breaking from a steady and predictable stream across Bathurst when lights change in their favour, and retain an orderly and safe progression along Richmond. It's also necessitated by the HTA since the bikes would be in a *physically separate lane of their own*, not a painted section of a roadway that would constitute illegally stopping/parking or blocking of an intersection. If the City was really serious about safety, those bikes, just like vehicles get at many intersections when turning, should get an advanced signal to allow the turning bike traffic to clear the intersection before any other traffic, including in that section, pedestrians, is allowed to cross or enter the intersection. It still won't stop moron idiots from running through reds though. I suggest a shotgun for that.
The controlled stream is how the Dutch, Danes, and many other advanced nations do it. But not in Toronto. The concept eludes them. Not to mention the massive number of moron cyclists in this city that need to be shepherded. Don't get me started, I've had my share of idiots on bikes today. And Richmond during evening rush hour has to have the highest number I've ever witnessed anywhere. And my cycling partner, who thought I'd been overstating the nature of Toronto cyclists, completely agreed.
Just thank God they're not driving...
As for your "HTA" argument, do you really think people designed this who aren't aware of the HTA?
Ffffing right I do. As per your claim, then Planning has it all right on the Scarborough Subway Extension and all other planning too.
And you are obviously unaware of the *multitudes* of not only non-conforming absurdities being done for cycle lanes, but also the *incredible danger* it puts cyclists in.
And the Bloor Lanes are a blatant example. I've had discussions with cops and parking control on it, and the police and other enforcement are flummoxed on it to the point of not even raising the issues with Roads anymore.
Examples? I suggest you examine the the turning across a marked lane without first legally attaining a lane clause (section actually) in the HTA. Bloor makes that impossible in many instances, such that motorists are not given the required two car length of broken solid white lines to allow attaining the cycling lane before turning *from it*...not across it.
Don't get me started. Do some reading, it's all been detailed in prior posts. There are *MANY* idiotic non-compliant instances of how the bike lanes are 'painted on' in this town.
Not that many motorists or cyclists notice it seems. Which makes a point about Toronto.
