Northern Light
Superstar
New Location is up at Coxwell and Plains Rd. (1/2 way between Cosburn and O'Connor) .
Good spot, by stores/restos and a major High School.
Good spot, by stores/restos and a major High School.
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Toronto Bike Share
- Thread starter kettal
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Avenue
Active Member
I don't get the logic. The pilot (all the street patio fluff) made King extremely hostile to bicycling (who wants to bike on streetcar tracks?). They are trying to compensate by dumping some bikeshare stations on it?
Mariner35
New Member
My guess is they want to provide people from other areas of the city with more options to bike TO or FROM King not necessarily ON it.
Avenue
Active Member
Well so many destinations are ON King but you can't bike ON it anymore. I don't understand how this is not a consideration.
Mariner35
New Member
Fair. Was just a guess. Most of Toronto roads are unbikeable anyways. If they started considering bike share locations based on how hostile the roads are we'd have like 5 stations.
Probably more to make it seem like "King is for Everyone" so let's toss some bike stations around it.
LNahid2000
Senior Member
I actually prefer biking on King vs. Adelaide or Richmond now since it's so empty. Adelaide and Richmond have too much bike traffic.
Avenue
Active Member
I wouldn't have minded the lack of bikeability if they had actually given streetcars protected lanes and signaling priority. Anyway, that's a different thread.
You're not bothered by cycling on streetcar tracks? It's really dangerous.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
I have a few friends that swear by King Street. They take it specifically over Richmond/Adelaide when cycling. I don't see it myself.
LNahid2000
Senior Member
I don't cycle on them; I cycle next to them and cross them perpendicularly when necessary. So no I'm not bothered.
LNahid2000
Senior Member
Gerrard Square now has a Bike Share Station! It was annoying having to walk from either Queen or Broadview when I wanted to go there in the past.
ehlow
Senior Member
Personally I think King & Spadina does need many stations right next to each other.
There were always issues with no docks in the morning, no bikes at 5-6
There were always issues with no docks in the morning, no bikes at 5-6
Amare
Senior Member
Northern Light
Superstar
New East End Locations are in at:
Withrow Park (top, north end, east side)
Withrow Park (bottom, south end, west side)
Blake/Boultbee
Greenwood Park (Greenwood/Dundas)(actually, Alton as its the west side of the park, south side)
Withrow Park (top, north end, east side)
Withrow Park (bottom, south end, west side)
Blake/Boultbee
Greenwood Park (Greenwood/Dundas)(actually, Alton as its the west side of the park, south side)
pstogios
Senior Member
What are you talking about? There is plenty of room to bike on King and not on streetcar tracks.
In fact, biking on King is beautiful now. So much space!
Placing more bikeshares on King is a wonderful idea.
Admiral Beez
Superstar
I’m in Shanghai at end of August and will see if it’s any better than my visit to Shenzhen in February. At the latter, I saw bikes chucked in hedges, leaning against highway exit ramps, and basically dumped everywhere. I believe I’m also in Singapore soon, and I’m looking forward to seeing how that ultra organized nation does Bikeshare. I'll post some pics.
IMO, the Toronto docked bike model works perfectly. I walk 5 mins and grab a bike, ride to Union, grab my train. All’s good.
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