TwoWheelPoli
Active Member
No worries. I had trouble accessing the Urban Toronto address, but it worked after changing it to Skyrise Cities. Probably should belong in the overall forum announcements or something?
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Full Metal Junkie
Senior Member
I posted an update on the Martin Goodman Trail barrier issue in the Shabby Public Realm thread:
They fixed the barriers along Martin Goodman Trail:
Replacement mesh screens were installed by riveting them in the exact same way that failed with the old screens. Problem solved until the next major snowfall.
UntitledCyclist
Active Member
Thanks! I some of of those identical mesh panels, also knocked out of place on the Chesswood bike lane in North York last week. I'll make a 311 report on those.
slicecom
Active Member
Progress on The Esplanade bike lane Scott St to Yonge St connection.
StreetcarRider
New Member
The Riverdale mega-ramp slowly advances…
dullturtle06
Active Member
Great pictures. Don't know why they wouldn't paint the new ramp the same green to blend it with the current bridge. At least make the guard rails green. But this city is well know for mediocrity.
DSCToronto
Superstar
The ramp railing looks as though it is zinc-coated and it is VERY hard to paint zinc-coated metal for at least a year as the zinc repels paint. That is not to say they will not paint it at some point. I would be more interested in seeing the older multi-use bridge over the Don repainted, in 'bridge green'.
dullturtle06
Active Member
so there a chance?
DSCToronto
Superstar
Anything is possible!
TwoWheelPoli
Active Member
Since the Eglinton-Allen intersection will be headed to IEC next Tuesday (IE28.2), I wrote a recap of the March 23 virtual meeting which over 250 people attended to explain where things stand (including the eglintonTOday project which is of interest to those who bike). Please send your comments to iec@toronto.ca this week to keep the pressure on council regarding eglintonTOday.
www.twowheeledpolitics.ca
Recap from Last Week’s Eglinton-Allen Virtual Meeting
A blog about cycling and political advocacy based in Toronto, Canada. (#BikeTO)
nightstreak
Senior Member
The railings in the foreground are zinc and were at some point painted. So there's that.
UntitledCyclist
Active Member
Thanks for the update, boo to the continued lack of commitment as to when they are going to put in these lanes. When the weather gets warmer is both an obvious statement and one that contains no actual information. I've been emailing the councillors, mayor and EglintonTOday asking about these plans every few month and have continued to get nothing firm – if I get a reply at all.Since the Eglinton-Allen intersection will be headed to IEC next Tuesday (IE28.2), I wrote a recap of the March 23 virtual meeting which over 250 people attended to explain where things stand (including the eglintonTOday project which is of interest to those who bike). Please send your comments to iec@toronto.ca this week to keep the pressure on council regarding eglintonTOday.
Recap from Last Week’s Eglinton-Allen Virtual Meeting
A blog about cycling and political advocacy based in Toronto, Canada. (#BikeTO)
It also seems that through the city has decided to postpone the Bathurst-Allen section until they "solve" the traffic issues here, which will likely be never. I don't know how an approved plan can simply be altered post-hoc like that, but it seems to happen in Toronto fairly frequently. I don't recall if there was a vote in council to amend the EgTOday plans, or whether staff have the leeway to do things like this when something comes up – like in this case, people complaining.
Given that gap though, I'm curious as to what the city's plan is to make this a safe and connected bike route. You really can't (in any rational planning sense) make a bike route that ends, spits you into 5 lanes of fast moving traffic for 1 km, then starts again. So what's the plan, city folks? Detour cyclists up to the Beltline? It adds a mile and is pretty impassable in winter. They also killed (sorry, paused) the Marlee connection, which would make this more feasible. You still have to get across the Allen somehow.
It strikes me that here would have been a good spot to create a bidirectional bike lane on the south side of Eglinton around the Allen, thereby not interfering with cars' god-given right to enter and exit the highway. This would require westbound cyclists to make two crossings of Eglinton, which would suck, but it's better than not having anything. They do this kind of thing a lot on the MUP stretches further west on Eg.
DSCToronto
Superstar
This may be of interest re Martin Goodman trail diversion
1. City Council authorize the closure of the Martin Goodman Trail on Parliament Street, between Merchant's Wharf and Lake Shore Boulevard East, from April 22, 2026, to December 31, 2026, inclusive.
2. City Council authorize the closure of the east boulevard on Parliament Street, between Merchant's Wharf and Lake Shore Boulevard East to establish a temporary bi-directional bicycle lane, from April 22, 2026, to December 31, 2026.
TE31.35 - Quayside Infrastructure and Public Realm Project (Phase 2) - Construction Staging Area
Consideration Type: ACTION Ward: 10 - Spadina - Fort YorkOrigin
(March 16, 2026) Report from the Director, Congestion and Network Management, Transportation ServicesRecommendations
The Director, Congestion and Network Management, Transportation Services, recommends that:1. City Council authorize the closure of the Martin Goodman Trail on Parliament Street, between Merchant's Wharf and Lake Shore Boulevard East, from April 22, 2026, to December 31, 2026, inclusive.
2. City Council authorize the closure of the east boulevard on Parliament Street, between Merchant's Wharf and Lake Shore Boulevard East to establish a temporary bi-directional bicycle lane, from April 22, 2026, to December 31, 2026.
TwoWheelPoli
Active Member
The survey for Phase 2 of the High Park Movement Strategy Implementation is now live. Please complete by Tuesday, April 21.
And of course, the virtual public meeting is happening on Tuesday, April 7 at 6 PM.
www.toronto.ca
And of course, the virtual public meeting is happening on Tuesday, April 7 at 6 PM.
High Park Movement Strategy Implementation
Register for the virtual public meeting on April 7, 2026, from 6 to 8 p.m. to learn about the road design options and provide feedback. You can also take the survey below. Register for Meeting Take the online survey to review and provide feedback on the road design options. The survey closes...
www.toronto.ca
Northern Light
Superstar
Tentatively, maybe, kinda/sorta, the City looking to move ahead with cycle tracks and vision zero stuff on Davisville.
www.toronto.ca
From the above:
Lots more at the link, and in the survey.
ca.mar.medallia.com
Comments:
I endorse this whole heartedly.
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- Adds cycle tracks.
- Adds streetscape/greenery
- Removes all curbside parking on Davisville.
- Consolidates excessive numbers of TTC stops.
Win-Win-Win.
Improving Davisville Avenue: Designing a Safer & More Beautiful Street Together
Attend the public drop-in event on April 16, 2026 and complete the survey by May 3, 2026. View information materials in Public Consultation tab below. The City of Toronto is inviting residents to learn more and provide feedback on proposed road safety improvements on Davisville Avenue, between...
www.toronto.ca
From the above:
Lots more at the link, and in the survey.
Improving Davisville Avenue
ca.mar.medallia.com
Comments:
I endorse this whole heartedly.
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- Adds cycle tracks.
- Adds streetscape/greenery
- Removes all curbside parking on Davisville.
- Consolidates excessive numbers of TTC stops.
Win-Win-Win.