Mihairokov
Senior Member
Both of those are on the same stretch of Richmond, too. Going to be worse when the construction on Celeste is finished and Richmond goes back to being three lanes. People drive farrrrr too fast on this stretch.
I wanted to showcase the bike gutters, I mentioned that were installed on the stairs to the recently rebuilt Glen Road pedestrian bridge across Rosedale Valley Road. As you can see here, they are post-market gutters that are affixed to the stairs with a big enough buffer from the railing that a normal width bike/cranks can go up unimpeded. it's a cheap thing, but a big improvement from the older model.No comparison to your amazing drone shots, but here are some close-ups from Monday, March 23. Nothing happening, though to be fair it was around 7 p.m.
I included the new stairs at Dundas and the old stairs (with fresh paint?) at Riverdale just because. For the record, the old style bike gutters on those staircases are next to useless. I have a commuter bike, and even if I lean it all the way in from the railing, my right pedal hits the supports every few steps. The metal is also quite slippery and my wheels kept sliding around making it hard with a heavier bike.
I didn't get a pic, but the stairs to the new pedestrian bridge across Rosedale Valley Road, have a new design with a plastic channel that appears bolted onto the stairs about a foot in from the edge. This should be better, but I will reserve judgment until I try it.
p.s. photos inserted, someday I will understand this forum's UI for photos!
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People are adding their own wheelchair runnels for their homes. Needed as well for steps, if separate wheelchair ramps not available,I wanted to showcase the bike gutters, I mentioned that were installed on the stairs to the recently rebuilt Glen Road pedestrian bridge across Rosedale Valley Road. As you can see here, they are post-market gutters that are affixed to the stairs with a big enough buffer from the railing that a normal width bike/cranks can go up unimpeded. it's a cheap thing, but a big improvement from the older model.
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