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robmausser
Senior Member
I just biked by it yesterday but didnt take a pic.
There are lights in place for crossing and curb cuts. The lights are covered in black tarps right now. I didnt see any signs of a central island thingy to cross.
Also I personally believe that the bridge for Aldburn road be closed to cars and turned into an extension of the trail to cross Allen Road.
The bridge in my view is completely pointless for car traffic. The road goes nowhere and there is Elm Ridge just down the street.
innsertnamehere
Superstar
You don't even need to close it. Shift the vehicle lanes to the south side of the road and convert the excess space on the north side to a multi-use path.
just east of the creek
Active Member
I was on the Lakeshore today through Port Credit and onto the Brightwater site. Not sure if the city has plans for the Lakeshore but currently there are NO provisions for cyclists, not even a sign or some paint. And more disappointing, through the Brightwater site, where the Lakeshore frontage is seeing a lot of work on sidewalks, there also appears to be no provision for separated bike lanes. I may be jumping the gun on the city, but perhaps no. And really, it’s an easy fix, just take out one side of the on street parking, and presto, plenty of room for separated bike lanes. I can park my chariot elsewhere and walk over to my appointment.
just east of the creek
Active Member
May I also add that if you were the cyclist(s) on the Queensway this morning (Kipling area), man-o-man, you must have nerves of steel. Another area with no provisions for bikes, increasing residential, but certainly lacking public realm improvements ( such as bike lanes for instance ) . Maybe I am jumping the gun on the city but …..?
Towered
Senior Member
To illustrate my above points further:
Approaching from the east, the new cycle track recycles (
) most of the former slip lane, which wastes space:Looking to the right at the intersection, we see a large patch of useless grass where the former slip lane curved into The Kingsway. This is the space I suggested should have been used to straighten out The Kingsway where it meets Dundas to free up more space on the opposite (west) side that could have expanded Humbertown Park, yet the new road configuration still curves for some mysterious reason, creating two orphaned pieces of grass on both sides of the road that can’t be used for anything:
You can see the new traffic lights being installed immediately to the west at Wimbleton Road:
The more I look at this redesign, the more frustrated I get that a few simple, seemingly obvious tweaks could have made it far more useful. Ugh.
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Towered
Senior Member
I was a tad hasty in stating that this overdesigned stub doesn't connect to anything - it does connect to existing (unofficial?) bike lanes (not separated cycle tracks) on The Kingsway towards Humbertown Plaza, from which one can easily access the bike lanes on Royal York, so they're not as utterly useless as they might seem at first. Still, cycle tracks all along Dundas should be implemented ASAP (I'd even settle for shitty standard bike lanes at this point since anything would be an improvement over the horrible status quo)...
H4F33Z
Active Member
This stub two way cycle track will continue east on Dundas Street to meet up at the future rebuilt overpass at Scarlett by 2024/2025. This small stub is basically due to localized road/water main work, where the city is “capitalizing“ on oppurtunities to implement high quality pieces of infrastructure.
From what I‘ve heard, we should be seeing a lot more of this going forward. It’s really important that the city does go for every opportunity they can get.
From what I‘ve heard, we should be seeing a lot more of this going forward. It’s really important that the city does go for every opportunity they can get.
Obsidian
Active Member
I am ok with slow pace of chance and improving things piecemeal and tying them to other road works as long as it's consistent and gets better every year.
Things will be much better in 10 years and a little better next year. This is how Amsterdam did it.
Things will be much better in 10 years and a little better next year. This is how Amsterdam did it.
Northern Light
Superstar
Looking at the City's schedules, I see it penciled in for 2028 currently. (Bikeway/Cycle Track to Scarlett) But these dates do shuffle around regularly.
This was the idea, and that is the plan.
DSC
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Northern Light
Superstar
Only a guess, but I would say, its there to discourage/prevent cars from encroaching on the bike path bump out, while leaving an opening for bikes in behind.
One could probably argue for something more vertical, but I imagine its kept low for sightlines.
If anyone has a better notion, do share. I can check with staff in the next while, but not today.
DSC
Superstar
Yes, that may be its purpose but I bet it causes FAR more accidents than it avoids.
DSC
Superstar
See y'all there! Nice to see a neighbourhood assn and BIA welcoming and thanking the City Cycling folk!
UntitledCyclist
New Member
Good point. I'm sure there are other examples. So maybe not a codified rule. Do you know how recent those cuts were? Things often seem to be shifting in terms of accessibility requirements and standard practices.