Ugh, city staff still putting lanes on the wrong side of parked cars, using subpar safety infrastructure where it's in the right place, and refusing to budge on the minimum possible width for protective materials where they do place it.
City councillors and a few mayors are most to blame for the dire straits of Toronto's current cycle infrastructure, but more and more I think the Transportation department is also complicit in the current state of affairs.
As someone who deals w/the bureaucracy w/some frequency, I am typically their defender. Not because they are perfect, by any stretch, but because I am aware of the many challenges they face.
But in this case........ where's the metaphorical bus???
LOL
The cycling unit has been appalling in its performance for years.
Their inability to accomplish very light work plans that promise stunningly little, boggles the mind.
I don't doubt they face political opposition in some cases, thought that should be accounted for both when making proposals and when scheduling/promising their delivery.
In every year they have failed to meet their own work plans; or if you take a look the City's website...........just don't bother publishing the 2017 work plan, lest you be held accountable for its non-delivery.
In cases where they have clear political support (Ward 20 going back to Adam Vaughan) they can't seem to paint lines on the road.
In cases where they have support, funding and projects (Woodbine); they can't meet their own published timelines (implementation late June/early July) when those are already lax!
There have already been management changes in the unit in recent years.
I can't explain the hold-ups.
I don't think Transportation can either.
Time to hold folks accountable.