[Towered]

Done!

I expressed a preference for spaces level with the curb/sidewalk to reduce trip hazards and improve accessibility, along with creating a greater illusion of safety next to cars.

I otherwise endorsed the program.

But in added comments noted that on a block by block basis where the program has achieved its highest success that permanent sidewalk extensions should be considered in lieu of parking.

What's the point of this survey? I thought city council already voted to make CafeTO permanent during the spring and summer months...

 

[Northern Light]

What's the point of this survey? I thought city council already voted to make CafeTO permanent during the spring and summer months...

The details; where, when, what does it look like, how do we make it better, are you impacted by any specific locations as a cyclist or a wheelchair user? etc etc.

 

[W. K. Lis]

Most pharmacies still do faxes for prescriptions from doctors.

 

[DSC]

Most pharmacies still do faxes for prescriptions from doctors.

Yes, but fax is being phased out in the health system and we are talking about the City. Sure, we might need a few fax machines but they seem to have hundreds!

 

[afransen]

The hard angles when the cycle lane turns to go around a cafe are really awkward. You don't design car lanes that way. It's just sloppy. The lane should curve around the cafes. It wouldn't even take more space.

 

[W. K. Lis]

The hard angles when the cycle lane turns to go around a cafe are really awkward. You don't design car lanes that way. It's just sloppy. The lane should curve around the cafes. It wouldn't even take more space.

Cyclists and pedestrians (especially the handicapped or physically disabled) are just afterthoughts for the Toronto Transportation (Roads) Department. First priority is the automobile.

Why does the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway get plowed first after 2 cm of snow, while sidewalks and transit stops are left for a week after a snowstorm. Worse are the snow windrows at intersection corners and transit stops.

From link.

 

[zang]

Cyclists and pedestrians (especially the handicapped or physically disabled) are just afterthoughts for the Toronto Transportation (Roads) Department. First priority is the automobile.

Why does the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway get plowed first after 2 cm of snow, while sidewalks and transit stops are left for a week after a snowstorm. Worse are the snow windrows at intersection corners and transit stops.

Well....

 

[Richard White]

Why does the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway get plowed first after 2 cm of snow, while sidewalks and transit stops are left for a week after a snowstorm. Worse are the snow windrows at intersection corners and transit stops.

Walter,

Travelling between 110 KM per hour and 140 KM per hour is alot more dangerous when any amount of snow is on the road. It is alot harder to stop and someone is more likely to crash.

Sidewalks and windrows are not as big of a deal because people are not going as fast and can handle the conditions better.

Try going 130 KM per hour and hitting a patch of snow.. watch what happens.

 

[W. K. Lis]

Walter,

Travelling between 110 KM per hour and 140 KM per hour is alot more dangerous when any amount of snow is on the road. It is alot harder to stop and someone is more likely to crash.

Sidewalks and windrows are not as big of a deal because people are not going as fast and can handle the conditions better.

Try going 130 KM per hour and hitting a patch of snow.. watch what happens.

From link.

They (Sweden) now clear walkways and bike paths first, especially those near bus stops and primary schools. Next, they clear local roads, and then, finally, highways.

Not only was the impact of snow clearance priorities discriminatory, there were negative consequences for society as a whole. Three times as many people are injured while walking in icy conditions in Sweden than while driving. And the cost of those injuries far exceeds the cost of snow clearance.

So the order was reversed. Municipalities faced no additional cost for clearing pedestrian paths first. And it reduced injuries, in addition to being objectively fairer.

See also link.

 

[Jonny5]

I was definitely awoken by this plane several times this week. It must have been very low flying given how loud it was, but I never actually got out of bed to observe it as I assumed it was ORNGE helicopters going to/from St. Mikes

Plane loops across Toronto area for nearly four hours in middle of night

A plane scheduled for a short flight in Ontario this week took a winding route that kept it in the air for more than four hours.

www.cp24.com

 

[zang]

Walter,

Travelling between 110 KM per hour and 140 KM per hour is alot more dangerous when any amount of snow is on the road. It is alot harder to stop and someone is more likely to crash.

Sidewalks and windrows are not as big of a deal because people are not going as fast and can handle the conditions better.

Try going 130 KM per hour and hitting a patch of snow.. watch what happens.

And part of that's why the speed *limit* is set at 100KM.

 

[PinkLucy]

And why you slow down to much less than 130 kph when there is snow on the road

 

[Richard White]

And part of that's why the speed *limit* is set at 100KM.

Let's be honest. How many people actually do the limit on the highway?

 

[zang]

Let's be honest. How many people actually do the limit on the highway?

That's not the point though. The speed limit's upper value is set to reflect safety concerns for all conditions.

Regardless, being able to ignore limits *safely* isn't reason to give ploughing priority to cars. If it is, it truly is a nanny state.

And someone in a car has armour, seatbelts and (now) multiple airbags around them if they crash. Someone on the street does not.

 

[picard102]

Clearing roads should clearly be the priority. Public transit operates on these roads. So does emergency services and basically everything else that you need in life uses the roads to get it to you.

The photo above complaining about this shows clear tracks of snow clearing having done a pass, not a sidewalk that is covered in snow for a week.
Property owners are required to clear the snow from the sidewalk within 24 hours, and the city clears them after 2cm accumulates.