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Dedicated bike lanes coming to downtown this summer
Pilot project would start in July and run for about 12 weeks
Paul Moloney
Urban Affairs Bureau
The City of Toronto is proposing a major expansion of its bike lane program this year, including on University Ave. and other major streets.
Under the plan, two lanes of University Ave. would be removed and replaced by protected bike lanes from Richmond St. W. to Wellesley St. W./Hoskin Ave.
Cyclists would ride in the lane adjacent to the centre median under a pilot project that would begin in July and end in September.
University currently has four traffic lanes in each direction with a centre median, but it could be reduced to three lanes, with one lane given over to bicycles, a staff report says.
Having bikes run in the centre lanes beside the median would allow the curb lanes to continue to be used for stopping, parking, vendors and taxis, the report added.
Impact on motor traffic would be manageable.
“Traffic capacity analysis indicates that Univesity Avenue could operate with three travel lanes in each direction in the peak periods with little impact on the current levels of service,” the report said.
Other recommendations for new bike lanes include:
• Bay St., from Queens Quay to Front St. west and from Dundas St.W. to College St.
• Landsdowne Ave., from Bloor St. west to Dupont St.
• Rathburn Rd., from Mimico creek to Kipling Ave.
• Spadina Cres., from Spadina Ave. to Spadina Ave. N.
• York Mills Rd., from Scarsdale Rd. to Lesmill Rd.
• Westhumber Blvd., from Martin Grove Rd. to Kipling Ave.
• Brunswick Ave., from College St. to Bloor St. W. (further community consultation needed)
• Modify existing bikes lane on Annette St. between Runnymede Rd. and Westholme Ave. and between Beresford Ave. and Runnymede Rd. to provide additional parking along the north and south sides of Annette.
• Pharmacy Ave.—move the start of the bike lanes from a point 30 metres south of Alvinston Rd. to Alvinston Rd.
source: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/art...ike-lanes-coming-to-downtown-this-summer?bn=1
Pilot project would start in July and run for about 12 weeks
Paul Moloney
Urban Affairs Bureau
The City of Toronto is proposing a major expansion of its bike lane program this year, including on University Ave. and other major streets.
Under the plan, two lanes of University Ave. would be removed and replaced by protected bike lanes from Richmond St. W. to Wellesley St. W./Hoskin Ave.
Cyclists would ride in the lane adjacent to the centre median under a pilot project that would begin in July and end in September.
University currently has four traffic lanes in each direction with a centre median, but it could be reduced to three lanes, with one lane given over to bicycles, a staff report says.
Having bikes run in the centre lanes beside the median would allow the curb lanes to continue to be used for stopping, parking, vendors and taxis, the report added.
Impact on motor traffic would be manageable.
“Traffic capacity analysis indicates that Univesity Avenue could operate with three travel lanes in each direction in the peak periods with little impact on the current levels of service,” the report said.
Other recommendations for new bike lanes include:
• Bay St., from Queens Quay to Front St. west and from Dundas St.W. to College St.
• Landsdowne Ave., from Bloor St. west to Dupont St.
• Rathburn Rd., from Mimico creek to Kipling Ave.
• Spadina Cres., from Spadina Ave. to Spadina Ave. N.
• York Mills Rd., from Scarsdale Rd. to Lesmill Rd.
• Westhumber Blvd., from Martin Grove Rd. to Kipling Ave.
• Brunswick Ave., from College St. to Bloor St. W. (further community consultation needed)
• Modify existing bikes lane on Annette St. between Runnymede Rd. and Westholme Ave. and between Beresford Ave. and Runnymede Rd. to provide additional parking along the north and south sides of Annette.
• Pharmacy Ave.—move the start of the bike lanes from a point 30 metres south of Alvinston Rd. to Alvinston Rd.
source: http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/art...ike-lanes-coming-to-downtown-this-summer?bn=1