salsa
Senior Member
I was planning on taking Cherry street to and taking Lake Shore on the way back. I noticed that there's a bike path on lakeshore that links up with the Martin Goodman trail notth of cherry street... Its hard going off of Google maps lol
My personal preference is to always avoid Lake Shore east of Cherry St and cycle through the Portlands instead. It's not a direct route but what I don't like about the Lake Shore alternative is:
- The Cherry & Lake Shore intersection is an ugly confusing mess. It's such a dumb intersection that it's not even friendly to drivers let alone cyclists. However this is avoidable if you go through the Portlands.
- Next you have to cross another bad intersection: Don Roadway, which is basically a DVP offramp. Like with the previous intersection, it takes a long time to get a green light.
- At Lake Shore & Leslie there is a lot of traffic and construction going on. I've experienced some detours or crosswalk closures before.
- After you get through all that, at some point you will have to cross Lake Shore again to get to the south side (either at Leslie or Coxwell).
- There are several driveways and parking lot entrances crossing the bike path to watch out for.