Cycling infrastructure (Separated bike lanes)

[Northern Light]

* Cross Post to dedicated project thread*

And we're back.

On the agenda for the first meeting of EYCC in the new year is an agreement with HONI (Hydro One) to move to design, and construction of the Greenway, with completion slated for Q4 2027.

This will add 4km of Multi-use path to the City's off-street cycling network.

The initial design will be path only with some signage at street crossings and crossing infrastructure (ie traffic lights, where required)

Benches/shade structures, drinking fountains or other add-ons are not part of the initial scope.

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-261243.pdf

Hydro One will cover maintenance costs through 2031 after which the City must assume responsibility.

 

[TwoWheelPoli]

* Cross Post to dedicated project thread*

And we're back.

On the agenda for the first meeting of EYCC in the new year is an agreement with HONI (Hydro One) to move to design, and construction of the Greenway, with completion slated for Q4 2027.

This will add 4km of Multi-use path to the City's off-street cycling network.

The initial design will be path only with some signage at street crossings and crossing infrastructure (ie traffic lights, where required)

Benches/shade structures, drinking fountains or other add-ons are not part of the initial scope.

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-261243.pdf

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Hydro One will cover maintenance costs through 2031 after which the City must assume responsibility.

I see the stretch from Burnamthorpe to Rivercove is marked as a "licensed area"? What's that about?

While there is an existing path crossing Mimico Creek by Echo Valley Road, it's a bummer that you would need to use the sidewalk on Burnamthorpe to get to that path which is rather unpleasant. They should at least put in an MUP on Burnamthorpe from the Greenway trail to Echo Valley Road and put in a PXO.

 

[UntitledCyclist]

Looks like Port Union is done per a few photos shared by Sean Cooper in the Cycling in Toronto Facebook group.

Sean Richard Cooper

Finally checked out **Port Union Road** in Scarborough, and wow—this project has been *over 20 years in the making*, with two long years of construction to get it across the finish line. Fun fact:...

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Just in time to be made unridable with piles of frozen slush!

 

[UntitledCyclist]

I see the stretch from Burnamthorpe to Rivercove is marked as a "licensed area"? What's that about?

While there is an existing path crossing Mimico Creek by Echo Valley Road, it's a bummer that you would need to use the sidewalk on Burnamthorpe to get to that path which is rather unpleasant. They should at least put in an MUP on Burnamthorpe from the Greenway trail to Echo Valley Road and put in a PXO.

Can you point to where you see that? In the original PDF attached there are no maps I can see, and I'm getting lost in Hydro One's website.

 

[Northern Light]

Can you point to where you see that? In the original PDF attached there are no maps I can see, and I'm getting lost in Hydro One's website.

The maps were an attachment on the EYCC agenda, not within the report that I linked.

They can be found here:

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-261244.pdf

But since I'm here, I'll bring them forward:

To answer @TwoWheelPoli 's eaerli question, I'm not sure (or I would have answered) but i suspect that the valley trail here (through Echo Valley Park) may have required a HONI license. I don't see any other reason for one.

 

[robmausser]

The maps were an attachment on the EYCC agenda, not within the report that I linked.

They can be found here:

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-261244.pdf

But since I'm here, I'll bring them forward:

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To answer @TwoWheelPoli 's eaerli question, I'm not sure (or I would have answered) but i suspect that the valley trail here (through Echo Valley Park) may have required a HONI license. I don't see any other reason for one.

What do you think the likelihood of Toronto or Hydro completing some kind of connection here at a later date? Seems pretty easy to build a trail to the existing bridge crossing and then use the existing trail to get back onto the hydro corridor.

 

[Northern Light]

What do you think the likelihood of Toronto or Hydro completing some kind of connection here at a later date? Seems pretty easy to build a trail to the existing bridge crossing and then use the existing trail to get back onto the hydro corridor.

A connection is contemplated as part of this project. The trail would run the full 4km of the maps shown.

 

[TwoWheelPoli]

A celebration for the West Scarborough Rail Trail will be happening on Saturday, January 3 (11 AM) at the historic GECO rail bridge crossing St. Clair East. If you plan to arrive by TTC, it's right next to Warden station.

Celebrate the West Scarborough Rail Trail - Art Installation and Hot Chocolate Community Event!

Event in Toronto by Scarborough Junction Community on Saturday, January 3 2026

www.facebook.com

 

[robmausser]

The maps were an attachment on the EYCC agenda, not within the report that I linked.

They can be found here:

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/ey/bgrd/backgroundfile-261244.pdf

But since I'm here, I'll bring them forward:

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To answer @TwoWheelPoli 's eaerli question, I'm not sure (or I would have answered) but i suspect that the valley trail here (through Echo Valley Park) may have required a HONI license. I don't see any other reason for one.

A celebration for the West Scarborough Rail Trail will be happening on Saturday, January 3 (11 AM) at the historic GECO rail bridge crossing St. Clair East. If you plan to arrive by TTC, it's right next to Warden station.

Celebrate the West Scarborough Rail Trail - Art Installation and Hot Chocolate Community Event!

Event in Toronto by Scarborough Junction Community on Saturday, January 3 2026

www.facebook.com

Speaking of rail trails, it would be nice if the Etobicoke greenway trail could be extended down the Canpa sub south. Metrolinx owns the tracks now, and it would be cool to see this trail go south from Kipling to the waterfront. However, unless a bridge was built over the CP tracks, people would have to use the tunnel of Kipling GO to get from one side to the other.

 

[Northern Light]

Speaking of rail trails, it would be nice if the Etobicoke greenway trail could be extended down the Canpa sub south. Metrolinx owns the tracks now, and it would be cool to see this trail go south from Kipling to the waterfront. However, unless a bridge was built over the CP tracks, people would have to use the tunnel of Kipling GO to get from one side to the other.

Ahem. Rail Path; do we really want Mx overseeing such a project? (they would insist); their track record is 75M per km of Bike Path, Bloor to Horner is 4km, so that's 300M; another 1km south to Lakeshore (which means a tunnel or bridge over the LSW tracks) and we're at 375M minimum.

LOL

Don't get me wrong, I like the spirit of your idea, but I don't think cycling should touch anything to do with Mx, adjacent to Mx, or over which Mx has even one iota of say, because that will eat the entire cycling budget for the next decade.

 

[StreetcarRider]

Let's celebrate the new year by checking out progress on the giant ramp in Riverdale.

Finally noticed parallels with the pathways on the other side of the valley, through Riverdale Farm or the Necropolis maybe?

 

[TwoWheelPoli]

Earlier today, I checked out the Scarborough Junction Community's temporary art installation in support of the West Scarborough Rail Trail, as well as walked along a short part of the proposed trail route. You can read about it on my blog. I also included a few photos of the proposed trail route and art installation.

Let’s Support the West Scarborough Rail Trail!

A blog about cycling and political advocacy based in Toronto, Canada. (#BikeTO)

www.twowheeledpolitics.ca

 

[UntitledCyclist]

Wait isn't there already a ramp down into Riverdale park? Where would this ramp lead to? The Bayview MUP?

 

[Northern Light]

Wait isn't there already a ramp down into Riverdale park? Where would this ramp lead to? The Bayview MUP?

The old bridge was ramped at Riverdale Park, but was stairs to the Lower Don Trail. The new one is ramped to the Lower Don Trail.

 

[UntitledCyclist]

The old bridge was ramped at Riverdale Park, but was stairs to the Lower Don Trail. The new one is ramped to the Lower Don Trail.

Yes I know! but the post was about a parallel ramp, which I took that as being on the west side of the railway corridor, but probably misunderstood. So it's just the one big ramp down to the LDT, as I thought? I didn't think they were changing the existing bridge, but just adding the ramp and maybe a few other tweaks around the trail access point?