Cycling infrastructure (Separated bike lanes)

[Northern Light]

Good effort @TwoWheelPoli .....but what's w/you sneakily changing the colour of your avatar..........it completely threw me for a second; I was thinking there was an imposter at work!

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Side note .... to the above post...........my section of Danforth has had the bike lanes cleared, though the snow removal (on sidewalks) hasn't yet reached the eastern part of Danforth. I encountered (passed) two elderly women walking going the opposite way on Danforth last night, and one said to the other "Look at that (pointed at the cleared bike lane)......... "They're so special......how ridiculous to clear that when the sidewalks are still such a mess; politics so corrupt"

LOL

Which is to say, the City really can't win, there's no pleasing everyone (or anyone?) ....

Final snow-related note on this..........someone in my area is the spouse of a front-line snow removal staffer.............and noted she's barely seen him in a week, he's logged 100 hours in the last week and a bit. That means 10-12 hour days, six or seven days a week.

So its not that staff aren't trying, but the scale of the problem far exceeds the resources.

 

[tallcoleman]

I saw a lot of snow removal activity on Bloor tonight between at least Ossington and Yonge, should make a big difference for biking in that stretch

 

[StreetcarRider]

Surprising progress on the Riverdale ramp!

 

[Toronto1834]

Sloane Road Safety Improvements *downgraded* from cycle tracks to bicycle lanes with a painted buffer. Almost cries of Jones 2.0
https://www.toronto.ca/community-pe...jects/sloane-avenue-road-safety-improvements/

 

[Toronto1834]

Brimorton Drive Roadway Upgrades *downgraded* from cycle tracks to bicycle lanes as well. Pathetic!

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-284412.pdf

 

[TwoWheelPoli]

Sloane Road Safety Improvements *downgraded* from cycle tracks to bicycle lanes with a painted buffer. Almost cries of Jones 2.0
https://www.toronto.ca/community-pe...jects/sloane-avenue-road-safety-improvements/

That's awful - but not surprising - how Councillor Burnside held this consultation on January 12 and I didn't hear about this until you mentioned it more than a month later! Also disappointed how the design got downgraded to buffered bike lanes.

In other news, the City of Toronto will be hosting a consultation for the Sandhurst Circle Neighbourhood Connections on Saturday, February 28 (1 - 4 PM) at Albert Campbell Collegiate Institute (1550 Sandhurst Circle). You can also complete the survey by Saturday, March 14.

Sandhurst Circle Neighbourhood Connections

Attend the public drop-in event on Saturday, February 28 and complete the survey by March 14. View meeting materials in the Public Consultation tab below. The City of Toronto is inviting residents to learn more and provide feedback for the Sandhurst Circle Neighbourhood Connections project...

www.toronto.ca

 

[TwoWheelPoli]

Albert Koehl of Community Bikeways wrote this excellent op-ed in the Toronto Star calling out the City of Toronto's poor bike lane clearing.

This essential infrastructure needs to be part of the city’s snow‑removal plan

Some bike lanes are used less than others. City hall needs to identify the busiest routes and to prioritize them for snow-clearing. That should be easy, given there are only

www.thestar.com

 

[Coolibop]

Brimorton Drive Roadway Upgrades *downgraded* from cycle tracks to bicycle lanes as well. Pathetic!

https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2026/ie/bgrd/backgroundfile-284412.pdf

I ride near this and on it sometimes. It's a pretty quiet residential street for most of its length. With the Meadowway right there, it seems a bit odd to have cycle tracks so close and parallel on an already reasonably quiet street with speed limits, given all the schools.