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Cycling infrastructure (Separated bike lanes)

There's a dog park between Richmond and Adelaide on the east side of Power. The only way to access it is to cross a street. I took the pics last Friday at evening rush hour. It was crowded, chaotic and unsafe. It was immediately obvious that better traffic facilities are needed for the way people are using those streets, and in particular, to make clear who belongs where and who has priority at any given time.
 
hawc said:
This used to be a nice little shortcut north/south
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Looks like that shortcut was causing a lot of safety issues by the number of collisions at Power and Adelaide.

Between Jan 1 2014 to Dec 31 2025
Adelaide and Power: 180 collisions
142 *Edit (copied the wrong number)* 38 with injury
All involving a vehicle

By contrast the much busier intersection of Adelaide and Parliament has had 199 collisions (all but 2 involving a vehicle) in that same time frame.
 
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Weird how walking in front of fast moving cars will get you hurt.

What's it called, "Personal responsibility?" Oh no wait, that's not a thing anymore.
 
bearcat said:
Are you a someone who is often a pedestrian or a cyclist that lives in that area or do you just want to speed through it?
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I'm everything. And that's what people can't undestand. It's not cars vs bikes or cars vs pedestrians.

I'm MOSTLY on a bicycle. Second most a pedestrian and least frequently (usually just a bit on weekends) a motorist.

But this is just dumb infrastructure.
 
hawc said:
I'm everything. And that's what people can't undestand. It's not cars vs bikes or cars vs pedestrians.

I'm MOSTLY on a bicycle. Second most a pedestrian and least frequently (usually just a bit on weekends) a motorist.

But this is just dumb infrastructure.
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The question specifically pertains to the neighborhood in question, whether you live there or travel through it, not your transportation preferences in general.

I also in general prefer to have fewer traffic lights when driving or cycling, and there are many unnecessary traffic lights in the city. I think these would be warranted. And I don't see why you assume they would not be synchronized with Parliament.
 
dob467 said:
I must have missed this, but Portland is being converted to one way for car traffic north/south of Adelaide?
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yea with a traffic divider. I can say that the amount of car traffic trying to go through portland on weekends to get to king is a little crazy so hopefully they dont do that anymore
 
bearcat said:
The question specifically pertains to the neighborhood in question, whether you live there or travel through it, not your transportation preferences in general.
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Sure do. Take that route daily.

I guess I could run all the lights and stop signs like most cyclists do so this shouldn't really bother me, but I tend to obey the laws so this will slow me down for sure.

I love powering across on Power Street when there's a gap in traffic on Richmond and Adelaide. I hate going down Parliament. Between the erratic car traffic and people experiencing crack use, it's too many things to watch out for in little Kandahar. Sackville is better, but Power is the only street across there unless you want to ride out of your way to go over to Cherry which is always construction and cars driving in the bike lane (and on the streetcar ROW.) Eastern always has an aggressive, angry vibe to it. It could use some bike lanes and traffic calming measures on it. Probably frustrated folks who've been on it for the last hour taking that single lane in all the way from The Beaches.



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hawc said:
Weird how walking in front of fast moving cars will get you hurt.

What's it called, "Personal responsibility?" Oh no wait, that's not a thing anymore.
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Really - 140 accidents at one intersection (where we all know that cars coming off the Gardiner grossly exceed the 40 km/hr limit), and you are blaming the victim?

Even considering the drivers over the tons of people around there is abominable. Safety is paramount.
 
hawc said:
Love to see the police reports on each one of those accidents. Betcha almost all of the the pedestrian/cyclist is at fault.
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Doesn't matter. With hundreds of accidents there's a systemic issue.

You reaction to this is 100% wrong, and a disgrace to Canadians. We aren't talking 1 fluke accident here.
 
hawc said:
Love to see the police reports on each one of those accidents. Betcha almost all of the the pedestrian/cyclist is at fault.
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They're practically all collisions only involving drivers. Of those 180 collisions at Adelaide and Power, only 1 involved a cyclist, and just 1 with a pedestrian. The 178 other collisions were just cars.

Up at Richmond and Power it's worse.

2014-2025
Richmond and Power: 216 collisions (214 only vehicles)
Richmond and Parliament: 242 collisions (228 only vehicles)

nfitz said:
140 accidents at one intersection
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I copied the wrong value earlier. The breakdown is 142 without injury and 38 with an injury (either driver/passenger. Only 2 collisions with either a pedestrian or cyclist)

Edit: I think this chart shows part of the problem well for these two intersections.
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txlseries4 said:
I copied the wrong value earlier. The breakdown is 142 without injury and 38 with an injury (either driver/passenger. Only 2 collisions with either a pedestrian or cyclist)
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Most of the injured were the dozens in the cars! And hundreds of damaged cars!

Well that's all right then! Carry on!

(yeah, that's a joke ... still need traffic controls of some kind)
 
hawc said:
Love to see the police reports on each one of those accidents. Betcha almost all of the the pedestrian/cyclist is at fault.
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Yes. all 2 of them.* /s

*Based on what txlseries4 is saying


As a person who cycles most often (and I do drive as well), I find many people driving turn without looking! I got an action camera now to record my rides for safety and for reports. I also have had many instances of people driving close to me on purpose to antagonize when the left lane is next to me is completely clear.

Your comments are coming off as anti-bike/pedestrian. In essence, victim blaming. Do you not believe or see how often drivers hit stationary buildings or jump curbs or run into streetcar tunnels? The list goes on.

nfitz said:
Doesn't matter. With hundreds of accidents there's a systemic issue.

You reaction to this is 100% wrong, and a disgrace to Canadians. We aren't talking 1 fluke accident here.
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What nfitz is saying makes sense to me. If it is a thing that is happening often at a certain place, it can be fixed using design mitigations. Pointing fingers and saying some imaginary 'jaywalkers' are at fault just makes me imagine you as some cigar-smoking villain blaming some cartoon rabbit for the carnage.
 
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