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Cycling infrastructure (Separated bike lanes)
- Thread starter MetroMan
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TheTigerMaster
Superstar
How well are the Bloor lanes being used?
LNahid2000
Senior Member
Not a fun experience taking the Bloor lanes to get back home. There wasn't that much bike traffic eastbound at night and a lot of pedestrians don't realize there's a bike lane there, so they'd stop in the bike lane to wait and cross the street. I nearly missed hitting 3 of them who randomly decided to stop in the middle of the lane. Hopefully they'll realize over time that there is a bike lane there.
There were some people parked correctly tonight, some right in the lanes (where the bike symbol, arrows and diamonds haven't been painted yet), and yes some stupid moves by pedestrians too, but these are still early days. From a midnight ride home:
They had been bolting the bollards in as late as 11 PM, but quit at that point: that was a bit noisy. The most complete section is between Spadina and Bathurst at this point. Details at some intersections are still lacking. It'll be interesting to see how much of the painting gets done overnight.
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They had been bolting the bollards in as late as 11 PM, but quit at that point: that was a bit noisy. The most complete section is between Spadina and Bathurst at this point. Details at some intersections are still lacking. It'll be interesting to see how much of the painting gets done overnight.
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pstogios
Senior Member
In your first photo, is the white van properly parked? Is that cutout a vehicle parking spot? I've never seen such cutouts before in our city.
P23
Active Member
Yes, it's a parking bay. There are quite a few of them, usually at least one per block I think. Very little chance of getting doored with these which is great.
Zach6668
Active Member
I rode them end to end yesterday. Fantastic, even though they aren't yet complete. They definitely need to throw some green paint down at intersections. A few times cars would just block the entire bike lane because they pulled out way too far to turn from a side street. Could actually be a design issue, since these drivers are trying to look around the row of parked cars to get a view of traffic. Also clueless drivers, but I tend to believe we can at least mitigate that with better design.
amnesiajune
Senior Member
Ride around (behind) the car?
ADRM
Senior Member
mdrejhon
Senior Member
I walked near the bike lanes last night, and I was impressed bikes were already using them. Late evening, as I was working late, I saw a 10-bike in one stoplight cycle.
Given the time for a bike lane to ramp-up, it looked like a very good start so far. I hope they actively optimize it as time goes on; e.g. better indication through intersections (e.g. green paint)
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Don't see or know about the parking signage, but are the automobiles allowed to park during rush hours? Can't see them using the parking laybys to drive on, just to park.
ADRM
Senior Member
The design is different across various sections of Bloor, but in most places, there's a very obvious distinction between parking areas and regular traffic lanes. They'd essentially be weaving in and out of traffic if they tried to use the parking areas as usable driving lanes.
steveintoronto
Superstar
I must admit to being jaded on this whole project when it started, but now getting excited as to it ostensibly proving how projects like this can work. Still holding my breath, but it's looking good!
salsa
Senior Member
Join Cycle Toronto tomorrow morning on a celebratory ride of the new bike lanes on Bloor.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1202410959790537/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1202410959790537/
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Look at the 5m mark, especially at the 5m50s mark. We'll have to wait decades before this happens. Forcing motorists to YIELD to bicycles.