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Cycling infrastructure (Separated bike lanes)

StreetcarRider said:
Personal opinion: it was risky to bring these components to the site so far in advance of installation. Everybody knows that closures in the Don Valley trail system are a joke (in terms of being observed or being enforced), and it’s obvious people have been moving around the site and checking out these components. When installation finally happens, it would not come as a surprise if another delay is caused by missing pieces. Hope I’m wrong!
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The barriers are falling apart in some places.

Example: The Queen Street barrier for the stairwell going down to the trail, has layers of panels and such on top of each other and was secured with metal wire. Worst yet, the "layers" have signage in there that has fallen between the layers.

I noticed this barrier was hanging opened today as I walked by. All those wires were totally rusted and looked like they simply snapped.

As for pieces missing. Those images I took. I'm sure those pieces weigh hundreds of pounds each. I seriously doubt anyone is moving those without significant help and resourcefulness.
 
With The Esplanade bike lanes directing westbound cyclists north on Scott, it sure would be nice to have a bi-directional bike lane up Scott and Victoria. I think it could be done without removing any existing car lanes so as not to draw attention from Ford.
 
Work has resumed on the lower Don Trail today. Obviously not great to have missed the opportunity to work in what was a perfect month of September, but the manufacturing of the steel for the northern ramp was delayed according to someone working on site. I imagine coordinating trades was also problematic given the schedule changes to the project. Nevertheless, I am pumped to see the work getting done. Should be awesome to get this reopened, then the connection to Lakeshore and the new Portlands opened via the Don Roadway. A photo of the crane in action:
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Harbord: north side curbs going in west of Grace. Surface asphalt east of Grace is all done
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Winona: old surface removal starting at Eglinton going south. This is a contra flow renewal and maybe minor extension
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Silverthorn: resurfacing done Rockwell to St Clair with contra flows painted to Rogers (also along Blackthorn). It doesn’t look like any more resurfacing is planned or underway
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enter username said:
Harbord: north side curbs going in west of Grace. Surface asphalt east of Grace is all done
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Winona: old surface removal starting at Eglinton going south. This is a contra flow renewal and maybe minor extension
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Silverthorn: resurfacing done Rockwell to St Clair with contra flows painted to Rogers (also along Blackthorn). It doesn’t look like any more resurfacing is planned or underway
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Well, you do get around! Thanks for the updates. On Winona I hope they bring the bike lanes right up to Eglinton... A counterflow isn't technically needed since Winona is two ways north of Gloucester, but at least some sharrows would be a nice addition. I don't see any mention of new bike infra in the construction notice though.

I recently rode up Winona to continue north on Marlee, and wow is that a poorly designed route. First the counterflow ends before Eglinton, then you have to take the south-side Eglinton sidewalk to the far (west) side to use the pedestrian crossing to get across Eglinton. Now you're on the wrong side of Marlee to continue north, so you have to cross back over at the east-west pedestrian crossing to continue. The Beltline Gap project was meant to address this, in part, but we all know what happened there!

Anyway, that pavement was brutal on Winona, so I'm happy to see this regardless.
 
There will be a public consultation for the Sloane Avenue Road Safety Improvements on Monday, October 20 at Sloane Avenue Public School. You can also submit your feedback online until Sunday, November 2.

www.toronto.ca

Sloane Avenue Road Safety Improvements

Attend the public drop-in event on Monday, October 20 and complete the survey by November 2. View meeting materials in the consultation tab below. Complete the Survey The City of Toronto is inviting residents to learn about and provide feedback on proposed road safety improvements and a new...
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TwoWheelPoli said:
There will be a public consultation for the Sloane Avenue Road Safety Improvements on Monday, October 20 at Sloane Avenue Public School. You can also submit your feedback online until Sunday, November 2.

www.toronto.ca

Sloane Avenue Road Safety Improvements

Attend the public drop-in event on Monday, October 20 and complete the survey by November 2. View meeting materials in the consultation tab below. Complete the Survey The City of Toronto is inviting residents to learn about and provide feedback on proposed road safety improvements and a new...
www.toronto.ca www.toronto.ca
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Let me bring the information panels forward:

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I watched City of Montreal crews (I assume) installing plantings (small, medium, larger) today in the separations between bike lanes and auto lanes. Maybe that is not really spectacular news or information but as I sat in traffic (no Bixie as I was crossing the JC to the south shore and beyond) and philosophied, I thought it was a continuing sign of real acceptance - culturally and politically - that bike lanes are an important piece of the puzzle to move people of all ages around the Island, and that bike lanes are an important piece of the street scape, and definitely worthy of equal investment. Maybe that thinking will eventually permeate to Queens Park.
 
Carpe Diem said:
Work has resumed on the lower Don Trail today. Obviously not great to have missed the opportunity to work in what was a perfect month of September, but the manufacturing of the steel for the northern ramp was delayed according to someone working on site. I imagine coordinating trades was also problematic given the schedule changes to the project. Nevertheless, I am pumped to see the work getting done. Should be awesome to get this reopened, then the connection to Lakeshore and the new Portlands opened via the Don Roadway. A photo of the crane in action:View attachment 686119
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Good to see work again but it has been the WORST 'Parks" project for ages with amazing delays - most caused by fact that they seemed unaware they were building on a river bank that was clearly unstable!
 
just east of the creek said:
I watched City of Montreal crews (I assume) installing plantings (small, medium, larger) today in the separations between bike lanes and auto lanes.
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This is what has just been done/is being finished up on Harbord/Hoskin); its also in the design for Gerrard, Sheppard East, and a few other spots, and Danforth from Main to Victoria Park will see some of that (partial) in spots.
 
Northern Light said:
This is what has just been done/is being finished up on Harbord/Hoskin); its also in the design for Gerrard, Sheppard East, and a few other spots, and Danforth from Main to Victoria Park will see some of that (partial) in spots.
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Without knowing how to search for this, when is the section of Danforth from Broadview to Pape scheduled for a permanent rebuild? I imagine this has to do with overall road resurfacing and longer term schedules. Just curious.

Also, another photo of the lower Don trail Dundas staircase from today. Looks very cool. Definitely too long to complete, making one wonder how bids were evaluated in the first place and how liabilities like soil conditions were not considered on a riverbank. It should serve as a good opportunity to allow folks to look at the bidding process wholistically and learn from this.

On completion it will be great addition to the trail network which is great to see.
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Carpe Diem said:
Without knowing how to search for this, when is the section of Danforth from Broadview to Pape scheduled for a permanent rebuild? I imagine this has to do with overall road resurfacing and longer term schedules. Just curious.

Also, another photo of the lower Don trail Dundas staircase from today. Looks very cool. Definitely too long to complete, making one wonder how bids were evaluated in the first place and how liabilities like soil conditions were not considered on a riverbank. It should serve as a good opportunity to allow folks to look at the bidding process wholistically and learn from this.

On completion it will be great addition to the trail network which is great to see. View attachment 686648
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At one time the Lower Don Trail's bridge over the Don just north of the Riverdale Park was supposed to be replaced by a better 'oriented' one. (The old one is at a 90 degree angle to the trail.) Is a new bridge still in the plans???
 
Carpe Diem said:
Without knowing how to search for this, when is the section of Danforth from Broadview to Pape scheduled for a permanent rebuild? I imagine this has to do with overall road resurfacing and longer term schedules. Just curious.
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Without speaking to staff, but looking under the hood in some capital planning files; I don't see any work contemplated on that section of Danforth in the next 10 years.
 
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