pawlyshyn
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There's a contraflow on Howland?
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Cycling infrastructure (Separated bike lanes)
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Sorry I meant Brunswick, I corrected it
TwoWheelPoli
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Thanks to some digging from the Toronto Star, we now know which bike lanes Doug Ford wants removed first. Bloor from Resurrection to Clissold and Yonge from Merton to Millwood. Surprised it wasn't in The Kingsway where the source of the hostilities are.
www.thestar.com
These are the bike lanes Doug Ford’s government wants to take out first, according to internal documents
Documents obtained by the Star via a freedom of information request describe “priority removal sections” for the Bloor and Yonge street bike lanes.
www.thestar.com
Northern Light
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I'll stick this here though the cycle track component isn't key to the issue.
Cllr. Saxe has filed an Administrative Inquiry about the Harbord/Hoskin reconstruction. Her complaint is that it has stretched on far too long, with extended periods of no working being done.
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Cllr. Saxe has filed an Administrative Inquiry about the Harbord/Hoskin reconstruction. Her complaint is that it has stretched on far too long, with extended periods of no working being done.
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Northern Light
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A further cycling item on next week's Council agenda is a Member Motion addressing the delays Bill 212 has imposed on the Sheppard Avenue East Complete Street project.
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TwoWheelPoli
Active Member
This backpedaling of bike lanes in Toronto due to Bill 212 is getting absurd given we already had this happen with Marlee, Jones, Logan, Eglinton, Dupont, Danforth (east of Victoria Park), and Parkside!
duffo
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I don't think the Sheppard bike lanes even took any car lanes away. I think councillors are reading the political tea leaves and using "uncertainty" as an excuse to cancel as much as they can (even if it was allowed under Bill 212)
TwoWheelPoli
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Actually, Sheppard east of Bayview is six lanes in parts per this Google Street View snip; meaning there would have been some traffic lanes removed.
mburrrrr
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The Esplanade bike lane is almost ready.
A little more touch up painting, unveiling some road signs, enabling bike traffic lights at Yonge/ Esplanade and car traffic lights at Scott/Front.
Bike lane talk? Going north up Scott?
Get out of the way.
They could probably remove the black wrapping on the signs.
First accident spot prediction. No mirrors, no flashing lights, no warning signs, no red paint.
Not much room for error when an eastbound bike speeds through the 3 way stop sign and a car inches their nose out.
The bad thing about colonnades. Maybe we could remove that large concrete corner on the left.
No standing but drop off/pick up, Uber, tour bus, Novotel bus. TTC bus stop to the right.
Accessible parking and ramp
One way sign exiting the Novotel.
I guess all the paint is temporary until they see if this works.
A little more touch up painting, unveiling some road signs, enabling bike traffic lights at Yonge/ Esplanade and car traffic lights at Scott/Front.
Bike lane talk? Going north up Scott?
Get out of the way.
They could probably remove the black wrapping on the signs.
First accident spot prediction. No mirrors, no flashing lights, no warning signs, no red paint.
Not much room for error when an eastbound bike speeds through the 3 way stop sign and a car inches their nose out.
The bad thing about colonnades. Maybe we could remove that large concrete corner on the left.
No standing but drop off/pick up, Uber, tour bus, Novotel bus. TTC bus stop to the right.
Accessible parking and ramp
One way sign exiting the Novotel.
I guess all the paint is temporary until they see if this works.
slicecom
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The Esplanade bike lanes are unofficially opened between Scott and Church. The signage and barriers are gone. There’s still countless cars going the wrong way down the street, most of which are exiting from the Novotel/Parking Garage.
UntitledCyclist
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Not to mention the third category of "throttle, electric motor-scooter," shown without pedals so NOT an ebike but indicating they can travel legally in painted bike lanes.
Since when?
UntitledCyclist
Active Member
I was down there today and not one thing has changed since you took these. That truck is still sitting there with those ramp pieces on it. The crane is in that exact position.
It makes you wonder what these crews do on all the days their project is on ice. Collect EI? Work on other projects?
I can't believe they haven't paved yet, except for the bit south of Queen (which also remains closed.) But I guess they are waiting until the ramp is built, so heavy machinery won't damage the new path.
I thought: "this won't be open before next year," and according to the email shared in a another post, that is the case.
A three-year closure to renovate a trail and build a ramp!
slicecom
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The one way only bicycles excepted sign on The Esplanade for drivers exiting the Novotel has been hit by something before they even got around to uncovering it.
GameOnBrad
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Dundas Street Bridge & Don Trail. Still no progress but a different angle.
I walked over to the new rail bridge and noticed that one of the trail gates were completely taken down and the second gate to the don trail was completely open there.
Amusingly and embarassingly, the gate that was swung open had "Danger: Trespassing"
Walked a ways and came to another fence that joggers and cyclists were bypassing with large gap on one side. Signage only on the north side of it.
I snapped some pics and came back.
I walked over to the new rail bridge and noticed that one of the trail gates were completely taken down and the second gate to the don trail was completely open there.
Amusingly and embarassingly, the gate that was swung open had "Danger: Trespassing"
Walked a ways and came to another fence that joggers and cyclists were bypassing with large gap on one side. Signage only on the north side of it.
I snapped some pics and came back.
StreetcarRider
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Dundas Street Bridge & Don Trail. Still no progress but a different angle.
I walked over to the new rail bridge and noticed that one of the trail gates were completely taken down and the second gate to the don trail was completely open there.
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Amusingly and embarassingly, the gate that was swung open had "Danger: Trespassing"
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Walked a ways and came to another fence that joggers and cyclists were bypassing with large gap on one side. Signage only on the north side of it.
I snapped some pics and came back.
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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!