WislaHD
Senior Member
^ Side note, but anyone find it particular that Cllr. Frances Nunziata has become a cycling and pedestrian advocate?
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General cycling issues (Is Toronto bike friendly?)
- Thread starter rp07
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W. K. Lis
Superstar
Those lamp post (right side) are close to the road, but should have been on further out far from the curb. Doing so would allow more pedestrian use of the sidewalk.
The traffic lane widths are not meant to match the speed limit, but for speeders doing 100+ km/h. This is so the drivers would be safe, not for the pedestrians or cyclists.
W. K. Lis
Superstar
Even if the city actually creates bicycle lanes, there will always be those who think it doesn't apply to them.
Admiral Beez
Senior Member
robmausser
Senior Member
This really looks like they shoved a 4 lane road into a space that had no business having a 4 lane road in it.
Northern Light
Senior Member
As per this post by Will Dos Santos on Facebook, Scarlett Road is getting its bike lanes painted today.
www.facebook.com
The image from his post is below:
Will Dos Santos
F*CK YEA BABY! Scarlett Rd getting its buffered bike lanes as I type this! Pardon my language but I can’t hold my excitement!!! 😆😆
www.facebook.com
The image from his post is below:
W. K. Lis
Superstar
What the city should have done was to raise the bicycle lane. However, the suburban anti-bicyclist councillors didn't want to upset their automobile gods.As per this post by Will Dos Santos on Facebook, Scarlett Road is getting its bike lanes painted today.
Will Dos Santos
F*CK YEA BABY! Scarlett Rd getting its buffered bike lanes as I type this! Pardon my language but I can’t hold my excitement!!! 😆😆
The image from his post is below:
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From link.
salsa
Senior Member
However I don't think your suggestions would prevent cars from parking in the bike lane.
Neutrino
Senior Member
@W. K. Lis I agree the bike lane should have been raised, but your comments are so tiresome.
Admiral Beez
Senior Member
I have to agree with @salsa If we don't put a hard curb we'll get cars, including TPS parking in the lane.
We need an app to report bike lane blockers, not this silly thing https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/streets-parking-transportation/cycling-in-toronto/bikespace-app/
Northern Light
Senior Member
As per an this report, updating the Yonge Tomorrow plan, the new downtown Yonge will NOT contain any cycling facilities, but will add such facilities to a nearby parallel street, one of Bay, University or Church.
JasonParis
Moderator
I think that actually makes sense in the case of Yonge, but also depending on what the Yonge Tomorrow plan recommends for Yonge itself.
salsa
Senior Member
The report doesn't go into much detail as to why cycling facilities were rejected, but this paragraph offers a hint:
Concerns have also been expressed regarding the compatibility of mixing major cycling facilities with major pedestrian facilities, especially in a tourism and entertainment focused district. Tourists walk, shop, and explore neighbourhoods in a very different way than locals. It should also be noted that the speed differential and potential for conflict between pedestrians and commuting cyclists is typically far greater than that between cyclists and cars on a low speed roadway. Queens Quay has provided many lessons learned regarding the preferred level of separation between pedestrians and cyclists in order to mitigate conflicts and support accessibility. The level of separation required to combine major cycling and pedestrian routes may not be compatible with a street intended to host numerous events where maximum operational flexibility is desired.
Meh, not convinced. Especially by the last point.
JasonParis
Moderator
As a cyclist, I buy it. If our main street would much wider, like a University or Spadina, I wouldn't though.