Undead
Senior Member
Materials released for the Bathurst bike lanes and street rebuild:
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Monarch Butterfly
Superstar
Many of the suburban arterial roads in the 1950's that evolved from 2-lane country concession roads had plans to become 6-lane stroads. They set aside space for widening the 4-lanes to 6-lanes, especially noticeable at railway underpasses or railway overpasses. They have the space for segregated cycling lanes, IF we stay with 4-lane traffic lanes.
nfitz
Superstar
I don't think eliminating one of the sidewalks is the solution. They should put a cycle track there, not just a multi-use path - because the cyclists aren't going to follow the necessary rules.
I don't get this, given the cross-sections show lots of greenspace that could still be used.
Undead
Senior Member
Yeah I agree. I was going to ask them to keep the sidewalk and cycling track separate.
Edit: Although, they're doing the MUTs only for two short segments. I assume it's because the ROW is not wide enough through there.
Edit: Although, they're doing the MUTs only for two short segments. I assume it's because the ROW is not wide enough through there.
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6ixGod
Active Member
Agreed. But specifically in government, they've been a disaster of late.
Northern Light
Superstar
The Ontario gov't as one of its final pre-election acts has hired an engineering firm to do the design work on cycle track removal on Bloor, University and Yonge.
Irritating though this is, and a gross misuse of public funds.......it also means the Cycle Tracks will be safe well into spring, and perhaps beyond as the design work will take awhile, then tendering of construction would follow that.
Irritating though this is, and a gross misuse of public funds.......it also means the Cycle Tracks will be safe well into spring, and perhaps beyond as the design work will take awhile, then tendering of construction would follow that.
TheGrimSweeper
New Member
Is this for sections or the entirety?
Northern Light
Superstar
That hasn't been disclosed, and I don't have that level of detail available to me.
Andy_in_Toronto
Active Member
@Northern Light that is actually very shocking news. Won’t be much left of a cycling network by ripping out those key sections. Sad!
Northern Light
Superstar
If that comes to pass.......yes, it will be quite damaging.
But one thing at a time.
Andy_in_Toronto
Active Member
@Northern Light - why shouldn’t it come to pass anymore? Olivia Chow seems not to care and quiet on that file. I see no real opposition!
Northern Light
Superstar
It may, it may not.
What you see in pubic view, and what is happening privately do not always align.
evandyk
Senior Member
I suspect the folks at City Hall who want to do what they can to protect our bike lanes don't see having a very public fight during the election campaign as the best strategy. Following the election there will probably be a lot more opportunity to delay and whittle down the destruction.
nfitz
Superstar
For one, the pressure to do something won't be as much if the Tories don't get re-elected.
Secondly, the latest polling only gatv Ford a (strong) minority. And historically when you call an election after only 3 years, the electorate further penalizes you. Let alone after closer to 2.5 years.
I have no idea why they are calling an election that may well not give them a majority, rather than waiting until June 2026.
facepalming_brooklynite
Active Member
I for one am prepared to donate my Ford bribery cheque to whoever is the strongest opposition candidate in Prabmeet Sarkaria's riding.