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Lisa1956 said:
They also have buildings with wheelchair users, the bike lane will be right in front of their buildings and will obstruct those with mobility issues, not just seniors. The bike lanes are not cleared of snow which means that in the winter cyclists will use the roadway. A clear roadway is much more adaptable for a variety of users, a 3 season lane not as flexible.
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Yes, it's a good idea.
 
Lisa1956 said:
. The bike lanes are not cleared of snow which means that in the winter cyclists will use the roadway.
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This point requires correction. Bike lanes are plowed and salted.

Multi-use trails in parks may not be (some are)
 
Lisa1956 said:
The bike lanes on the Esplanade east of Sherbourne were not cleared, same with the lanes on Richmond.
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That is true for most of the last winter but they were still 'under construction' and there really were no bike lanes as they had neither lines nor barriers. They have been cleared in past years. The lines are now repainted and they keep saying the mini-Jerseys are going back 'very soon".
 
Lisa1956 said:
The bike lanes on the Esplanade east of Sherbourne were not cleared, same with the lanes on Richmond.
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Thanks for the heads up -- I'll remember to flag to 311 when I'm one of the thousands of people who will use them next winter.
 
The York Boulevard entrance to Hamilton is coming along well, grass is in. The Eastbound side is still under construction all summer.

Edit: updated the privacy setting! sorry for all the drama, I fired off a short video from my bike commute after a night shift to show the construction progress, this was not indented to be my Sundance film festival entry guys 😂

York Boulevard integrates directly into both the Cannon St protected track across the city and the Plains Road system entering Burlington.
 
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ownthesky said:
Should be still viewable with the link no? Only uploaded it for viewers of this thread haha
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No.

If I click on the link it bumps me to a search page for Youtube, not the video itself.
 
works fine for me. Not too much to the video anyway, it's all of 7 seconds long of a biker going the wrong way down the new cycle track:

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innsertnamehere said:
works fine for me. Not too much to the video anyway, it's all of 7 seconds long of a biker going the wrong way down the new cycle track:

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The video availability was probably modified. Just for NL’s sanity I’ll mention it did appear private until now for me also.
 
ownthesky said:
The York Boulevard entrance to Hamilton is coming along well, grass is in. The Eastbound side is still under construction all summer.

Edit: updated the privacy setting! sorry for all the drama, I fired off a short video from my bike commute after a night shift to show the construction progress, this was not indented to be my Sundance film festival entry guys 😂

York Boulevard integrates directly into both the Cannon St protected track across the city and the Plains Road system entering Burlington.
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Nice bike path thats been built on York, my gripe is that the drop down from the bike path at the intersecting streets is dramatic and not pleasant to ride over. Still too car centric of a design and it seems this is what Hamilton is rolling out more of around the city. This project needed level crossings.
 
Reidfenwick said:
Nice bike path thats been built on York, my gripe is that the drop down from the bike path at the intersecting streets is dramatic and not pleasant to ride over. Still too car centric of a design and it seems this is what Hamilton is rolling out more of around the city. This project needed level crossings.
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It is an unfortunate decision that will punish recreational cyclists taking those drops at speed, especially given this is the path many roadies from downtown like myself would take to get to escarpment’s hills. Ditto for cyclists from Toronto arriving in West Harbour for a visit. With that said, on my folding bike at slow speeds, I can’t say that drop was all that noticeable, truthfully.
 
Northern Light said:
Let me bring the TRCA Aerial with notations forward:

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We won't discuss how long this has been in the works......... it would be kind of embarrassing for all involved.

I'm not throwing any one person or dept under the proverbial bus.............but its been around a long time.

Full credit to whoever gave it a swift kick to get it moving again.

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This link will have trail reach from the Lake to Sherway Drive. It is fairly feasible, from there, to get to the Queensway, which is the next logical priority.

The section north of that is much more challenging due to topography and more extensive private landownership as well.
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You take it north from the Queensway across the creek into Mississauga, and then into the hydro corridor, intersecting Mattawa, Dundas, and northwards. Part of that is already a multiuse path.
 
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