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While I agree that the City could make their maps clearer to show how much (if any) 'cycling infrastructure' is on a street it is unreasonable to expect a fully integrated network of good cycling routes to be feasible 'over night" (or over several decades!) The network is being built incrementally as it is done with limited funds, while other road work is happening or ......
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One more public consultation for cyclists in Scarborough. This time for the Malvern Neighbourhood Connections.
You can attend the public drop-in event on Tuesday, June 24 (7:00-8:30 PM) at St. Columba Catholic School (10 John Tabor Trail) or complete the survey by Tuesday, July 8.
Malvern Neighbourhood Connections
The comment period for Phase One public consultation has closed. The City of Toronto is inviting residents to learn more and provide feedback on the first phase of the Malvern Neighbourhood Connections project, which proposes road safety improvements and new cycling connections on Crow Trail...
Well, NL, you weren't kidding when you mentioned there were a lot of consultations coming down the pipe.
Well, NL, you weren't kidding when you mentioned there were a lot of consultations coming down the pipe.
What bothers me even more is that information about bicycle path/trail/lane closures is very difficult to find. The city has an official map of cycling routes at
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Could they try asking the 58 permit holders to give their number for what it would take as a cash payout to forego their permit? See what number the 18th person provided and give all those people that amount. On the scale of what we spend on infrastructure projects, even if it was $10k per permit, that would not be an undue fiscal burden.What a fumble...
‘Error in judgement’: City staff recommend cancelling Jones Ave. bike lane upgrade
The city miscalculated how much on-street parking would need to be removed for a protected cycle track to be installed on Jones Avenue
Some excerpts:
City staff initially estimated the upgrade to a cycle track would require the removal of 30 of the 78 parking spots on the street, due to constraints with road width.
But according to Jacquelyn Hayward, director of transportation planning at the City of Toronto, staff underestimated the actual loss of parking needed, meaning city council approved a plan “quite different from what was possible.”
Instead of 30 lost parking spaces, the plan would actually require the removal of 48 spots.
The miscalculation arose because city staff didn’t take into consideration the loss of parking required near intersections, where tapers would be installed to help control traffic flow.
Hayward called the loss of an additional 18 parking spaces “significant” because permit parking in the area is highly utilized. In 2023, 58 parking permits were issued for the 78 parking spots on the street, according to a city report.
That’s why city staff are now recommending councillors rescind approval of the cycle track upgrade and proceed with a plan to maintain the painted bike lane with some additional safety features.
Meanwhile, 35 per cent of respondents were against maintaining the painted bike lane because they felt it didn’t provide adequate protection for cyclists. Overall, 63 per cent of those polled said they did not feel safe cycling on Jones Avenue.
That is outrageous. The existing door zone "cycling lane" is very dangerous and removing the parking on one side of the street to create a cycle track is the only serious way to fix the problem. Rebuilding this as-is to cycling standards of 1998 would be stupid.What a fumble...
‘Error in judgement’: City staff recommend cancelling Jones Ave. bike lane upgrade
The city miscalculated how much on-street parking would need to be removed for a protected cycle track to be installed on Jones Avenue
Some excerpts:
City staff initially estimated the upgrade to a cycle track would require the removal of 30 of the 78 parking spots on the street, due to constraints with road width.
But according to Jacquelyn Hayward, director of transportation planning at the City of Toronto, staff underestimated the actual loss of parking needed, meaning city council approved a plan “quite different from what was possible.”
Instead of 30 lost parking spaces, the plan would actually require the removal of 48 spots.
The miscalculation arose because city staff didn’t take into consideration the loss of parking required near intersections, where tapers would be installed to help control traffic flow.
Hayward called the loss of an additional 18 parking spaces “significant” because permit parking in the area is highly utilized. In 2023, 58 parking permits were issued for the 78 parking spots on the street, according to a city report.
That’s why city staff are now recommending councillors rescind approval of the cycle track upgrade and proceed with a plan to maintain the painted bike lane with some additional safety features.
Meanwhile, 35 per cent of respondents were against maintaining the painted bike lane because they felt it didn’t provide adequate protection for cyclists. Overall, 63 per cent of those polled said they did not feel safe cycling on Jones Avenue.
What a fumble...
‘Error in judgement’: City staff recommend cancelling Jones Ave. bike lane upgrade
The city miscalculated how much on-street parking would need to be removed for a protected cycle track to be installed on Jones Avenue
Some excerpts:
City staff initially estimated the upgrade to a cycle track would require the removal of 30 of the 78 parking spots on the street, due to constraints with road width.
But according to Jacquelyn Hayward, director of transportation planning at the City of Toronto, staff underestimated the actual loss of parking needed, meaning city council approved a plan “quite different from what was possible.”
Instead of 30 lost parking spaces, the plan would actually require the removal of 48 spots.
The miscalculation arose because city staff didn’t take into consideration the loss of parking required near intersections, where tapers would be installed to help control traffic flow.
Hayward called the loss of an additional 18 parking spaces “significant” because permit parking in the area is highly utilized. In 2023, 58 parking permits were issued for the 78 parking spots on the street, according to a city report.
That’s why city staff are now recommending councillors rescind approval of the cycle track upgrade and proceed with a plan to maintain the painted bike lane with some additional safety features.
Meanwhile, 35 per cent of respondents were against maintaining the painted bike lane because they felt it didn’t provide adequate protection for cyclists. Overall, 63 per cent of those polled said they did not feel safe cycling on Jones Avenue.
For the first time for several years I cycled down the Rosedale Valley Road trail today. It is a bit better than it used to be but I seem to remember there were (and still are??) plans to make it better and if nothing else it needs more paving work!
