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TwoWheelPoli said:
The Market to George gap will be addressed with Phase 3 which involves permanent construction. The latest I read from the website is construction is expected to start this fall, though I wouldn't be surprised if this gets pushed back to 2026.
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Any idea on what happens between Yonge and Bay where The Esplanade current ends? It's all a part of the CIBC Square construction site at the moment, but does it eventually turn into a space where one could cycle to Bay, and Union station direct?
 
Carpe Diem said:
Any idea on what happens between Yonge and Bay where The Esplanade current ends? It's all a part of the CIBC Square construction site at the moment, but does it eventually turn into a space where one could cycle to Bay, and Union station direct?
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The (private) laneway between CIBC and the Dominion Public Building is (when both buildings are finished!) supposed to be a pedestrian area and 'garden' with shops etc on both sides. I do not think it is a suitable bike route.
 
From Kanchan, an engineer on the TOCycling team, on Bluesky

"One Million #BikeTO riders at Bloor and Palmerston so far this year.
As of midnight last night 10% higher than last year and almost 40% higher than 2 years ago
(Unverified)"

Screenshot from an internal city of toronto app showing the top bicycle counters in Toronto. Bloor St W, between Palmerston and Markham reads, in a bar graph, 1,001,901
 
GameOnBrad said:
Also on Harbord Street. Well, sloppy work on these yellow plates. It looks like the workers tried to pull these coverings off in some areas but the asphalt and concrete has (basically) cemented it in place without a hammer and chisel, or something to scrape, to get it off cleanly.

I guess cyclists won't care but that's pretty sloppy work, imo. It would have been incredibly more efficient to remove the film and clean these off before the asphalt and cement hardened.

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A machine must have drove over this one with asphalt on the treads. Not sure how this will be cleaned off. I don't think rain will even wash that off.

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I noticed similar results when they paved the Port Union bike lanes a couple weeks ago.
 
APTA-2048 said:
I noticed similar results when they paved the Port Union bike lanes a couple weeks ago.
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Is Port Union done? May need some updated drone shots from @TwinHuey or something. 😉
 
I wrote to the Mayor about the Esplanade mess where they installed new lines and dividers on a street much in need of repair. I got this response:

"Please see attached response from city staff on your inquiry:

“The installation of the quick-build cycle track on The Esplanade was never intended to be bundled with road resurfacing.

The quick-build cycle track was planned to be installed last year but was delayed due to coordination issues.

Road resurfacing on The Esplanade is now projected for 2026 or 2027 (which will be updated on InView) and will provide an opportunity to upgrade the cycle track to permanent materials.”

This is the first time I had heard (or realised) that the plan is for a raised track west of Lower Jarvis. It was always clear that the track east of Lower Jarvis would be raised and the raising would occur when the David Crombie Park project (finally) gets off the ground (now set for spring 2026 and the contactor has been selected) but in any documents I have seen it was implied the track between Yonge and Lower Jarvis would NOT be raised. I guess we will see. I pointed out to the Mayor that if City staff had bothered to keep the webpages updated, or even replied promptly yo emails, at least some of the grumbling might have been averted.
 
DSCToronto said:
I pointed out to the Mayor that if City staff had bothered to keep the webpages updated, or even replied promptly yo emails, at least some of the grumbling might have been averted.
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I mentioned this very thing to a city official after struggling to find information on the Toronto.ca website and they chuckled when I told them I have been a web designer for 26 years with a heavy emphasis on UX and I felt stupid not being able to find such simple information. I said I should get a job there to fix all this. With a smile in her voice, she said "You should" with a long pause like she wanted to say more. 😅

Anyway, they are horrible for upkeeping the website. Relevant information is not updated promptly. Example: The Cherry House Affordable Housing Lottery that is up on the Toronto website now. It ends on December 1st. Watch how long that information stays on that page past December 1st. Before that, the last lottery was up for at least 4 months past the end date. 🤣 Literally simple scripts can simply have that information vanish from a page on the end date or even setting a note in an email calendar to remove the info would also work.

As a result, I'm never sure if I'm reading any information that is current on any of the city websites (Toronto.ca, CreateTO, etc). 😔
 
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DSCToronto said:
I wrote to the Mayor about the Esplanade mess where they installed new lines and dividers on a street much in need of repair. I got this response:

"Please see attached response from city staff on your inquiry:

“The installation of the quick-build cycle track on The Esplanade was never intended to be bundled with road resurfacing.

The quick-build cycle track was planned to be installed last year but was delayed due to coordination issues.

Road resurfacing on The Esplanade is now projected for 2026 or 2027 (which will be updated on InView) and will provide an opportunity to upgrade the cycle track to permanent materials.”

This is the first time I had heard (or realised) that the plan is for a raised track west of Lower Jarvis. It was always clear that the track east of Lower Jarvis would be raised and the raising would occur when the David Crombie Park project (finally) gets off the ground (now set for spring 2026 and the contactor has been selected) but in any documents I have seen it was implied the track between Yonge and Lower Jarvis would NOT be raised. I guess we will see. I pointed out to the Mayor that if City staff had bothered to keep the webpages updated, or even replied promptly yo emails, at least some of the grumbling might have been averted.
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Should CC: to the Ward Councillor as well.
 
TwoWheelPoli said:
Is Port Union done? May need some updated drone shots from @TwinHuey or something. 😉
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After reading @APTA-2048's post I drove by this afternoon.

It appears cycle tracks on both sides are now paved but there is still a lot of roadwork ongoing with lane reductions etc.

I'll try to get some aerial shots once it's all finished up.
 
Toronto's Chief Planner, Jason Thorne posted on Bsky recently with a number of updates on downtown cycling infra.

The first we've covered here extensively, but I'll share his photo just the same, Habord:

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He also covered improvements to the Yonge/Queen's Quay intersection: (protected waiting area, bike box etc.)

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And work on Wellesley: ( new raised cycle track/platforms at bus stops)

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Checkout Jason's stuff on Bsky here:

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Jason Thorne (@jasonthorne.bsky.social)

Canadian Urbanist and Chief Planner for the City of Toronto 🇨🇦
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