Let your fellow forum-ers know the route you take when you bike to work or school.
What do you like about your route? What don't you like? Do you have alternate routes?
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Posted 3 years ago #
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Posted 3 years ago #
My routes are always changing. For a while it was east end Toronto to Dufferin & Steeles, for six months it was Old Quebec to Ste. Foy. Last month it was a 15 km run through the farm country of Delta, BC. Other times clients are so far from home that I end up having to rent.
At the moment my commute is about 15 steps down the hall to my office. This is a double-edged sword as I ride *much* less when I don't have to go anywhere. I need to stay active but the hard part for me is that while I love cycling, I am not one who enjoys a ride without purpose. A 20-30 km loop would be an ideal way to start the day from a fitness standpoint but is dead boring and I find it hard to motivate myself.
I think I need to find more excuses to ride places.
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Posted 3 years ago #
That's pretty cool Todd... your route is always changing. Keeps things interesting, I guess. :)
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Posted 3 years ago #
My wife and I bought a house near Danforth and Woodbine just before Christmas, so my commute this year is new and improved. :) I work near Bay and College.
We live north of the Danforth, so I usually take streets such as Sammon or Milverton over to Pape, and then cruise through the lovely tree-lined sidestreets before coming out on to the Danforth close to Broadview.
From then on it's a very relaxing ride... in the bikelanes across the Viaduct, then in the bikelane down Sherbourne, then west along the new Wellesley Bikelane (which I *love*!) to just west of Bay, where I turn south riding through some government buildings to College and work.
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Posted 3 years ago #
Yeah, it's interesting to see how others do it. I find, sadly, that Toronto is one of the more difficult cities to bike in. Quebec City was really great - lots of bike lanes and I didn't meet *one* angry driver. Delta, BC was similar (though I was only there for 3 weeks). Drivers there gave me the entire traffic lane, and if there was oncoming traffic they would just slow down behind me and wait for it to pass before passing me in the other lane. Most major roads had wide bike lanes in them that were free of parked cars. Again no angry drivers. Meanwhile, my first commute to Keele and Rutherford after I got back reminded me where I was. I was in heavy but slow traffic on Finch approaching Dufferin and someone started nosing into my lane clearly not seeing that he was about to hit me. I shouted "Yo!" to get their attention and got a "F- you!" in response. That's right "F-you! Why don't you just let me hit you!" was the message there.
Worst commute, I found, was riding in Burlington. I put my bike on the GO train and rode about 2 km from the station to the office. Drivers there were far from courteous, and passed fast and close. Taking the lane didn't even work - they were going to have at least 2 wheels in the right lane even if all they got to have in the lane *was* their wheels*
But what all the different rides have shown me is that culture matters a *lot* in how it is to cycle somewhere. It isn't just about light traffic making people nicer because if that were the case, the *worst* place to ride for me in the area would be downtown (quite the opposite, really). The worst place, I find, are in the suburbs where traffic moves well. But then traffic moved well in BC but the drivers were *great*
So it seems (and is likely no big surprise to anyone here) that Toronto, particularly outside the core, has a cultural issue to deal with. This same issue likely gives rise to statements like "War on the Car."
In my opinion, until we can find a way to constructively address the cultural aspect (and how *do* we), no amount of political pushing is going to do the job.
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Posted 3 years ago #
By Bike or Bus: My North Toronto Commute
I thought I'd compare taking the bus to taking my bicycle on my daily commute.
My trip from Yonge and Davisville to Vaughan takes about the same amount of time by bus as it does by bicycle. This includes changing in and out of work clothes and an end of the day shower.
Duncan's City Ride - That's my blog about cycling in the city of Toronto, natch! -
Posted 3 years ago #
I'm near Don Mills and and O'Connor and I've got a couple of routes. If I'm in a hurry and I'm in the mood to battle traffic I usually do a zig-zag down to the Danforth, which is busy but mostly packed with bike commuters. From there I'll head west until I hit Church or Bay, and I'll go south to Queen (and those evil streetcar tracks!) until I hit my workplace near Dufferin.
The more interesting route I take is down the Don Valley trail to Martin Goodman, through the CNE right to work. I get on at Beachwood Dr. It's a really nice ride except when it has recently rained and the Don has backed up a bit.
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