1. joe
   Admin
   Posted 3 years ago #
   

   It's good to hear that like other LRT lines, the Eglinton Crosstown plans include bikelanes. :)

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     TTC to talk Eglinton line, critics wary
     

     

     A draft plan of the 35-kilo-metre route -- which runs from Pearson Airport in the west to Kennedy Station in the east -- will be considered by the Toronto Transit Commission today.

     While about 10 kilometres of the line would be buried through mid-town Toronto, its path through suburban sections of Etobicoke and Scarborough calls for a prohibition on left-hand turns at many major intersections and the creation of U-turn lanes mid-block so vehicles can change directions to access businesses or north-south corridors.

     It would also create bike lanes along much of Eglinton.

     Full Article
     

2. toddtyrtle
   Moderator
   Posted 3 years ago #
   

   Yay! And actually, Transit City is really good for cyclists all around. According to Dan Egan, manager of pedestrian and cycling infrastructure for the city, part of the mandate of Transit City is to have bike lanes wherever the LRT lanes go - whether or not they're on the bike plan. This could mean a pretty nice network across the outer parts of the city as well as several conduits downtown (Don Mills, Dufferin, Jane, come to mind). Incidentally for those in Ward 26/29, this is why there isn't much more than that one little lane on the O'Connor bridge. Apparently they're still deciding whether the LRT will go to Pape or Broadview and where that goes will dictate where the lanes go.

3. joe
   Admin
   Posted 3 years ago #
   

   That's great news... and along with the railtrail plans (complete of the West Toronto Railpath, plus the Leaside and Finch Corridor plans in the 2010 budget), this will make a very great addition to cycling infrastructure in Toronto.

   The next 10 years are going to see huge increases in cyclists on the roads!

4. toddtyrtle
   Moderator
   Posted 3 years ago #
   

   I was thinking about that today. I've been on the net since 1989 and for most of that time people on the net were the portrayed as nerdy fringe folks. Then for a while they were portrayed as the criminals (hackers, pornographers, software pirates) and meanwhile those of us real people on the net were talking about how awesome it was and how much people would really like it if they gave it a chance (and if people made it easier to get on). And then, eventually, it *did* catch on and there were all sorts of newbies, most from AOL, on the net who had no idea about netiquette behaving like barbarians and eventually it caught on. I think we're just at the beginning of the newbie flood phase of acceptance.

5. joe
   Admin
   Posted 3 years ago #
   

   I was confused by your post at first Todd... but you are totally right. The damn is just starting to break (to extend the flood analogy just a little further). :)

6. AnnieD
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #
   

   Hmmmm... the article says there will be bikelanes in the aboveground sections, but doesn't say what will happen in the belowground sections, which are the ones where you most need the bikelanes, one would think.

   Mine was the eighth bike on the bikeracks at Bloorview this morning (Eglinton and Laird) - not bad for mid-November. I find myself counting cyclists a lot at this time of year and thinking "Take that!" to all the people who write in The Star's comments sections that cycling in Toronto is only possible 2 or 4 or 6 months of the year!

7. Duncan
   Moderator
   Posted 3 years ago #
   

   AnnieD, I believe the underground sections are for transit only, similar to the St. Clair West Station below the Loblaws. The diagram above shows a bike lane continuing above the station, so no interruptions in bike lanes seem to be present.

   Hopefully they address ways of continuing a bike lane through intersections, adding them to left turn lanes as well. The current method of simply ending the lane at intersections still presents the same hazards should there be no bike lanes at all.

   Duncan's City Ride - That's my blog about cycling in the city of Toronto, natch!

8. AnnieD
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #
   

   I didn't mean to suggest that the bikelane would go below ground. I'm referring to this line in the article:

   "Most of the above-ground portion will feature bike lanes."

   There's a 10km below-ground portion, and there's no mention of whether or not the street above that portion will also include bike lanes. Though it's an interesting idea to have bike lanes below ground. Sure would be nice in winter...

9. joe
   Admin
   Posted 3 years ago #
   

   Yeah, the official diagram has bikelanes on the surface along the central englinton section... so hopefully that will be the case.

   Underground bikeways along subway lines would be great. :)

10. Duncan
    Moderator
    Posted 3 years ago #
    

    I see what you mean AnnieD

    I third the motion for below ground bike lane tunnels. Something like this from Utrecht:

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    Duncan's City Ride - That's my blog about cycling in the city of Toronto, natch!

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