Archive For The “infrastructure” Category
We are studying the potential for physically separated bicycle lanes (known as “cycle tracks” between Bathurst Street to Sherbourne Street using Richmond, Adelaide and/or Wellington Street. A north-south cycling connection between the existing Beverly Street bicycle lanes and the waterfront, using Peter or Simcoe Street, will also be studied. Date: Tuesday, June 25, and Wednesday June 26, [...]
To celebrate the creation of this bike lane Councillor Janet Davis is hosting an inaugural ride on: Date: Sat June 22 2013 Start Time: 10am Starting Place: Dawes Road and Danforth Avenue – North Side Please join Councillor Janet Davis at the starting point on June 22nd! We will decorate our bikes and ride the length of the [...]
Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2013 Time: 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Location: New Horizons Tower, 1140 Bloor St. W. (at Dufferin St.) Background In this study we will determine the preferred route for extending the West Toronto Railpath from the Dundas Street West overpass (at Sterling Road), along the Georgetown GO rail corridor, to Strachan Avenue and [...]
Just in case you had any doubt that the NYTimes totally rocks (it was already, in my opinion, the only newspaper I would subscribe to to pass a paywall), they are now collecting cyclists’ wisdom about where to ride. I believe they started with New York, piggybacking on the resurgent interest in cycling there (no [...]
Between 7:30-9:30am on Monday May 27th (Bike to Work Day), bicycles made up 45% of traffic traveling eastbound along Harbord St, a key cycling corridor in Toronto’s west end. Cycle Toronto manually counted traffic on Harbord between 7am and 7pm. Bicycles made up 36% of all vehicles travelling westbound during the evening peak, between 4:30-6:30pm. [...]
For the first time in Toronto’s history the city will boast dedicated bike lanes when they officially open on Monday morning.And for Michele Cossette, it might spark her to start using her bike to get to work.An avid cyclist, the 27-year-old says it’s too dangerous to cycle to work, but the new dedicated bike lanes [...]
For the first time in Toronto’s history the city will boast dedicated bike lanes when they officially open on Monday morning.And for Michele Cossette, it might spark her to start using her bike to get to work.An avid cyclist, the 27-year-old says it’s too dangerous to cycle to work, but the new dedicated bike lanes [...]
For the first time in Toronto’s history the city will boast dedicated bike lanes when they officially open on Monday morning.And for Michele Cossette, it might spark her to start using her bike to get to work.An avid cyclist, the 27-year-old says it’s too dangerous to cycle to work, but the new dedicated bike lanes [...]
For the first time in Toronto’s history the city will boast dedicated bike lanes when they officially open on Monday morning.And for Michele Cossette, it might spark her to start using her bike to get to work.An avid cyclist, the 27-year-old says it’s too dangerous to cycle to work, but the new dedicated bike lanes [...]
The TTC has taken another step closer to taking over the Bixi bike-share program. On Thursday, TTC board members approved a motion brought forth by chair Karen Stintz for a report on the feasibility and expected cost of integrating the service. The board will also request that any decision on the Bixi matter be held [...]
Unfortunately, the CBC is giving a negative slant to this article. It sounds like some transit users and pedestrians don’t get that cyclists can use the bump out, and that some cyclists don’t understand they have to stop and wait while people are boarding the streetcar. There are similar things on Sherbourne now, which I [...]
Toronto cycling activists were disappointed Tuesday when the city’s executive committee decided to wait for the province before weighing in on a new rule that would require motorists to leave a metre of space between their car and a bike when passing. A day later, there was better news but no commitment from Ontario Transportation [...]
Ajax Mayor Steve Parish has explored the world in destinations as far-flung as New Zealand — on his bike. He’s convinced the Toronto region could be one of the world’s great destinations in the growing cycling tourism industry. Parish was part of a team at the Ontario Bike SummitTuesday touting a new 600-kilometre Ontario Greenbelt cycling [...]
Ajax Mayor Steve Parish has explored the world in destinations as far-flung as New Zealand — on his bike. He’s convinced the Toronto region could be one of the world’s great destinations in the growing cycling tourism industry. Parish was part of a team at the Ontario Bike SummitTuesday touting a new 600-kilometre Ontario Greenbelt cycling [...]
So… great news about new infrastructure… that grooved metal decking looks horrible for bikes… but I think the article is saying it will be covered with asphalt. Good news for cyclists who use the official City trails in the Don Valley: barring weather-related disruptions, on June 1, you’ll no longer have to take alternate routes [...]
Seventy per cent of Ontarians believe that cyclists need more bicycle lanes or paved shoulders, according to a survey slated to be released Monday. The annual poll commissioned by Share the Road Cycling Coalition also found that a majority of Torontonians — 71 per cent — would like to see funding for active transportation [...]
Seventy per cent of Ontarians believe that cyclists need more bicycle lanes or paved shoulders, according to a survey slated to be released Monday. The annual poll commissioned by Share the Road Cycling Coalition also found that a majority of Torontonians — 71 per cent — would like to see funding for active transportation [...]
Eleanor McMahon thinks it’s time to change the conversation around cycling in Ontario. McMahon is the founder of the Share the Road Cycling Coalition, who will be hosting the fifth annual Ontario Bike Summit this week in Toronto. She says that we need to stop talking about things like bike lanes and other bicycle infrastructure as a zero [...]
If you’ve taken your first trip to the Islands this year, or tried to bike (or walk, or drive) east-west on Queens Quay lately, you’re surely aware that the area remains in a state of major flux as the City works on demolishing, rebuilding and constructing the strip as part of a huge revitalization project [...]
Cyclists and motorists take a lot of flack from each other for bending the rules of the road. But even the police will tell you that it’s pretty much impossible not to break the law. With bike month around the corner, we learned what it’s like to try to follow every single rule. read full [...]
How do you get around your city? Do you cycle? Would you like to cycle? What influences your decision? There have been numerous attempts to encourage a shift towards active transportation and cycling. The most high profile of these have focused on the construction of physical infrastructure such as separated bicycle lanes, bike parking and [...]
Via Treehugger Few posts that I have written brought out so many commenters, so much debate, as my question, Should Cyclists be Allowed to Blow Go Through Stop Signs? and Why Cyclists Blow Through Stop Signs: It’s Physics. In both, I make the case that stop signs exist primarily as a form of speed control for cars rather than a [...]
In late 2012, the City of Toronto announced the completion of its first separated bike lanes (cycle tracks) on Sherbourne Street. By physically separating cyclists from motor vehicle traffic, cycle tracks are a key way to increase safety, de-stress cycling, boost ridership and reduce conflicts between road users in Toronto. Cycle Toronto conducted an on-line [...]
On Friday, council voted to restart construction of a bike station in the building’s underground parking lot, a project that gained notoriety when the mayor and his brother fiercely criticized the fact that it will include showers. Despite Mayor Rob Ford’s objections however, the project passed easily by a vote of 26-5. Before the decision, [...]
Mayor Rob Ford slams bike station, then floats idea of city hall splash pad
By Joe T. | May 10, 2013
Mayor Rob Ford opposes adding showers for cyclists commuting to city hall but he wanted to look at installing a splash pad for kids as part of renovations to Nathan Phillips Square.Ford has slammed as a complete waste of money plans to park 380 bikes in the underground parking garage and provide a $130,000 change [...]