Complete Intersections in the context of the StudioCentre proposed development at 629 Eastern

by Michael HollowayLead - W30B Eastern Avenue working groupI created this image that attempts a close-to-scale drawing corrected to 180 degrees of the StudioCentre proposed Eastern-Caroline intersection. The new street south is the same width as Eastern Avenue. Copy it and paste it into a mark-up program (like MS Paint) and add your Complete Intersection … Continue reading Complete Intersections in the context of the StudioCentre proposed development at 629 Eastern →

Tomorrow: Cycling Network Planning Ride with Cycling Unit Staff; 6pm – Bay/Queen to Woodbine

Meet at the globe sculpture near the northwest corner of Nathan Phillips Square at 6pm - and ride east to Woodbine.Chris Bouchard's Facebook post from July 23rd: All are welcome to join this Tuesday's Cycling Network Plan Scoping Ride, no need to RSVP, just show up.This week (July 28), let's head on an eastward trajectory … Continue reading Tomorrow: Cycling Network Planning Ride with Cycling Unit Staff; 6pm – Bay/Queen to Woodbine →

Bike Month 2015 – that’s a wrap!

With Bike Month officially over, here's a recap of all the things we were up to:Top Row: Bike Month kicked off with bike to school week. Ward30 was there for a hugely popular Bike Train to Withrow Public School. Ward30 was also there with Greenwood secondary school. For Bike to Work day we helped marshal … Continue reading Bike Month 2015 – that’s a wrap! →

Eastern Avenue Don River to Queen-Kingston – Proposed Developments Context

By Michael HollowayWard 30 Bikes memberIn order to frame the issue more clearly, I made a Eastern Avenue Context Map.(Full Size: https://ward14bikeshome.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/b8349-eastern2bavenue2bdon2briver2bto2bqueen-kingston2brd2b-2bproposed2bdevelopments2bcontext.jpg)Together these development proposals along (so far) 3/4's of the length of Eastern Ave offer a huge opportunity for us to create a Spine Complete Street and at the same time remediate a major … Continue reading Eastern Avenue Don River to Queen-Kingston – Proposed Developments Context →

Cyclist / Pedestrian Turning Count at Rushbrooke & Eastern

By Michael HollowayWard 30 Bikes memberThe Image below is the results of a Turning Count I did on Tuesday, June 30 at the corner of Rushbrooke and Eastern between 6pm and 7pm (light spitting rain).The count demonstrates what can be seen by standing and watching the intersection for 5 minutes: in one hour about 50 … Continue reading Cyclist / Pedestrian Turning Count at Rushbrooke & Eastern →