Does Streetcar’s Riverside Square proposal make the Cycling Connection across the DVP?

Did a walkabout today (Sunday, October 19, 2014) of the Riverside Square proposed Development by Streetcar - to begin to understand their proposed connections planning.Streetcar.ca | Welcome to Riverside Square | http://streetcar.ca/welcome-riverside-square/We know that safe cycling routes attract cyclist users; but we also know that if that safe route is not a direct one it … Continue reading Does Streetcar’s Riverside Square proposal make the Cycling Connection across the DVP? →

W30B News – New Official Bike Plan Feedback – October Meeting Minutes

City of Toronto - New Bike Plan Right now, one of the things we're doing is looking for feedback on what Main Streets and what Residential Streets you think should be cycling infrastructure priorities in the next 5, and also in the next 10 years.It's an early phase of a process towards the New Official … Continue reading W30B News – New Official Bike Plan Feedback – October Meeting Minutes →

Morse Street Jr Public School – Toronto’s 9th most dangerous school for pedestrians

Morse Street Jr Public School makes Global News Top 10 list of most dangerous schools for pedestrians.Top ten elementary schools for nearby pedestrian injuries, 2000-13:1. Valley Park Middle School: 28 collisions2. Downtown Alternative Public School: 26 collisions3. St. Aidan Separate School: 26 collisions4. Eglinton Junior Public School: 24 collisions5. St. Monica Separate School: 20 collisions6. … Continue reading Morse Street Jr Public School – Toronto’s 9th most dangerous school for pedestrians →

Connecting Greater Riverdale to the Lake

School of Urban and Regional PlanningRyerson UniversityAdvanced Planning Studio - Fall 2014"Connecting Greater Riverdale to the Lake"Terms of ReferenceIn January of this year Paul Young and myself talked with Ryerson University Professor Don Verbanac about using the problem of the limited number of connections that are available between South Riverdale and the Lake Ontario water … Continue reading Connecting Greater Riverdale to the Lake →

New Cycling route through Revival 629 Studios avoids Carlaw

Egress rules across the Lineal Park were supposed to keep the Revival 629 Studio's LSB gate closed, except 11pm to 7am. It's been open all the time now for quite a while (weeks? - months?) ..... And cyclists have already started using it as a safe route between the Lower Don Recreation Trail and the … Continue reading New Cycling route through Revival 629 Studios avoids Carlaw →

Pt 3 – LSB/LDRT Intersection Hazards – Massing to the East of Logan

In Part 3 of the "LSB/LDRT Intersection Hazards" series, I get good video of drivers blocking the trail - at virtually every instance - as they try to make turns from southbound Logan onto westbound Lake Shore Boulevard. In the second of these two video in Part 3, I look at the massing in driver's … Continue reading Pt 3 – LSB/LDRT Intersection Hazards – Massing to the East of Logan →

Pt 2 – LSB/LDRT Intersection Hazards – Driver Sightlines

Conflicts between Drivers and Lower Don Recreation Trail users at Lake Shore Boulevard and the neighbourhood streets running north-south out of South Riverdale - Morse St, Logan St and Booth St - are the usual coarse of events when motor vehicle drivers try to make the dangerous and heart pounding merge onto the fast Lake … Continue reading Pt 2 – LSB/LDRT Intersection Hazards – Driver Sightlines →

Eastern Ave Bike Lanes: ‘They Don’t Go Anywhere!’

2014/08/27 7:26pmA politician who is running for Councillor in Ward 30 has made a video1 (shot about right here) about how the Eastern Avenue Bike Lanes 'Don't go Anywhere'Eastern Ave Bike Lanes: 'They Don't Go Anywhere!' As the video says, "Well, actually they go to the Contraflow Lane on Logan Ave which gets you further … Continue reading Eastern Ave Bike Lanes: ‘They Don’t Go Anywhere!’ →

LSB/LDRT Intersection Hazards

LSB/LDRT Intersection Hazards .. I end with "..it's a big problem ... at Morse..." - and I go on to say (as my battery over-heats) - 'at Logan and Booth.' That is - Conflicts between Drivers and Trail Users - where the motor vehicle drivers are nosing into the Lower Don Recreation Trail (or completely … Continue reading LSB/LDRT Intersection Hazards →

@TCATonline ‘Difference between infrastructure merchants think visitors want and what they want, substantial’

TCAT just released a study on the impact of bike lanes on Danforth businesses. A summary of the findings:Less than 1 out of 5 visitors drive to the DanforthMerchants overestimate the importance of drivers to their business, and underestimate the importance of cyclistsThose who live or work in the area visit the Danforth more frequently … Continue reading @TCATonline ‘Difference between infrastructure merchants think visitors want and what they want, substantial’ →