It seems that there have been technical difficulties with Monday’s foundational blue bike lane installation at the hazardous intersection of Strachan and Lakeshore. Reportedly, the blue areas are badly worn, after only a couple of days. According to Dan Egan, Toronto's Manager of Cycling and Pedestrian Infrastructure, the problems are with the bonding agent; the blue treatment will have to be removed immediately and the materials revisited.
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Anonymous (not verified)
dye it?
Thu, 10/25/2007 - 10:21That's the way it happens to me at my place, paint peels even when I spend a lot of time preparing the surface yet it takes a lot of work to strip off someone's quick graffiti job.
If they use fresh asphalt they can dye it in various colours but that isn't feasible on existing roads. Can old pavement be dyed or stained to penetrate the surface?
anthony
pigment, not dye
Thu, 10/25/2007 - 13:09Pigments are used in cement and concrete. I'm not sure that asphalt can can hold a pigment.
Besides, they wanted to apply something to the existing asphalt, not repave that area.
Anonymous (not verified)
they painted the bike lanes
Fri, 11/09/2007 - 15:26they painted the bike lanes GREEN in Brooklyn! that should be the no brainer color of choice, international symbol of bike lanes! maybe they could smear some poopoo on the car lanes just to finish things off...
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Ben
Leafs fans?
Thu, 10/25/2007 - 14:45Maybe they could pay a few leafs fans to lie down where the blue paint was. It would make a for a bumpier ride, but at least it would give a few people a point for living.
The EnigManiac
The team...
Thu, 10/25/2007 - 16:59...is pretty darn flat, why wouldn't the fans be too? LOL