According to the Toronto Star, the City may create some new temporary bike lanes in the event of a TTC strike:
For cyclists, the curb lane on Bay St. from Queen's Quay to Yorkville will become a bike-only lane for the duration of a strike. So will the curb lanes on Queen's Quay from Lower Spadina Ave. to Yonge St., and Dundas St. E. from River St. to Broadview Ave.
Nice touch. The curmudgeon in me wonders if anything like this would actually get enforced. How well do they enforce the HOV/taxi/bike lanes on Bay now? How about the ones on Dundas west of Six Points? (Answer: not at all).
Comments
darren
logistics
Mon, 03/31/2008 - 16:36I wonder how they would do this exactly. Would they put orange pylons up along the lines, so bikes fit through, but not cars? Would there be signs?
Since the strike might not happen, could we find another reason to make this happen? Smog Day, I'm looking at you! We're all about silver linings around here.
-dj
vic
Bike lane implementations
Mon, 03/31/2008 - 17:23Yes, it's nice to put some positive light on it. Smog Days would be an ideal time to do this too. Great suggestion!
I think this whole idea also makes a few other important points:
geoffrey (not verified)
Caronto Autoholic Rehab
Mon, 03/31/2008 - 21:04political will doesn't have a leg to stand on when there is a 3000 lb gorilla on your back.
hamish (not verified)
COB; Bloor/Danforth bikeway
Wed, 04/02/2008 - 11:51Literally, a Car on Back!
As for making way for bikes, it's too much of a step and a precedent to provide a bikeway in the same direction as the Bloor/Danforth subway I presume, though such a move would only mirror many of the existing travel patterns - and provide competition to the TTC.
Martino (not verified)
Great Idea
Wed, 04/02/2008 - 18:11Love the idea. Let's make it permanent. The less you pollute the more road space you get.