Ward 21 bike facilities – public meeting May 2

This map, courtesy of biketoronto.ca, shows the proposed (dashed) and existing (solid) cycling infrastructure in Ward 21. Bike lanes are red, signed on street routes are blue and off-street trails and paths are green. Orange markings indicate other areas to be discussed at the meeting.

Date: Wednesday May 2, 2007 at 7 p.m.
Place: Rakoczi House — 747 St. Clair Avenue West

Councillor Joe Mihevc and Toronto Transportation staff invite you to attend a Public Open House to review and provide comments on the proposed bicycle facilities in Ward 21.
The key routes include:

· a signed route on Vaughan Road
· an east-west signed route that connects to the proposed Rogers Rd* bike lanes
· an east-west signed route parallel to St. Clair Avenue
· a north-south route on Christie Street with bike lanes

*The bike lane on Rogers Rd is to be from Kane to Oakwood at 2.3 km.

Bike Lane Proposal on Christie Street — St. Clair Avenue W to Dupont Street:

From St. Clair Avenue West to Davenport Road, bicycle lanes can be added to Christie Street with minimal impact on traffic or parking. The most significant change associated with the bicycle lane proposal will be a reduction in traffic lanes from two to one in each direction for the section of Christie Street south of Davenport Road. Parking for this section will also be limited to one side of the street. Stopping will be prohibited on the west side of the street, and parking permitted at all times on the east side.

I like the new public consultation process that looks at ALL of the cycling facilities in the ward. This is certainly helpful in identifying gaps in the original Bikeway Network, with the intent of creating an actual network.

The outcome of this meeting will be a report to go to Toronto and East York Community Council on May 29th, 2007. If you can’t make the meeting send comments via e-mail to David Dunn at bikeplan@toronto.ca and copy Councillor Mihevc. Responses have to be in by May 9th, 2007.

Special thanks to biketoronto.ca