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This intersection was part of my daily bike commute. Just before the intersection, the bike lanes had suddenly stopped. I then had to turn left here. The lights at this intersection were phased so that on this approach there was always either a green light for through traffic or a green arrow for left turning traffic. This forced me to cross a busy lane to the left turn lane while cars were also trying to pass me.
The location on google maps is here: https://www.google.com/maps/@43.1489194,-79.2501979,3a,75y,236h,81.18t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sE8SPmiB67xrR2zhtA3XDYA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Hi Shannon,
a) I think a good incremental improvement to your example on Central Park is for some vertical separation between the road lanes and the bike lane. Adding a low curb could create vertical separation between the road lanes, bike lane, and sidewalk. Alternatively, a median could be introduced in the current buffer zone and perhaps some planting could be added to the median. It could prevent the tourist buses from parking in the bike lane. The added plantings could help improve the attractiveness of the route.
b) I would expect this might receive opposition from city staff, city politicians, or resident groups. Some may argue that the vertical separation would make snow maintenance more difficult or that there is already space for cyclists so it would not be an efficient use of city money.
Please forgive the google maps screenshot, I can’t make it to the location right now. This section of road is an important connection between a multi-use path and road bike lanes in the downtown of my city. The location on google maps is here: https://www.google.com/maps/@44.3012677,-78.3188829,3a,75y,342.52h,84.87t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1scDfXTt4b7xmOHKt_LIfhww!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
Hello,
My name is Nick and I live just outside Toronto, Canada.
1. I have studied both engineering and planning in university. I am currently working in the engineering field.
2. In my area, cycling facilities are slowly being introduced, but there is still a long way to go until we have more connected cycling networks. I feel I can bring the perspective of living and working in a region that is still developing a cycling culture. I mostly hope to learn through this course to contribute to better cycling designs in my area.
3. My LinkedIn is: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-sully/
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