Thread by @LdnOntBikeCafe

Tired of fighting for every little bit of safety. Would really like professionals to design safe options and have politicians own the decision to make it unsafe, rather than have council waste its time talking about bizarre counterflow door zone paint. #LdnOntBike

https://twitter.com/CTVLondon/status/1364924145914494979

Here's something that would work given existing constraints.
- new TVP connection is an MUP on the south side of the street. Just continue it to Wellington.
- Planters? Already exist, just move 'em.
- Parking? Yeah, we got that on the north side.
- Driving? Yeah, you can still

The above design works until Wellington, but it wouldn't be difficult to solve there. There are already separate signal lights, and separate green phases to allow bike traffic to split into bike lanes on both sides of the road is trivial.

Second plan? Block the entrances (but not the exits) to motor vehicle traffic at Ridout and Wellington.
Pros: preserves all parking, allows deliveries, eliminates through traffic, fewer cars = better patio experience
Cons: mixed traffic riding (although much lower volumes)

Yes, it will be a PAIN to get onto Dundas, but you can still do it! And that's the point. It should be difficult to drive downtown, full stop. No great city in the world is easy to drive in. See also: Copenhagen.

We'd welcome other solutions that don't involve painted counterflow bike lanes in the door zone. What has your city done to invite families to ride bikes into their downtown cores?

Also realized above that the Dundas Streetmix has traffic flipped in the wrong direction. Here's the corrected one.

This is a huge frustration for us as we head into the spring construction season.
- King Street will be under construction almost all year.
- The King Street Bike Lane will be PERMANENTLY removed in 34 days
- The City hasn't considered that most of our customers arrive by bike.

Their recommended access is YORK Street (hah, ride on the sidewalk if you can fit), or dismount and cross the construction zone (good luck with a loaded cargo bike). Neither of these are safe/accessible options for most people.

The @CityofLdnOnt consulted with us in the fall, where I expressed deep concern about the permanent loss of King Street, w/o replacement. They had no answers, no plans. Now without any consultation (we have an advisory committee to vet these things), we get this door zone mess.

So am I upset? Absolutely. We're having 100% of our access cut off from April to October. After that, there's STILL no solution for safe bike travel downtown.

There are more than 13,000 (!) public parking spots within a couple blocks of @DundasPlace, yet somehow, parking ON Dundas is so essential we can't lose a space, AND it's so vital we're going to give it away for free. Don't worry, there's always the sidewalk to store your car...

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