So City Staff have come to Cycling Advisory Committee with no protected bike lanes on the table for @DundasPlace. They keep calling it a "detour" but what they're looking for is "last link in the network they've spent all their time and money building without a plan" 
It's important to note "cars will be directed to York" is basically hopes and prayers. There will be nothing deterring through traffic on Dundas, which will be busy busy all summer long, especially as we get back to normal. Blocking the entrances wasn't considered feasible.
The other four options are hot steaming garbage. None provide protection of any sort, and all will be used for extra illegal parking. Paint is not infrastructure, QED, none of these options are infrastructure. An "occasional planter" doesn't cut it.
All of these options (except option 5, depending on how well its done) prioritize the convenience of motorists ahead of the safety of pedestrians and cyclists. When are we getting an Active Transportation director again? There needs to be someone competent making safety decisions
The City has literally built itself into a corner here. By funding, approving, and building safe, protected connections to either end of Dundas Place, there is no other reasonable option for Downtown bike access. This should have been planned as a network long ago, but wasn't.
By failing to take a network approach from the beginning, we're left hanging with missing links, and a network that's unusable for families and individuals who require safety for their entire trip. Network is what's key here, and what's missing. Here's the example to follow:
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