Cycling
Infrastructure - Eastern Ontario
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As a prelude to the Wisconsin trip, I found myself in South-Eastern
Ontario in June and cycling the Waterfront Trail. It was a good opportunity
to start documenting the cycling facilities that have been implemented
by various jurisdictions, from small villages to cities to rural municipalities.
The Waterfront Trail extends in Ontario from Niagara Falls, around Lake
Ontario, to Kingston, and then continues on to the QUebec provincial line.
On this trip, I cycled from Toronto to Prince Edward County, then to Kingston,
and then back to Toronto over a week.
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From a personal perspective, cycling facilities have been
assessed for appeal to people for consider cycling for transportation,
recognizing that people have various drives to cycle, skills in cycling,
and attitudes to risk taking. The assessment utilizes the following model.
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| City of Pickering |
Off-Road Path on Major Arterial Road
Cycling eastward in Pickering through parks and quiet roads the trail
came back to a major artery. Instead of taking cyclists on to the arterial
street and cycle for a long block, an off-road bike path was installed
on the south shoulder instead. Then, the Waterfront Trail headed south
to the lakefront again on a quiet road. |
Comments:
Design will appeal to less confident, less skilled cyclists, and
those that wish to cycle removed from motorized traffic.
Effectiveness will depend on intersection design and the degree that
cyclists feel comfortable that motorists will see cyclists crossing road
sufficient to bringing their vehicles to a stop.
Design adjacent to road should be an effective marketing tool promoting
cycling to motorists as they drive by. |
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| Ajax |
Off-Road Path on Quiet Residential Road
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| Toronto |
Off-Road Bike Path Adjacent to Major Arterial Urban Road |
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| Pickering |
Extensive bike path system with centre line draws young cyclists |
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| Ajax |
Bike Path behind houses |
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| Bike Path Intersection Design |
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| Pickering |
Intersection design of Bike paths and cross roads |
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| Rural Cycling Facilities |
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| Rural - Highway #33 to Glenora Ferry past Picton in Prince Edward County |
Wide paved shoulders - 2 metres plus |
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Wide shoulder approximately 2 to 2,5 metres.
Space on shoulder allowing a separation between passing vehicles
and cyclists will appeal to a more hesitant cyclists than would 1.5 metre
wide shoulders.
Safety is increased with wider shoulders from wind effect of passing
trucks and buses, cross and gusting winds. |
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| Rural - Highway #33 in Prince Edward County |
Narrow paved shoulders - 1.5 metres or less |
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| Boarding a Ferry - Rural Highway #33 at Glenora Ferry east of Picton in
Prince Edward County |
From Picton there was a 9 kilometre ride eastward to the Glenora ferry.
Motorized vehicle queuing for the ferry started about 600 metres from the
dock on a two way road. Cyclists were facilitated past the backed-up cars
and trucks waiting for boarding on to a ferry with a marked bike lane on
the shoulder side. |
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| Bike Lanes in Smaller and Major Urban Cities |
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| Kingston |
Bike lanes on select streets with no continuous and connected network
throughout this university city. |
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| Toronto |
Bike Lane on Secondary Road - Beverley St. |
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| Toronto |
Bike Lane on Secondary Road - St George St |
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| Toronto |
Bike Lane on Secondary Road - St George St |
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| Toronto |
Bike Lane on Road with Streetcar - College St. |
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| Intersection Designs in Smaller and Major Urban Cities |
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| Kingston |
Intersection - Straight through bike lane between right turn lane and
curb general traffic lane on a major artery |
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| Toronto |
Intersection - Off-Road Path on Shoulder of Major Urban Arterial Road |
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| Bike Lanes in Towns |
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| Village of Colborne |
XX sized town has bike lanes into town |
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| Town of Colbourg |
Bike lane on road with big box retailing |
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| Port Hope |
Bike lane over expressway bridge. Will newly repaved road leading to bridge
have bike lanes? The road width is there. DIvider lines have been repainted
but no bike lanes. |
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| Wide Paved Shoulders Leading into Town |
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| Town of Colbourg |
Wide paved shoulders lead you into town. There are no cycling facilities
to lead you thorough town. |
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| Regional Trail |
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| Waterfront Trail |
Newer version of trail sign |
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| Bike Parking Facilities on the Street |
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| Pickering |
Post and Ring Bike Parking as part of the streetscape an furniture. |
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| Toronto |
Post and Ring Bike Parking Design - Locking instructions on ring |
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| Bike Signs |
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| Toronto |
Bike Route Signs |
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| Bike Lane Line |
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| Toronto |
Bike Lane Line - Double Width |
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