Monthly Archives: August 2016

Bike advocate Rob Zaichkowski has posted an interview with Albert Koehl about his perspective on the Bloor bike lanes. There are also some details about the forthcoming Bells on Bloor ride (Victory Lap edition) on Sept 25. Note from the … Continue reading →

Today was the official opening of the Bloor Bike Lane pilot by the City of Toronto. Prior to the press event, Cycle Toronto organized an informal ride starting from Bickford Park, at the intersection of Grace and Harbord.  A number … Continue reading →

Another morning rush hour, biking from Shaw to St. George, headed east. Here at Bathurst, the bike lane is directed to the left to allow a right turn lane for cars. This is one of the more controversial points in … Continue reading →

Did you ever think you’d see the day when bike lane markings appeared on Bloor? (at least officially sanctioned ones ) Some markings and cross hatching was done overnight. It appears that the contractor has taken some care to blow the … Continue reading →

The first week has gone by with the installation of the Bloor bike lane pilot. The basic lane markings went in very quickly, and people have had about four days to try them out. There has been a lot of … Continue reading →

The installation is moving really fast. Here are a couple of pictures taken late Tuesday (Day 1) and both early and late today. The afternoon after the picture from the previous post, you can see that they have already started … Continue reading →

Traffic was bumper to bumper this morning. The bike lane markings have been sketched out on the north side of Bloor. Hopefully they will get in done within two weeks as the city has scheduled an official opening on Friday … Continue reading →