design jamPeople on Wheels • September 19, 2018

City Streets Today

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City Streets Today

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Hurdles to Cycling in Toronto

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Safety

● Safety is the most significant deterrent to cycling in the city.

● Perceived safety is as significant as actual safety.

and have started to visualize 5 different approaches to Queens Quay.

Hurdles to Cycling in Toronto

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Comfort

● Weather

● Grades

● Physical Exertion

● Pavement Quality - 209,270 potholes filled in 2018

● Distances - 90% of Toronto Cycling trips are < 6 km

● Space allocation

and have started to visualize 5 different approaches to Queens Quay.

Hurdles to Cycling in Toronto

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Convenience

● Gaps in the network

● Lack of Parking

● Theft - Nearly 4,000 bikes reported stolen in

Toronto in 2016

● Access to Bike Share

● Distance

Toronto’s AT Policy Context

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Cycling Network 10 Year Plan

Queens Quay West

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Queens Quay West

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Queens Quay West

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The Challenge: Many Users with Conflicting Expectations

The Speed Racer - “50 km/h, a new personal best!”

The Tourist - “Ouuu, the lake is so pretty, lets stop for a selfie”

The Beginner - “Biking in the city isn’t so bad when I can stick to the trail”

The Commuter - “Red light?, whatever, I’m going to be late for my 9:00 meeting!”

The Skyscraper Gazer - “Look how that one reflects the...oh no, I think I’m on the bike path”

The person catching the Streetcar - “No gap is too small. I need to catch this one.”

The Jogger - “I really don’t know where I belong here”

Cycling at Quayside and Beyond

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Cycling at Quayside and Beyond

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A better alternative tothe private automobile with high levels of convenience

The Importance of Cycling for Quayside

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Cycling is a crucial component of Quayside’s objective to serve as a model for sustainable neighbourhoods throughout Toronto and cities around the world.

Having a strong cycling culture at Quayside can lead to:

1. Housing affordability

2. Lower cost of living

3. Healthy living

4. Less congestion

5. Better mobility and more options

6. Connecting Quayside to the rest of the City

7. Carbon neutrality

Current Context - the Network

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Current Context - Bike Share

● A few scattered locations

● Bike share locations stop east of Jones Street on Queens Street East

○ Accessibility barrier to large eastern neighborhood population

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Challenges

As the area builds up, it is expected to become more of an attraction, bringing more cyclists, pedestrians and traffic, similar to the context on Queens Quay West.

How do we accommodate a diversity of users?

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Challenges

Gaps in the network. For example, under the Gardiner Expressway, crossing Lake Shore Blvd. at Parliament Street.

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Opportunities

BUILD upon Complete Streets guidelines and other Toronto Transportation

Services policies to create a world-class walking and cycling environment

CREATE a full cycling infrastructure including bike share and enhanced

bike lanes with weather mitigation and lighting

MAKE the Cherry Street and Parliament Street access routes to the north

attractive for pedestrians and cyclists; ensure the network is AODA

compliant

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38m

Sidewalk Dynamic Travel /Platform TTC Platform Bicycle Sidewalk

12.6 Park 3.3 7.0 3.0 5.0 7.2

pick-updrop-off

Sample Cross Section

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0-7%

8%

18-26%

46-60%

Bike

Parking

Drop-off

Sidewalk

Travel

TTC

Opportunities

20Gardiner Public Realm Improvements - Cherry Street

Opportunities

21Gardiner Public Realm Improvements - Lower Jarvis

Opportunities

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Heated Pavers

Conductive concrete

to melt snow and ice

Opportunities

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