WTF! Simcoe Street Parking has GONE! Cycle lanes instead...!

kiwi

kiwi

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Just saw this downtown this morning.. .They removed the parking spots on Simcoe after the resurfacing an d put in a useless bike lane that ends at King Street. I'm assuming the bike lane is from Richmond street. What a freaking waste of time. Its not a major road and Ive never seen cyclists areound there. Most are riding east/west rather than south bound.. Where's everyone parking now? Pearl st was jammed.
 
fark .. found some information on it.. www1.toronto.ca/wps/portal/contentonly?vgnextoid=ae48a00f92dd5410VgnVCM10000071d60f89RCRD&vgnextfmt=defaultthis will keep the 5 people happy that use it.. what a freaking wast of time.
 
It's OK...once Rob Ford regains his powers he'll get rid of the bike lanes.
 
Maybe, Just *maybe* the parking will be relocated to the other side. This would mean there would still be two lanes for traffic to move down..
 
MarcosSantiago said:
OR... Kiwi, just ride your bicycle to work, that should solve this "problem"!!!!
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That aint going to happen. I did my cycling time a few years ago. ;-)btw - $400,000 for those lanes and the ones on Richmond St West (Which I agree with)
 
kiwi said:
Maybe, Just *maybe* the parking will be relocated to the other side. This would mean there would still be two lanes for traffic to move down..
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Ha ha ha! Relocated? Not a chance mate, another bicycle lane is coming up on the other side.

Just do what I did --- park on your usual spot like this:

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MarcosSantiago said:
Ha ha ha! Relocated? Not a chance mate, another bicycle lane is coming up on the other side.Just do what I did --- park on your usual spot like this:
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why do they need 2 lanes on the same street? FFS! Nice job on the parking. I assume it wasnt sign posted yet?
 
kiwi said:
why do they need 2 lanes on the same street? FFS! Nice job on the parking. I assume it wasnt sign posted yet?
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ok.. so apparently there's going to be a Northbound cycle lane... lol!Where are the limo's outside the Shangla-la going to park up? lol..
 
kiwi said:
That aint going to happen. I did my cycling time a few years ago. ;-)btw - $400,000 for those lanes and the ones on Richmond St West (Which I agree with)
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$400,000? Expensive paint. Did they commission Banksy to draw the lines?
 
ViperZ said:
You'll be lucky if you'll find your bike with just a ticket...
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Yea down town cyclists are pretty nuts. My bike broke down a few years ago and I stopped halfway in a bike lane and half way in a cab stand on Bloor by Bay and while on the phone the person I was meeting to tell them I would be late, a jerk bike courier clipped by mirror. I was standing right next to it. I can imagine what they would do if you were not there.
 
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