Safety improvements to Overlea Bridge and Thorncliffe Park bike infrastructure.
- Overlea Boulevard temporary widened sidewalks/protected bike lanes.
The purpose is to safely carry people on Overlea. Overlea is the only way for students in Thorncliffe to get to Valley Park and Marc Garneau. Hundreds of students walk to school every day, and there is very little space to social distance. Many people ride on the busy sidewalks, which is a hazard to pedestrians, or ride on the road full of fast-moving vehicles and buses. We want your support to allow students to have more space to walk and bike on Overlea.
2. Safety improvements to existing Thorncliffe bike lanes.
The existing bike lanes on Thorncliffe Park Drive are not safe for younger riders and older riders. Sidewalk riding is illegal for people over 14, and sidewalk riding is a safety hazard for seniors and kids walking and an inconvenience. We want to make the existing bike lanes safer with “bollards” and other forms of protection so that people can feel safer riding on the road.
3. Safety improvements to E.T. Seton Park (Valley) access road.
The purpose of this is to improve the valley access road, which is very dangerous in its current state. The road is very narrow, and people walking must deal with drivers who don’t slow down and drive carefully. Drivers present a safety hazard for vulnerable pedestrians and cyclists. We need to get support to build a pedestrian walkway and road improvements to slow down dangerous drivers.
*UPDATE 2020/10/06
The staff at Toronto Parks have installed speed limit signs and flexi-posts on the E.T Seton Park access road. Drivers will now drive more safely and cautiously. And this is important as the road is one of the most dangerous. We'll be pursuing more safety improvements on this road, but we're really glad that they're here and it's a good first start.
If you have the time, and would like to get in touch with the local councilor, Jaye Robinson to let her know about your concerns. Click here to write an email. Local voices really mean a lot.
Updates
August 23, 2020
The momentum behind these safety changes is real. Seeing this many people demand a safer commute for our students is incredible.
20 Comments
Our neighbourhood is filled with children. It would be so wonderful for them to have the opportunity to safely ride their bicycles in their own neighbourhood. I've seen kids make unsafe choices specifically *because* they have no other options.
I think we also need to remind people bikes with a wheel circumference of more than 20inches are not allowed to cycle on sidewalks. Also I am seeing to many children not wearing helmets in the neighborhood .By Law children under 16 are required to wear a helmet. I think we need to bring back lessons on how to ride a bike properly. How to make hand signals when your riding your bike.
I ride in this neighbourhood daily and and this would be a huge and necessary improvement.
Long overdue in connecting bike lanes between Thorncliffe and Flemingdon. Give people access!
The traffic on Overlea is getting way to crazy lately. My kids are terrified to ride their bikes to school and I dont blame them one bit. Something needs to change before someone gets hurt.
I support this initiative.
Too many students walk across the bridge. This is super important
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Safety improvements to Overlea Bridge and Thorncliffe Park bike infrastructure.
- Overlea Boulevard temporary widened sidewalks/protected bike lanes.
The purpose is to safely carry people on Overlea. Overlea is the only way for students in Thorncliffe to get to Valley Park and Marc Garneau. Hundreds of students walk to school every day, and there is very little space to social distance. Many people ride on the busy sidewalks, which is a hazard to pedestrians, or ride on the road full of fast-moving vehicles and buses. We want your support to allow students to have more space to walk and bike on Overlea.
2. Safety improvements to existing Thorncliffe bike lanes.
The existing bike lanes on Thorncliffe Park Drive are not safe for younger riders and older riders. Sidewalk riding is illegal for people over 14, and sidewalk riding is a safety hazard for seniors and kids walking and an inconvenience. We want to make the existing bike lanes safer with “bollards” and other forms of protection so that people can feel safer riding on the road.
3. Safety improvements to E.T. Seton Park (Valley) access road.
The purpose of this is to improve the valley access road, which is very dangerous in its current state. The road is very narrow, and people walking must deal with drivers who don’t slow down and drive carefully. Drivers present a safety hazard for vulnerable pedestrians and cyclists. We need to get support to build a pedestrian walkway and road improvements to slow down dangerous drivers.
*UPDATE 2020/10/06
The staff at Toronto Parks have installed speed limit signs and flexi-posts on the E.T Seton Park access road. Drivers will now drive more safely and cautiously. And this is important as the road is one of the most dangerous. We'll be pursuing more safety improvements on this road, but we're really glad that they're here and it's a good first start.
If you have the time, and would like to get in touch with the local councilor, Jaye Robinson to let her know about your concerns. Click here to write an email. Local voices really mean a lot.
Updates
August 23, 2020
The momentum behind these safety changes is real. Seeing this many people demand a safer commute for our students is incredible.
20 Comments
I am afraid when I cycle across this bridge. I am sure that more MGCI students would cycle to school if the bridge were not so dangerous.
Our neighbourhood is filled with children. It would be so wonderful for them to have the opportunity to safely ride their bicycles in their own neighbourhood. I've seen kids make unsafe choices specifically *because* they have no other options.
I think we also need to remind people bikes with a wheel circumference of more than 20inches are not allowed to cycle on sidewalks. Also I am seeing to many children not wearing helmets in the neighborhood .By Law children under 16 are required to wear a helmet. I think we need to bring back lessons on how to ride a bike properly. How to make hand signals when your riding your bike.
I ride in this neighbourhood daily and and this would be a huge and necessary improvement.
Long overdue in connecting bike lanes between Thorncliffe and Flemingdon. Give people access!
The traffic on Overlea is getting way to crazy lately. My kids are terrified to ride their bikes to school and I dont blame them one bit. Something needs to change before someone gets hurt.
I support this initiative.
Too many students walk across the bridge. This is super important
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I am afraid when I cycle across this bridge. I am sure that more MGCI students would cycle to school if the bridge were not so dangerous.