sharrows

Thanks to the speedy ways of the Internet, we broadcast this important message from TCAT. No this is not from your British Cat, but from Toronto something something for Active Transportaion.

Because of an error discovered in the Rush-Hour Sharrow Evaluation data analysis, tonight's public meeting has been CANCELLED.

The City of Toronto does not wish to misrepresent the data collected as part of this project, and so the data collected must be re-evaluated in full before any findings may be presented publicly.

(Photos by Tino)

From the Urban Repair Squad folks a two-way sharrow on Macdonnel St in Parkdale. The Torontoist has a good post and interesting comments:

The cycling department at the City is putting some effort into educating the public on sharrows and how to use them. I recall this being a request put forward by some in the cycling community, that if we're going to have sharrows, we need to raise awareness of what they mean and how to use them.

Have the new sharrows had any affect on cyclist and driver behaviour? I decided to see for myself now that the sharrows have been painted on College. I snapped some photos during rush hour when the lanes were free of parked cars. While taking to heart Mez's note of caution that the meaning of the sharrows is being diluted and subverted by allowing drivers to park on them outside of rush hour, it's still interesting to see how there be some benefit to the new symbols.

Peter of Why are We Alive? let me know the City is installing rush hour sharrows on College between Lansdowne and Manning.

The Toronto Star has a couple of bike infrastructure related stories today:

In THE MINUTES: City Council the Star reports that the Lawrence Ave. East. bike lanes between Victoria Park Ave. and Rouge Hills Dr. have been approved by City Council. We reported on this earlier, but now it's official.

The City has finally installed the sharrows they promised on the freshly re-designed section of Lansdowne Ave. between Bloor St. and College St.