The City is proposing to install cycle tracks on Steeprock Drive, bike lanes on Whitehorse Road and Rimrock Road and on-street shared lane markings on several streets in the Bathurst Manor area in 2024 and 2025. These changes are part of a plan to improve road safety and build connected cycling routes from Bathurst Street to the Finch Hydro Corridor.
Road resurfacing or reconstruction is not planned as part of this project. The project would be implemented using pavement markings, signage and ‘quick-build’ materials, which involves short installation time and minimal disruption to traffic.
The project goals are to:
The Cycling Network Plan and the associated Near-Term Implementation Plan, adopted by City Council in December 2021, seeks to build on the existing network of cycling routes to connect gaps in the current network, grow the network into new parts of the city, and renew existing parts of the network to improve safety. The most recent Council approved Cycling Network Plan for 2022-2024 identifies Steeprock Drive, Overbrook Place, Maxwell Street and Codsell Avenue for cycling improvements to connect destinations and neighbouring cycling routes.
This project is also a part of the City’s TransformTO: Climate Action Strategy objectives, which has a target for 75% of trips under 5 km to be walked, cycled, or taken by transit by 2030 and the City’s commitment to the Vision Zero Road Safety Plan. The plan aims to eliminate traffic-related fatalities and serious injuries by making our roads safer for everyone. Within the last 10 years (2013-2022), there have been 331 reported collisions on Steeprock Drive, Whitehorse Road, and Rimrock Road with five collisions involving pedestrians and five collisions involving people cycling.
The Steeprock-Bathurst Manor Cycling Connections project includes proposed changes to:
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Steeprock Drive runs along an employment and industrial area with commercial destinations, within the Duke Heights Business Improvement Area. The street is a minor arterial road with one vehicular lane in each direction and a centre turn lane. The road width is approximately 12 metres. The 107 TTC bus route runs on a portion of Steeprock Drive between Chesswood Drive and Whitehorse Road. Currently, Steeprock Drive has sidewalks on both sides but no bikeway.
On Steeprock Drive, the following is proposed:
Whitehorse Road and Rimrock Road run through an employment and industrial area with commercial destinations, within the Duke Heights Business Improvement Area. Whitehorse Road is a collector street and Rimrock Road is a local street, each with one vehicular lane per direction. The road width of these streets is approximately 10 metres. The 107 TTC bus route runs on Whitehorse Road. Currently, these streets have sidewalks on both sides but no bikeways.
These streets are being considered for bikeways to improve connections between the Bathurst Manor neighbourhood and businesses, employment, and parks west of Allen Road via an existing path at Combe Avenue and Allen Road.
On Whitehorse Road and Rimrock Road, the following is proposed:
The Bathurst Manor Neighbourhood is a residential area with local and collector streets and destinations such as schools and parks. Most streets in the neighbourhood are approximately eight metres, which is not wide enough for two-way travel and dedicated bike lanes.
On-street shared lane markings and signage are planned in the Bathurst Manor neighbourhood where people cycling and driving share the roadway. These markings improve road user awareness and help people cycling with navigation. There are no impacts to motor vehicle lanes or parking.
On-street shared lane markings are planned on:
Combe Avenue, Dufferin Street and Waterloo Avenue have been included for on-street shared lane markings to provide options for routing within the Bathurst Manor Neighbourhood along streets with lower motor vehicle volumes. These streets will also improve connections to proposed bike lanes on Rimrock Road via the pathway to Allen Road at Combe Avenue.
The Bathurst Manor Neighbourhood Mobility Plan (BMNMP) identified, prioritized, and recommended short-, medium-, and long-term improvements to traffic operations and road design to support safety for all modes of transportation, including pedestrians and people driving and cycling. More information about this plan can be found on the BMNMP website.
Steeprock-Bathurst Manor Public Notice – March 14, 2024
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Following consideration of your feedback as well as technical and policy considerations, City staff will make final recommendations to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in May 2024.
If approved, installation is planned to take place in 2024 and 2025. Updates will be provided on construction phasing after public consultation and the technical design process is complete.
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