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kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · 13d

One of the cool things about physics is that you don't need to be there to see it do its thing.

Science always happens.

All the time.

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kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · 13d

Any person, any time of day.

Whether schools are in session or not:

walking
cycling
sitting in a cafe
On a skateboard
Pushing a stroller
waiting at a transit stop
getting on/off a school bus
In a pedestrian cross over
Taking their dog for a walk

City of Toronto @toronto.ca · 14d

#DYK that if a person cycling is struck by a driver travelling 50 km/h, their chance of survival is only 10%? Whether you’re a new or experienced driver, always drive carefully around vulnerable road users. 🚴

Find #RoadSafety tips at toronto.ca/WatchforBikes.

A “best friend” figure on a bike against a pink background. Text reads: There’s a life on every bike. Always look around before opening your car door to ensure everyone gets home safely. City of Toronto, 311 Toronto at your Service and Vision Zero logos in the corners of the image.

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City of Toronto @toronto.ca · 14d

#DYK that if a person cycling is struck by a driver travelling 50 km/h, their chance of survival is only 10%? Whether you’re a new or experienced driver, always drive carefully around vulnerable road users. 🚴

Find #RoadSafety tips at toronto.ca/WatchforBikes.

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kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · 15d

You, maybe.
Not me.

kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · 15d

Or cry.

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kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · 15d

They're not even trying.

All my friends have told me they can't go anywhere in the world - without seeing a lot of things they never noticed before.

Can't even count the number of random photos I've received just like this from people. 🙃

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kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · 18d

Yes, many of the planters on the new Harbord Hoskin have rainwater inlets and "beehive" catchbasins within the planter.

Whenever the grades work.

Harbord/Hoskin is a very "flat" street, good for cycling, bad for drainage.

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kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · 18d

Sorry to hear people are not happy.
- The contractor & local organizations are doing the planting on this project.
- The contract does include watering of the plants they plant. We do a lot of silly things, but issuing a contract that has planting and not watering isn't currently one of them.

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kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · 18d

Raccoon 🦝 🦷🦷

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kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · 18d

This was done as part of a road reconstruction.
We usually can't do things like move curbs and move catchbasins.

But when we can, we can do some pretty great stuff.

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kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · 18d

As I always say, we are grateful for our hundreds of hard working volunteer site inspectors.
#BikeTO

Robert Zaichkowski @rzaichkowski.bsky.social · 18d

Since @kayehm.bsky.social confirmed the Harbord bike lane upgrades were done from Queens Park to Grace, I checked them out for myself this morning. Lookin' good! 🚴‍♂️🔥 #BikeTO #TOpoli #VisionZero

Bus loading platform on Hoskin between Queens Park and St. George

Harbord looking west from Spadina. Some lines still need to be painted in.

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kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · 18d

Thanks for the site inspection 🙃

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kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · 19d

That's an old design.

As we learn and develop more ways to design and build things - we design and build them better.

This is the 2nd bikeway corridor to use this type of design (Davenport was first, last year).

The plants always win.

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kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · 19d

🦝

kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · 19d

Concrete planters & permanent curbs & sidewalk restoration has been completed on #BikeTO Harbord Street & Hoskin Avenue between Grace Street & Queens Park Cres West.
This section is expected to be open by early October.
Line marking & plantings coming soon.
Visit toronto.ca/harbordhoskin for more

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kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · 28d

First of a few pilot locations.

Guess the name of these new markings?

David Elfstrom 🍁 @davidelfstrom.bsky.social · 28d

New road markings have appeared in Toronto using the zig-zag pattern to indicate the passenger loading area in the curb lane adjacent to the streetcar stop. #BikeTO

View from the bicycle looking east on College St approaching Yonge St in Toronto. The right hand lane has zig-zag lines and STOP / TTC (to be read from bottom up) repeated three times, the length of the streetcar. On the curb edge there is a solid line that is offset from the curb by about 1.5 m.

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David Elfstrom 🍁 @davidelfstrom.bsky.social · 28d

New road markings have appeared in Toronto using the zig-zag pattern to indicate the passenger loading area in the curb lane adjacent to the streetcar stop. #BikeTO

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kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · 29d

*so much proof.
But you get it.

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kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · 29d

There is no much proof and data data data.

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · Aug 31

That wasn't done by any of the contacts I manage. 🤔

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kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · Aug 30

I don't often get to work on designing civil constructed Bikeways, unless they involve upgrading something that's been there for 15y.

HarbordHoskin includes parking projected cycletracks, green infra, raised TTC platforms, radii mods & our new flat curb.

+ #BikeTO Signals at Ossington & St George

Shawn Micallef @shawnmicallef.bsky.social · Aug 29

It’s taken forever (sewer work etc) but the new Harbord lanes are looking great. Planters! Green rides. Lay the concrete deep so the bastards will have a hellofa time ripping them out.

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kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · Aug 30

The bike lanes have been there for almost 15years 🙃

This project turns them into permant constructed parking protected cycle tracks.

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kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · Aug 27

This #BikeTO art-filled corridor looks pretty good during daylight, as well.

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kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · Aug 27

Read an interview with two of the artists who worked on the #BikeTO Lansdowne project by @cycletoronto.bsky.social

www.cycleto.ca/just_for_fun...

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kanchan m @kayehm.bsky.social · Aug 27

Correction, this was corridor number 12.5

Avenue Road was done last year.

And we have a little turn channel closure at Ellis and Lake Shore.

More to come.
Honest.