Bikes, bikes, everywhere! There have been some inspiring pictures on twitter lately about the need for bike parking in the neighbourhood – highlighting the general frustration. So we thought we’d take a walk around and see how easy it is to find a place to secure your bike on a Tuesday afternoon.
The simple answer – it isn’t easy, even in a very off-peak time in a neighbourhood that isn’t known for a lot of office workers. While it’s fantastic to see so many people being environmentally conscious and taking their bike around the city, imagine how challenging it is on a Thursday night when we actually have people visiting the bars and restaurants. We see bikes getting precariously parked on unsafe scaffolds, on private fences, and unfortunately onto gas meters, which is seriously unsafe. The rings on Dundas just west of Ossington were removed on the last round of construction and never replaced. There are a limited number on Ossington, most of which are taken by the people who work locally, before the visitors even arrive.
Check for yourself. Share some pictures too!
Outside Reposado & Town Moto
South of Foxley
Scaffolding outside of Fishbar
Trying to sqeeze in near the hardware store
The Fence along Foxley
Looks like Ossington could use some bike corrals, same as Kensington Market…
Nice to see so many bikes, love it! But parking would be great, There are some new ones on Dundas near Beaconsfield that look great and function well too.
The Cycle Toronto Ward 19 group did a survey of bike parking along Dundas St. W. and along the Lakeshore a few weeks ago. Our results (much the same as above) are available at http://bikeunion.to/ward-update/greatest-need-bike-parking-ward-19-initial-findings. We will be going out again this coming Monday to survey more of the ward. We will be meeting at the corner of Shaw and Dundas West. at 6:30PM if anyone is interested in coming along