Description

Every day hundreds of cyclists travel into the downtown core from the east via Dundas Street. High ridership is encouraged by designated bike lanes that travel roughly 3.5km from River Street to Kingston Road in the east. In recent years the route has been disrupted between River and Parliament Street by the ongoing redevelopment of Regent Park. There, damage by heavy equipment and temporary road works have left gaping pot holes in the street. While pot holes located in the centre of the street have generally been patched, those along the side of the road have been left untended. This forces cyclists to pull out from the curb and ride towards the centre of the outside lanes creating dangerous conflict with passing vehicles. While some disruption is only natural, in some cases these unpatched rough spots and pot holes have been impeding cyclists for over a year. The Regent Park redevelopment is a great city-building investment but something should be done to patch the street between River and Parliament Street before someone gets hurt.