2024 Second Quarter Cycling Projects Pass at City Council

On April 18th, several cycling infrastructure projects that are part of the 2022 - 2024 Cycling Network Plan passed at City Council. These projects will transform their respective neighbourhoods by making active transportation safer, more convenient, and more accessible.

(A map of the 2024 Second Quarter Cycling Projects. Image: City of Toronto)

In a rare unanimous vote, the second quarter projects passed 22 - 0. Now that they have been approved at City Hall, these projects will be installed later this year.

(The 22 - 0 vote on the second quarter CNP projects.)

The projects are:

Ferrand Drive Area Safety Improvements
Galloway Road Cycling Connections
Portland Street / Dan Leckie Cycling Connections
Silverthorn Cycling Connections
Weston Cycling Connections
Jones Avenue Cycle Track Upgrades

Read on for more details on each of the projects.

Ferrand Drive

Additions to Flemingdon Park’s cycling network will also be debated at next week’s IEC meeting. A series of bike lanes will be installed on Ferrand Drive, creating local connections to existing infrastructure on St. Dennis Drive and Deauville Lane and the future Eglinton Crosstown Science Centre Station. In recent years, the area has been particularly dangerous for vulnerable road users, with 10 collisions involving cyclists and pedestrians having occurred.

Galloway Road Cycling Connections

A small segment of Galloway Road which is a link for many to Scarborough’s waterfront trails and parks will receive sidewalks and bike lanes from Dearham Wood to Guildwood Parkway.

(A map of the project. Image: City of Toronto)

Portland - Dan Leckie

Cycle tracks on Portland, the Puente de Luz bridge, and Dan Leckie Way will offer a safer and more comfortable alternative to Spadina and Bathurst, and form a convenient connection between well-used, east-west bike infrastructure on Richmond, Adelaide, Wellington, Fort York, and the Martin Goodman Trail on the waterfront.

Most of Portland Street will become segmented into one-way blocks for cars, with an interesting directional divider traffic calming design at Wellington and Portland.

(The proposed directional divider at Wellington and Portland. Image: City of Toronto)

The project will also aim to improve the safety of vulnerable road users. According to one placard, 1500 traffic collisions have occurred on Portland and Dan Leckie over the last 10 years. 6 people walking or cycling have been tragically killed or seriously injured. Unsurprisingly, 59% of cyclists that ride on Portland reported feeling unsafe to do so.

(A map of the project. Image: City of Toronto)

Silverthorn Cycling Connections

The Silverthorn Cycling Connection project includes new cycling infrastructure in the Silverthorn neighbourhood on Silverthorn Avenue, Laughton Avenue, and Hounslow Heath Road.

Contraflow bike lanes, pedestrian realm improvements, and measures to reduce cut-through vehicle traffic are amongst the many improvements being proposed for the area.

(The different segments of the Silverthorn Cycling Connections project. Image: City of Toronto)

Weston Cycling Connections

Weston, a neighbourhood with little safe cycling infrastructure, could see several improvements if the three phrases of the Weston Cycling Connections can pass through the IEC and City Council.

In the first phase, cycling infrastructure will be built on Sam Frustaglio Drive, Wright Avenue, and Pine Street. Phases 2 and 3 will follow and will begin to create a fairly substantial cycling network in Weston with connections to the Humber River Recreational Trail and the Weston GO Station.

(The different phases of the Weston Cycling Connections project. Image: City of Toronto)

Jones Avenue Cycle Track Upgrades

Jones Avenue, which currently has bike lanes from Queen to Dundas, will be resurfaced in 2024. This resurfacing will include the upgrading of its bike lanes to protected cycle tracks.