By Staff
June 17, 2017
BURLINGTON, ON
Won’t be long now.
The paving of New Street between Guelph and Walkers Line and then on to Appleby Line is well underway – and the markings that indicate where the lane lines are going to go are in place.
The white paint dots are where the bike lane line is going to go. Then it will be safe to drive a bike along New Street – right?
The paving of New Street is well underway – when done the bike lanes without safety barriers will get really serious.
The painting machines will be putting the lines in place really soon – next week perhaps?
Don’t expect an official opening event – the lanes will just be there for people to use and the transportation department will begin their traffic flow measurements while the two sides of what has become a very contentious difference of opinion can get back at in an even bigger way.
Hard to see how a positive result is going to come out of the pilot program.
This things was a mess right from the beginning – reflecting the significantly different opinions within the city.
Not much in the way of leadership from city council on this one.
Transit and transportation needs and policy direction have to be worked out before the city can become whatever it is going to become.
There is a solution out there – the city has to find it and then be resolute in implementing a policy – and then funding it properly.
For the immediate future New Street will open and the arguments can rise to a new level.
I came out of the S-Bend at the lions club and thought the Mayor had bought himself an aircraft carrier! Checked rear view for F18’s.
I don’t think the departments within the city are talking to each other. New Street is one example. Another? Free Yoga in the Park. Why schedule yoga in a park that is under construction (Burloak Park, June10) or hosting a junior triathlon (Nelson, June 18). Honestly, does the right hand know what the left hand is doing? Painting bike lanes on a road that is being torn up?! I hope things improve in the years to come.
Why paint the lines and waste more money?
Construction is not completely done yet, but we’ll all be glad to finally have this nice smooth surface from Martha to Cumberland.
The final coat of asphalt will go on after council makes its decision this fall.
The city is working hard over the summer on that policy direction which the Gazette mentioned. Lots of opportunities for public to provide feedback.
It’s time for voters of Burlington to vote out these activist politicians, and finally stop all this tail wagging the dog.
So, a done deal then. And I suppose that everyone that moves into the hundreds of new condos being built will be bringing a bike with them. I thought not! A good reason to take away car lanes……..
“Hard to see how a positive result is going to come out of the pilot program. This things was a mess right from the beginning – reflecting the significantly different opinions within the city. Not much in the way of leadership from city council on this one.”
A succinct, honest and realistic analysis. It will be interesting to see how/if the Mayor and Council can extricate themselves from this mess! My guess is it will be the defining legacy of the Mayor’s final term in office, and he’ll wear this around his neck into defeat just as Cam Jackson got saddled with the pier disaster.