Comments on: It’s really a village, not a freeway

By: BLOOR LOVES BIKES! It’s really a village, not a freeway

BLOOR LOVES BIKES! It’s really a village, not a freeway — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 16:39:34 +0000

[…] Great piece in the Annex Gleaner community newspaper about bikelanes on Bloor. […]

By: Laura

Laura — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 15:15:09 +0000

This is a small stretch of road in downtown core of the largest city in Canada that accommodates a higher order of public transportation (subway) as well as 24-hour bus service.

I agree with your assertion that there are strategies that can (and should) be implemented on Bloor Street West to make it safer for all users.

These strategies, however, can be accomplished without labelling this stretch a ‘village’. Nor do these strategies mimic or replicate the characteristics of a village. There is nothing about the physical characteristics or overall context of Bloor Street West on this stretch that would indicate that it is a village. It may serve some of the same functions, but calling it a village is specious and belies the goals and objectives of Toronto’s Official Plan related to the downtown core, Avenues and Mixed Use Areas.

By: Albert Koehl

Albert Koehl — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 13:23:10 +0000

Many thanks to Brian Burchell, publisher of Annex Gleaner, for stepping up for the safety of residents who cycle!

Albert Koehl
Vice Chair, Annex Residents Association