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Winter has officially landed in Onterrible, with its first dump of the white stuff on Wednesday. 5 cm of snow hit the greater Toronto overnight and into the morning. Only two weeks ago it was 25 Celsius in the city, but that is a distant memory. With temps around the freezing park the city has become a giant puddle of slush and snow, creating awful conditions to ride your bike, drive, walk or have a soaker-free day.
There are many new bike paths and cycling tracks, and although the city managed to clear some, many more are an absolute mess.
Sometimes the city plows the roads and paths somewhat concurrently, with a plow truck on the road and a small tractor or 4×4. But that’s not always the case.
Sherbourne northbound. Clear road, full bike lane #ShovelTO pic.twitter.com/RIV7wtWewW
— NotSafe4BikesTO (@NotSafe4BikesTO) November 16, 2022
Worse off, obstacles that were hazardous enough before the snowfall, become even worse.
Morning @311Toronto
I like to continue to tag the cycling infrastructure that has been pushed into the Richmond St cycle track at Maud St.
Asking @CBCHereandNow & @citynews680 to #Amplify for #BikeTO about this hazard until it is fixed.
HT @NotSafe4BikesTO pic.twitter.com/BCs44sAkGW
— Bicycle Mayor of Toronto (@BicycleMayorTO) November 16, 2022
When the snow started on Monday, many cyclists, including cargo delivery companies, braved the storm.
We’re used to winter, but today was one of those wet, slushy days where everything gets pushed off the road into the bike lanes (aka “bicycle gutters” h/t @notjustbikes)
Hats off to our riders who clocked just under 100km around Toronto today. These guys are 🌟🌟🌟⭐ https://t.co/xRQJRF94tz pic.twitter.com/mdvYTJGqiL
— nrbi (@DeliveredByBike) November 15, 2022
As most Torontonians know, this is just the beginning of a long, snowy winter, so hopefully snow can be cleared from all bike lanes so riders can cycle safely.
The snow has stopped in Toronto.
Only six more months of winter. pic.twitter.com/MUKcTjGj29— Robert Benzie (@robertbenzie) November 15, 2022
Thankfully, the city continues to plow and the weather looks decent in the next few days.
Pedestrians (and bikes) first! The quiet joy of following a sidewalk snow plow at 7am. Keeping Toronto moving @cityoftoronto pic.twitter.com/bpFdzRnUTa
— Zoe von Aesch (@Zoe_von) November 16, 2022
Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at Canadian Cycling Magazine…
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