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By JonC (registered) | Posted September 16, 2009 at 11:21:47
I did like how the photo the spec used is one of the few streets in the city with a dedicated bike lane.
But in dealing with idiots like the writer of the letter, YOU CAN'T FRAME A COLLISION AS A WIN. To imply that you are victorious because you aren't dead is ridiculous. The win is when there is no collision. Any self-proclaimed 'avid cyclist' shouldn't frame a collision that way.
For the section of Dundurn where parking for cars is being removed. a) there is still parking on the other side of the street. b) this is an aerial map of the area
http://maps.google.ca/maps?saddr=Aberdee...
It is a one kilometer stretch.
Note that for the first quarter or third (until past the bridges, there is no on street parking at all). Moving north to South there are currently the following spots available, west side of the street (the side being repaved) and then the east side...
Melbourne to Chatham [note: about 6 of the spaces on the west side are currently blocked due to construction] 12 & 8 Chatham to Charlton [note: two parking lots also exist along the east side (14 spaces at the beer store & 30 spaces at the liquor store, both sparsely used at the time)],[note 2: Obviously 11am isn't exactly a peak time for alcohol purchasing] 7 & 6 Charlton to Herkimer [note: 2 of the spaces were blocked by a construction vehicle], [note 2: the newly paved 25 space parking lot (also on the east side) was blocked off while the pavement cures] 8 & 3 Herkimer to Stanley 3 & 5 Stanley to Homewood 0 & 5 Homewood to Aberdeen 15 & 6
So, while, it's only anecdotal, I just walked out and tallied how many spots were currently in use. I'll put those numbers in parenthesis beside the initial numbers
12(2) & 8(3) 7(0) & 6(2) 8(5) & 3(3) 3(0) & 5(2) 0(0) & 5(0) 15(1) & 6(2)
Those numbers are typical for the street, with two time exceptions. There are localized peaks caused when a) parents drop kids at school and b) it's Friday night at the LCBO, but to reserve an entire street to meet very small time requirements isn't fair to the other users of the street. Especially with the two aforementioned parking lots providing 44 spots which are nearly always sufficient to handle the surge.
So, even with all the construction going on and a closed parking lot, there was still no shortage of parking (over fifty vacant on street parking spots). People trying to go to Zarky's (located between Charlton & Herkimer) might have to walk an entire 100 feet to get to their destination (not including the parking spaces available along Charlton, Herkimer or the parking lot which should be open shortly). And that 100 meters is really what the writer's concern really is, is that he might be slightly inconvenienced, and that he might not win his daily commute.
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