We’re still working on detailed designs, but here’s what Bloor Street will look like when the project is complete:
The design features
- A centre left turn two-way lane to keep traffic flowing and make emergency vehicle access more predictable
- Two travel lanes (one in each direction) with lay-bys for transit buses at some intersections, so traffic is not blocked
- Bike lanes in the boulevard separated from the roadway on both sides (also known as cycle tracks)
- More trees where possible on both sides of the road in the boulevard to provide shade and a nice place to walk and improved lighting
- Widened sidewalks on both sides of the road to give people more space to move
The design will also include a new mid-block, signalized pedestrian crossing at Applewood Trail so people can cross the street safely.
Work includes:
- Resurfacing asphalt
- Re-configuring travel lanes to one on either side, plus a centre left turn lane
- Widening sidewalks on each side of the road
- Adding boulevard cycle tracks
- Replacing ageing curbs and realigning them
- Changing out catch basins and making repairs
- Repairing drainage to help divert water
- Replacing all sod along the boulevards
- Adding more trees, where appropriate and possible, to create a thicker tree canopy to improve the micro-climate on the corridor, and give people shade.