Toronto drivers are already parking in the Bloor Street bike lanes

Metronews.ca
Aug. 4, 2016
By Luke Simcoe

That didn’t take long.

Less than two days after construction began on the new Bloor Street bike lanes, photos of drivers parked illegally in the new lanes began popping up on social media.

“When will the Bloor bike lane be enforced? There are cars parked everywhere,” tweeted CarInTheBikeLane, a local Twitter account that tracks parking scofflaws.

The lanes - which stretch from Shaw Street to Avenue Road - have been painted, but neither  bollards or new signs have been installed.

Mike Layton, the Ward 20 councillor who championed the bike lane pilot, said he’ll be asking for an enforcement blitz when the lanes are finished - likely by the end of next week, weather permitting.

“Right now, we haven’t changed any of the signs to give a clear indication that it’s a bike lane,” Layton said. “When the lanes are fully installed, that’s when we need to take a stronger approach to enforcement.”