Bring a helmet and come for a cycle tour of Cabbagetown! New bicycle lanes in Cabbagetown were approved by Toronto City Council on June 14. There will be no loss of street parking and work could begin before winter.  

The Cabbagetown Cycling Connections plan for new bike lanes in the neighbourhood was the subject of a somewhat heated public drop-in event on April 27. City staff reported that 114 people attended. There were an additional 71 emails and phone calls about the project. There was also an online feedback form that was available from April 13 to May 11, 2023. There were 362 responses from that feedback form.

The input from community members was used to choose the options best suited for the neighbourhood. 

The new approved bikeways include:

On Sumach Street

·      A southbound contra-flow bike lane on the west side, along with a bicycle signal at Gerrard Street East

·      No changes to direction flow for vehicles

·      No changes to parking

On Sackville Street

·      A northbound contra-flow bike lane on the east side, along with a bicycle signal at Gerrard Street East

·      No changes to direction flow for vehicles

·      No changes to parking.

On Winchester Street between Parliament Street and Ontario Street

·      Westbound contra-flow bike lane north side (Parliament Street to Ontario Street)

·      Shared lane markings/sharrows (Parliament St to Riverdale Park)

·      Westbound bike signal at Parliament Street

·      People on bikes allowed to travel both directions

·      No changes to direction flow for vehicles

·      A stop sign and new crossing at Ontario Street and Winchester Street

·      Parking moved from south side on Winchester Street between Ontario Street and Rose Avenue (6:00pm to 10:00am) to north side between 6:00pm and 7:30am to reduce conflicts with school pick-up and drop-off. No parking reduction

·      School pick-up and drop-off: No loading reduction on Winchester Street and addition of 4 spaces on Rose Avenue, west side

On Ontario Street between Winchester Street and Carlton Street   

·      Northbound contra-flow bike lane on the east side (Carlton Street to Aberdeen Avenue)

·      No changes to direction flow for vehicles

·      Parking changes permanently to west side (Aberdeen Avenue to Carlton Street)

·      No parking reduction.

River Street multi-use trail connection concept, which aims to avoid removal of an existing mature tree, will have the design developed for future implementation.

In coordination with the Cabbagetown Cycling Connections, Gerrard Street East between Parliament Street and Sumach Street is recommended to have a bi-directional cycle track installed on the south side in the existing curb lane. This work would be timed with the installation of the Gerrard Street Complete Street project between Sherbourne Street and Parliament Street in 2024-2025.

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