Confusion reigns as Torontonians learn to navigate new Queen’s Quay
Posted July 31, 2015 3:24 pm.
Last Updated July 31, 2015 3:26 pm.
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There’s a lot happening on the streets of Toronto, and all the commotion can be overwhelming, even confusing, particularly on Queen’s Quay since the area’s two-and-a-half year construction project was completed last month.
With a variety of lanes now available on the waterfront, more pedestrians, cyclists and streetcars are crossing paths and vehicles are driving into tunnels they don’t belong.
On Friday morning at around 4 a.m., a woman drove into the Queens Quay streetcar tunnel, passing at least four “do not enter” signs along the way.
The tunnel is intended solely for the 509 Harbourfront and 510 Spadina cars. The woman was unable to back her car out, called police and a tow-truck finally managed to free her car from the tracks.
The tunnel has been around since 1990 and this has happened before, but the new lanes are proving confusing to drivers, with many driving down the streetcar tracks.
Even taxi cab drivers get confused:
The newly-painted bike lane is sometimes incorrectly used by runners and on occasion, trucks.
And it isn’t just war on the road between vehicles and cyclists, but also pedestrians.
So to clear up some of the confusion, large letters have been painted on the side walk letting the cyclists know where to stop.
Let’s hope it helps.
