In case you are driving north on Yonge Avenue, you might have seen that travelling between Bloor Avenue and Davisville Avenue is now taking longer.
That stretch of highway is presently a part of town’s ActiveTO Midtown Full Avenue Pilot, and new knowledge launched on Friday present how automobile journey instances have slowed because the program started.
In line with the info, automobile journey instances in September have been 70 seconds longer for northbound visitors throughout the weekday afternoon peak interval in comparison with pre-pandemic journey instances within the fall of 2019.
In consequence, the typical time to drive north on Yonge Avenue between Bloor Avenue and Davisville Avenue is now 9.8 minutes.
On the noon weekend interval, journey instances on the northbound lanes have been 78 seconds longer and 11 seconds longer on the southbound lanes in comparison with pre-pandemic ranges.
The town stated it didn’t see any spillover journey time impacts on the parallel corridors of Avenue and Mount Nice Roads.
In August, automobile volumes alongside Yonge Avenue ranged from 7,200 at Bloor Avenue to 17,200 at Davisville Avenue.
“The noticed adjustments have occurred towards a backdrop of steadily rising congestion ranges city-wide from interval of COVID-19 restrictions within the winter and Spring of 2021 to the gradual re-opening of companies, providers and gatherings by the summer time and Fall of 2021 and past,” town stated.
The pilot, which was accredited by metropolis council in April 2021, noticed the set up of CafeTO patios, devoted bike lanes and different streetscape enhancements as a part of its pandemic mobility restoration technique.
Whereas automobile journey instances have slowed, the realm has seen sturdy development in pedestrians and cyclists because the pilot started.
In line with the info, every day biking volumes in August (adjusted for climate and seasonality) have been between 45 and 162 per cent greater in August in comparison with pre-pilot in Could 2021.
Day by day pedestrian volumes have been 34 to 142 per cent greater in August in comparison with earlier than this system. The town stated the quantity may very well be attributed to the loosening of COVID restrictions.
“Employees will proceed to observe journey instances for autos throughout the pilot, and can establish and implement alternatives for the place attainable,” town stated.
Employees are anticipated to report again to the infrastructure and setting committee in January 2023 with further knowledge, analysis and suggestions.
