Roadsharing: We're all on it together

Sharrows and Roadsharing

Sharrows — symbols painted on the road to provide cycling line-of-travel guidance and remind road users to share the road — have now been added along:

• Johnson Street from Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard to King Street East.
• Brock Street from Montreal Street to Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard.

A Your Opinion comment opportunity about the Sharrows ended on September 30.

Know the rules for sharing the road with bikes, buses and other vehicles.

Yield To Buses. It's The Law

The Yield to Bus provincial law requires drivers to give the right-of-way to buses as they leave bus bays to merge with traffic. A bus bay is a bus stop that requires a bus to exit from and re-enter a lane of traffic, and includes bus stops between legally-parked vehicles. This law is aimed at ensuring the reliability and efficiency of bus services like Kingston Transit — to keep them on schedule, especially during rush hours. The law applies to every driver of a vehicle, including taxis, trucks, motorcycles, bicycles and other buses. Those who do not yield to buses could be subject to a $90 fine under the Highway Traffic Act.

Have a question about the Yield to Bus law? See the Ministry of Transportation's Yield to Bus Frequently Asked Question site.

Don't Block Bus Stops

Never block a bus stop. Kingston Transit passengers need to be able to board and get off the bus safely. Buses need to be able to align with the curb in order to "kneel" to accommodate all passengers who may have physical challenges or use mobility-assisting devices.

Cycling Plans and Policy

The City is working on the On-Road Bikeway Implementation Plan to build a more visible and meaningful cycling network.

The latest plans appear in a table below.

Over time, the individual routes will be joined to form one complet network as identified in the Cycling and Pathways Study of 2003.

Sharrows guide cyclists and remind motorists

Sharrows — symbols painted on the road to guide cyclists in their line of travel and remind motorists to share the road — are now being added to:

• Johnson Street from Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard to King Street East.
• Brock Street from Montreal Street to Sir John A. Macdonald Boulevard.

Designated cycling lanes to be added

Once these sharrows are added crews will continue to work throughout the summer of 2011 installing designated cycling at the following locations:

• Johnson Street from Queen Mary Road to Sir John A. Boulevard
• Queen Mary Road from Bath Road to Johnson Street
• Portsmouth from King St West to Old Quarry Road
• Front Road from Bayridge Drive to the railroad at Invista
• Centennial Drive from Princess Street to Cataraqui Woods Drive
• Cataraqui Woods Drive from Centennial Drive to Midland Avenue

Parking amended to accommodate cycling upgrades

As the sharrows are added on Brock Street, parking will be relocated from its north side to its south side between Division Street and University Avenue and between Alfred and Helen Streets to accommodate the sharrows. Once moved, the parking will remain on the south side of Brock Street. Council approved this relocation of the parking in June.

Council also approved the removal of on-street parking to allow for cycling upgrades on Leroy Grant Drive from John Counter Boulevard to Elliott Avenue and on Elliott Avenue from Leroy Grant Drive to John Counter Boulevard.

Bikeway Implementation 2011 to 2014

The City is also exploring paving the shoulders on selected rural roads in order to extend the cycling network north of the 401 and upgrading the trail network to better suit cyclists.

Kingston's cycling network plans are guided by:

• The Cycling and Pathways Study;
• The Bikeway Traffic Control Guidelines for Canada, produced by the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
  [Visit the TAC website] ; and
• The Kingston Transportation Master Plan.

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