City officials say the westerly extensions of bike lanes along major corridors like Bloor St. W. have always been a part of the City’s overall plan since 2016.

Councillor Mark Grimes says that the extension to Runnymede has been completed, the city’s Transportation Services is proposing to include two phases of extensions of the Bloor Street West Bikeway from Runnymede Road to Royal York Road, and then Royal York Road to Resurrection Road (Six Points interchange) to be included in the next phase of the cycling plan.

City Council will consider a report this fall on the Cycling Network Near Term Plan (2021-2023), which will include these extensions.

If the Cycling Network Plan is approved by City Council this Fall, staff will begin stakeholder and public consultation and design for the first phase to Royal York Road later this year, targeting 2023 implementation, followed by consultation and design of the second phase to Six Points, officials said.