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Yesterday afternoon I had the pleasure to cycle on Queen’s Quay bike lanes before they were officially opened later that evening. The joy of riding down the street without dodging and diving across and between construction barriers, street car tracks, and confused (and rightly-so) pedestrians and motorists cannot be overstated.
 

All this seems a little too European for Toronto. pic.twitter.com/0PY2pt6vd5

— Shawn Micallef (@shawnmicallef) June 15, 2015

 
The revitilization project, which has been three years in the making — and is over budget — is nearing completion. The final push to open came to co-incide with the Panam/Para-panam games starting shortly, which as far as we are cornered is a good as excuse as any to actually get the street opened.
 
Alex of the Globe and Mail did a thoughtful review that can be seen here: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/queens-quay-revealed-why-the-waterfront-redesign-is-thoughtful-modern-urbanism-at-its-best/article24949822/
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Overall I am looking forward to using the new bike lanes to get to the East End, the Ferry Terminal… and hope we can continue to reclaim our Waterfront from the mess it is in currently.