... 120%Saturday EveningWeekday Evening AverageSaturdayWeekday AverageSaturday EveningWeekday Evening AverageSaturdayWeekday AverageSaturday EveningWeekday Evening AverageSaturdayWeekday AverageSaturday ... a bikelaneinherentlysuggestsimprovedconditionsforcycling, a widersidewalkdoesnotpromiseanythingotherthan a widersidewalk.Theintentoftheresearcherswastosuggestthat a widersidewalkwouldalsoprovidemorespaceforbenches,trees,andotheramenitiesthatwouldlikelyimprovethepedestrianenvironment.However,unfortunatelythisintentwasnotaccuratelyconveyedinthesurveyquestion.Finally,regardingtheparkingdata,theTPAemploys a pay‐and‐displaysystemthatcanonlytrackpaymentandnotactualusage.Soitislikelythatsomeuserspayformoretimethantheyactuallyparktheir car, andalsothatsomeusersdonotpayforsomeorallofthetimetheyuse.Also,thecapacityofon street parkingdependsonthesizeofcarsparked,astherearenodesignatedspaceswithin a block.So,forexample,therecouldbe10largesportutilityvehiclesor20minicompactcars–oranycombinationthereof–parkedinthesameamountofspace.However,theTPAhasbeenusingthisdataasitsprimarysourceforcapacityanalysissotheresearchersfeelthisis a reasonabledatasettouse.Infuturestudies,itcouldbeusefultocombinetheTPA’spay‐and‐displaydatawithobservationalrecordingssotoincludeanynoteworthylocalconditions,suchaspick‐up/drop‐offvehiclesthatstopforshortperiodsoftimeandcommercialdeliveriesthatdonotpayforparking ... AverageSaturday EveningWeekday Evening AverageSaturdayWeekday AverageTotal Spadina Palmerston LippincottFigure 18. Toronto Parking Authority average parking lot usage Atpeakdemand,220ofthe267off street parkingspacesareoccupied.Asalreadystated,installing a bikelaneorwideningthesidewalkonBloorwouldleave a shortageof38on street parkingspacesduringpeakon street demand,andthisshortagemayneedtobeaccommodatedelsewhere.Ifthepeakdemandforon‐andoff street parkingweretocoincide–whichtheydonot–therewouldstillremain a surplusof47spacesinoff street lotstoaccommodatethelossonBloor Street. ...