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Q: For years, cyclists have been stymied by the abrupt conclusion of the West Toronto Railpath at Dundas Street West. The popular cycling trail was envisioned as a connector between the waterfront and the city’s west end, but there has been no further progress since the first segment was completed in 2009. Will this thing ever get built, or are cyclists destined to forever get off at Dundas and navigate to the downtown core via city streets?

A: It will be completed, the city promises, but not until 2016 or beyond. The cycling trail, built on abandoned railway beds alongside the Georgetown GO line, has been in the works for more than a decade.

It currently starts at Cariboo Avenue and terminates at Dundas near Lansdowne Avenue; the ultimate goal is for one continuous path to the waterfront.