This weekend's beautiful weather saw many Toronto cyclists dusting off their bikes for the first time in months, but without ActiveTO and the Lake Shore Blvd. West, it fell short of the perfect spring ride.

The city's pedestrian- and cyclist-friendly road closure program has yet to kick in, but when it does, ActiveTO will look a lot different than its inaugural year.

According to an announcement last week, the City of Toronto isconsidering scrapping the weekend closures on Lake Shore Blvd. West.

I headed down to Martin Goodman today to see if the trail was busy. It was 9° and packed. Lake Shore W? Not so much. Bringing back#ActiveTOand expanding it is important for the health of our city.#KeepActiveTOpic.twitter.com/JBYTULh5Kv

— Ry Shissler (They/Them) (@RyShissler)March 20, 2021

Thanks to reported traffic delays on connecting highways and major construction on Roncesvalles, the Lake Shore route—one of ActiveTO's most popular closures, which saw roughly 18,000 cyclists each weekend—may not be seeing a comeback this summer.

It's a huge blow to the cycling program, given Lake Shore West made up about 60 percent of all pedestrian and cyclist traffic for ActiveTO.

#ActiveTOon Lakeshore is a MUST!

Martin Goodman Trail couldn't handle the volume of people using it this past weekend. It's going to be chaos in a month.

There are many other roads to get downtown Toronto in an air-conditioned car but limited space for getting active + healthyhttps://t.co/ITKLRkPApK

— Aaron Binder (@theaaronbinder)March 22, 2021

Despite City studies showing that the route was a hit among pedestrians, runners, and cyclists, Toronto may have to say goodbye to glorious Lake Ontario views while whizzing down Lake Shore's eastbound lanes.

Instead, cyclists will have to pack on to the Martin Goodman Trail, which was overflowing with people this weekend.

The weather is getting nice quickly. There is a shortage of space on the trail and it is only going to get busier. Using some space on Lake Shore West for#ActiveTOwill help tens of thousands of Torontonians safely get outside & stay healthyhttps://t.co/dRwXTsj453pic.twitter.com/XWQ8086QLT

— Kevin Rupasinghe (@RupasingheKevin)March 21, 2021

According to Bike Share, Saturday also saw ahuge spikein rentals at the bike station at Lake Shore Blvd. It's undeniable: Toronto loves cyling on the waterfront.

But ahead of a meeting Tuesday for the Infrastructure and Environment Committee, more than 3,900 people havesigned a Cycle Toronto petitionto #KeepActiveTO. The group is pushing for even more permanent bike lanes across the city.

该组织建议多伦多居民e-mail their City councillors to demand for Lake Shore Blvd. West to remain part of the program.