The City is hiring a firm to conduct a safety audit of Laurier Avenue, after a cyclist was killed along the City's marquee cycling route last week.
The plan for an audit was part of an action plan, hammered out by city officials and cycling advocates during a meeting on Wednesday afternoon.
"Obviously the tragedy that took place last week was on our minds but this meeting was arranged before that," said Mayor Jim Watson, speaking after the meeting at City Hall.
Watson said the City will establish a working group that will begin meeting next week and will hire the firm to conduct a safety audit of the segregated bike lane on Laurier.
The mayor says in the immediate future, the City will consider small fixes like moving move back stop bars and yield signs to make them more visible.
In the long term, Watson says the City may consider installing rounded mirrors that give truckers a better view of cyclists.
Watson also committed to writing a letter to the federal transport minister, requesting that large trucks have mandatory side guards that prevent cyclists from falling underneath and getting pinned underneath the wheels.
Gareth Davies, the president for Citizens for Safe Cycling, said he was pleased with the progress made at Wednesday's meeting and expects the safety audit on Laurier to be completed within two months.
"There's been over one hundred suggestions from the public, which is great," said Davies.
However Davies said the recent tragedy on Laurier highlights the urgent need for better cycling infrastructure.
The recently opened Booth St. Bridge has no segregated cycling lanes, which has disappointed many cyclists.
"The reality is no organization is perfect," said Watson "I think it was a mistake for us to leave off cycling infrastructure on Booth Street - a lesson learned no question about that."