Cycling in Waterloo Region

[cherrypark]

All reasonable points, Dan. I too think more city lobbying region efforts would be welcome and worry the regional standard of the minimum possible is going to handicap our cycling network in KW in the long run.

I don't think calming is necessarily bike infra for sure, but would make downtown more welcoming for all non-car modes. The network is good to get most of the ride on dedicated lanes; I just wish the last stubs could be shared roadways that were built to a standard the average rider might not be so uneasy on. But then again, Utrecht also doesn't fit our enormous trucks either...

Stubs?

And yeah, don't get me wrong, I fully support traffic calming. I'm not just about bikes (*snicker*) I think walkability is essential as well, and that really depends more on traffic calming (and sidewalk ploughing).

Utrecht definitely can't fit transport trucks like we insist on doing, but the street is a major commercial street, almost all businesses along it take deliveries from large box trucks that would not be out of place here.

Meaning like, Water St. and others having a connection at Joseph, but no other longitudinal streets in downtown (not counting King St. because sharrows are not bike infra).