Cycling in Waterloo Region

[dtkvictim]

Thanks for the pictures!

I'm still shocked though...they flipped the bike lane to the other side of the road...I have no idea why? There are so SO many more turning conflicts over there. I can only assume that it is someone at the region practising the usual shitty engineering they are so infamous for at this point.

So I didn't just imagine that there were proposed on the other side at one point... Personally I would have preferred the other side like you, but mostly because I will be using these lanes to transition to Joseph St in the direction of Victoria, not Queen.

I can see the argument going either way though, between the diagonal jog across Charles St, and the potentially complete lack of curbs along the former bus terminal as nearly the entire length along Ontario St is technically a "driveway". I can also imagine wanting to avoid boxing in the former bus terminal on all 4 sides between the LRT, 2 bike lanes, and a pedestrian street.

IIRC the Hasty Market plaza has been sold and/or had plans for redevelopment, so I imagine the traffic situation could quickly change.