Cycling in Waterloo Region

[MidTowner]

The lane does not look like a bike lane, it isn't signed that way, and wasn't there beforehand so I don't blame vehicle drivers for being confused. If anything the frustration should be directed at the City or the contractor the city hired.

To me, it looks like an unfinished surface. A surface that you shouldn't walk on if you can help it, let alone leave your two-tonne vehicle sitting on. It seems like it's not intended to be bicycled on, either, or for anything else: it's just not finished.

It's not like there's not enough space between the eventual lane and the roadway to park a car.

I agree with your other statement, though. I wonder what the reason it couldn't be completed was.

I also agree with ijmorlan: there needs to be some kind of separation. Knockdown sticks probably would suffice. We're seeing that it will obviously be too easy for a motorist to block the lane with his car (or worse) as it is.