Cycling in Waterloo Region

[tomh009]

I understand your view. And I think the parallel routes need to be reasonable. For example, for your commute, this route could probably be made reasonable at a reasonably low cost:
https://goo.gl/maps/j41NY92a98D2

20 minutes and 4.7 km is longer, but not all that onerous, I think.

My personal view is that we should consider not only the desirability of the different bicycling infrastructure options but also the probability of being able to gain approval for those. A fabulous infrastructure concept is of little value if it won't get approved: we'll just end up with exactly what we have today.