Cycling in Waterloo Region

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Looking at it, I can see them seeing it as street parking, kitchener has some odd looking parking downtown, it looks kind of similar like they tried to dress it up.

It's also extra confusing that there is allowed parking (which does look different) on the other side of the street. My hope is that there will be enough bicycles in the lane to keep people out of it, but that might not be the best way of getting a clear bike lane. Towing and hard barriers are probably more effective.

Incidentally, King south of uptown seems more bikeable than it used to be, because it has much less car traffic. Really, the not-lanes could be bike lanes except at turn bays. In Switzerland they'd put that part of the bike lane on the sidewalk, but there are obstacles here, like say near Union.