Cycling in Waterloo Region

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If you check out the construction on Ottawa between Hoffman and Kehl, you can see the new separated bike lanes on the finished side - roll curb next to the road, concrete bike lane, then full curb.

The continued use of the roll curb isn't awesome, but I do think it is a major infrastructure improvement through the area for all modes of transportation. They're adding sidewalks, too. There wasn't street parking there before the transition so I am hopeful there'll be less need for  "these are bike lanes not fancily paved parking spots" education as was needed for Uptown.

Encroachment seems inevitable though, especially on the bend after the expressway overpass, while travelling from Ottawa towards Mill.

I'm also mildly concerned with regards to how people will treat cyclists on the other side of Mill. There is no bike path but there are LRT tracks, with their roll curb and a generally similar appearance. I definitely expect to be yelled at for being in the motor vehicle lane instead of the (non-existent) bike lane.