Cycling in Waterloo Region

[clasher]

I don't know why that stretch of Lexington is even four lanes, the traffic never seemed to have that much volume when I was riding up to a job in the industrial park north of Conestoga Mall a few years ago. People just seem to drive excessively fast along there only to hit the red at Davenport or Weber. A 2 lane road with a centre turning lane and segregated cycling lanes would be safer for all road users, I think. It makes sense to have a cycling route use Lexington since it connects to the trail through that park (hillside?) and that trail eventually takes users all the way to uptown. I would love to see a dedicated pedstrian/cyclist bridge closer to King Street or something but that seems a lot more unlikely to happen than a Lexington road diet.