Cycling in Waterloo Region

[the_conestoga_guy]

In that case, I guess I'm clueless about MUTs here. The cities/region don't publish much info about these sort of things nor do I have time to waste in my life to map bike routes. I imagine if you polled everyone in Waterloo Region how they could get from A to B on a bike, scooter or footpath in the most efficient and safest way, the majority wouldn't have a clue.

That said, they should be building more and more of them if they truly care about cycling etc and promote them via press releases, news articles, useful signage (distance, average time to use etc). Other cities do this but we haven't caught on to all the nuances, for the most part.

Until very recently, I would definitely considered myself to be among this majority. I have since taken an interest in buying a bike to offset some/all of my car trips, and have researched the routes that I'd be required to take to get to my most frequented destinations (job, school, grocery store, etc). We're a two-car household, so I'd love to be able to drop one in favour of something that is cheaper. 

The Region, at least compared to my hometown of London/St Thomas, is a utopia of progressive transportation policies. Unfortunately for me, my home hasn't yet been safely hooked up to the cycling network. I understand that Rome wasn't built in a day, so I'll just go about my life as usual until the day comes that I can finally make that shift.

Actually, Dan's proposed cycling corridor along Fredrick/Benton would include my home. So I really appreciate the advocacy! It inspired me to also reach out to the powers that be to endorse it as well!