Parking in Waterloo Region

[tomh009]

It was built with the original plan of extending Benton out past Schneider Creek, which never happened.

Current traffic levels could be handled with two lanes, leaving room for both visitor parking and a dedicated bike lane.

Yes and no.  Parking on one side + bike lane + two travel lanes would be perfectly sufficient for all needs.

But sacrificing parking, even unused parking, for a bike lane....

Well, it's a cynical day for me today.

Sorry, I don't quite understand.  Are you suggesting that they should keep three lanes of traffic and replace the parking with a bike lane?  And that this option would be unpopular and/or rejected?