05-31-2020, 02:01 PM
(05-31-2020, 01:43 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(05-31-2020, 01:24 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Well ... not quite stuck in your apartment, I would argue. I have gone for early-morning walks every single day during the pandemic, and the urban streets are quiet, I just occasionally need to cross the street to avoid someone walking a dog etc. Even parks and the IHT are not bad early, but city streets are even quieter.
This works well in KW, but my friends in Toronto will point out that things are different in Toronto. A friend of mine lives near St. Clair and Avenue Rd. and there is virtually no time of the day when they can leave their homes and walk up the sidewalk without failing to physically distance much of the time.
KW is in a better situation, but I still don't think the fact that one *can* go for a walk at 7 AM on a Sunday negates the fact that at 3 PM on a weekend, there is not enough space for everyone who wants to be out in a public space.
Has Victoria Park been open to walkers throughout the shutdown? Cities missed a bet, istm, by not allowing walkers to use municipal golf courses while they were closed. Rockway woulld have been a relatively convenient additional amentiy for many folks in Kitchener.