05-31-2020, 08:39 PM
(05-31-2020, 02:14 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(05-31-2020, 02:01 PM)panamaniac Wrote: 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.
Vic park has been open, but it gets really full, and the paths and bridges are all too narrow. I think it could have been better if they'd closed Jubilee Dr. to cars and opened it to people.
Opening the golf course is certainly an idea I'd support, but I do think there are issues with that, they're not localed in dense areas, meaning people have to travel to them, out of ones neighbourhood, and I'm sure there are security issues and transition issues (golf courses are open now of course).
Victoria Park bridges are indeed narrow for the most part (I occasionally need to wait for other people to cross) but the paths are not too bad if you're willing to step on the grass when meeting other people.
Rockway is a 20-minute walk (for people who are reasonably fit) from DTK.