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RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - ijmorlan - 04-20-2021 (04-20-2021, 03:48 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: There is a left turn lane, but there are FOUR through lanes. These aren't turn lanes, they have matching receiving lanes on the other side. The road literally becomes a four lane plus turn lanes road for 40 meters for no reason. This is not a logical situation. I just took a closer look at the plan and indeed I see that what I thought was a northbound right turn lane is marked as straight through / right turn. This makes no sense given that on the other side there are posts marking off the bike lane so there is only one lane on the north side of the intersection. Coming southbound, the rightmost lane should be a right-turn-only lane (but is it actually marked as such? I’m not sure), which implies that on the south side of the intersection there should be no vehicles coming into the second lane except for buses headed for the bus stop. But it doesn’t look like the designers understood that when making that plan. I’m just amazed that we’re at a point where most of King St. can be redesigned as a 2 lane road. I just wish we would extend that: the part from Columbia to Weber definitely does not need 4 lanes (when Weber was closed, that part of the road was sometimes restricted to 2 lanes and jammed up a little, but with traffic able to use Weber instead I can’t see that being an issue). At most the area between Weber and Conestoga Mall (around the expressway) might need the 4 lanes but even that I’m finding myself doubting. RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - danbrotherston - 04-20-2021 (04-20-2021, 05:39 PM)ijmorlan Wrote:(04-20-2021, 03:48 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: There is a left turn lane, but there are FOUR through lanes. These aren't turn lanes, they have matching receiving lanes on the other side. The road literally becomes a four lane plus turn lanes road for 40 meters for no reason. This is not a logical situation. Indeed. At least in terms of cycling, the MUT beings at Weber, so there is less need...I'd be happy to leave it 4 lanes, so that we have room to put an LRT down the middle cheaply and easily . To be fair, I think those designing the road, didn't know the section north of University would be 2-3 lanes instead of 4-5, but it still doesn't justify making the intersection wider, any reasonable engineer, looking at that intersection, with it's pedestrian safety record, should be prioritizing shortening crossings. RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - Bob_McBob - 04-24-2021 A cyclist was killed by a pickup truck driver just north of Elmira last night. https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2021/04/24/cyclist-struck-and-killed-by-motorist-near-elmira.html RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - danbrotherston - 04-24-2021 (04-24-2021, 11:28 AM)Bob_McBob Wrote: A cyclist was killed by a pickup truck driver just north of Elmira last night. Yet another preventable tragedy. Credit to The Region Record on writing an accurate headline. RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - ac3r - 04-27-2021 Construction on the first phase of the downtown cycling grid has started today, expected to conclude in September with the second phase beginning next year: https://www.kitchener.ca/en/news/construction-begins-april-27-for-kitchener-s-downtown-cycling-grid.aspx RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - tomh009 - 04-27-2021 (04-27-2021, 01:17 PM)ac3r Wrote: Construction on the first phase of the downtown cycling grid has started today, expected to conclude in September with the second phase beginning next year: https://www.kitchener.ca/en/news/construction-begins-april-27-for-kitchener-s-downtown-cycling-grid.aspx Delta St/Sydney St construction has also started, and, as I recall, this will effectively extend the IHT down to Rockway. RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - dtkvictim - 04-27-2021 (04-27-2021, 01:47 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(04-27-2021, 01:17 PM)ac3r Wrote: Construction on the first phase of the downtown cycling grid has started today, expected to conclude in September with the second phase beginning next year: https://www.kitchener.ca/en/news/construction-begins-april-27-for-kitchener-s-downtown-cycling-grid.aspx I noticed utility markings the entire length of Joseph and on Queen near Joseph the last few weeks. Today the entire length is lined with constructions pylons. I suspected it was related to the cycling grid, but I guess this confirms it. I know they are closing Delta St, what's happening on Sydney? RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - tomh009 - 04-27-2021 (04-27-2021, 08:17 PM)dtkvictim Wrote:(04-27-2021, 01:47 PM)tomh009 Wrote: Delta St/Sydney St construction has also started, and, as I recall, this will effectively extend the IHT down to Rockway. As I recall, Sydney St is getting bike lanes, which (when combined with Nyberg St and Delta St) will connect the IHT to the Rockway neighbourhood. RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - danbrotherston - 04-27-2021 (04-27-2021, 09:14 PM)tomh009 Wrote:(04-27-2021, 08:17 PM)dtkvictim Wrote: I noticed utility markings the entire length of Joseph and on Queen near Joseph the last few weeks. Today the entire length is lined with constructions pylons. I suspected it was related to the cycling grid, but I guess this confirms it. I think Sydney is getting a MUT on the south side. RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - tomh009 - 04-28-2021 (04-27-2021, 09:56 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(04-27-2021, 09:14 PM)tomh009 Wrote: As I recall, Sydney St is getting bike lanes, which (when combined with Nyberg St and Delta St) will connect the IHT to the Rockway neighbourhood. Is this a MUT? I would have guessed a sidewalk, but maybe it's really a MUT. RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - KevinL - 04-28-2021 Certainly looks wide enough for an MUT. RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - tomh009 - 04-29-2021 (04-28-2021, 02:33 PM)KevinL Wrote: Certainly looks wide enough for an MUT. It's pretty wide in the first photo (between Charles St and Delta St) but it seems significantly narrower in the second photo (alongside the golf course). RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - dtkvictim - 05-04-2021 Joseph at Gaukel, Water, and Victoria have all been dug up. Only took a photo at Gaukel, but they all look similar. RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - danbrotherston - 05-04-2021 Downtown Grid in progress!!!!!!! RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region - ijmorlan - 05-05-2021 (05-04-2021, 09:02 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: Downtown Grid in progress!!!!!!! Nice! I regularly drive through Joseph St. there and was wondering what was happening. |