Cycling in Waterloo Region

[tomh009]

I'm glad to see that someone is finally coming around to looking at it, although I guess we'll have to wait till closer to the August date for actual details on the plan, although given they are scoping the plan to the areas outside the central core where the LRT runs, I doubt they've actually absorbed the point I was getting to in the proposal.

Specifically, since the LRT section is recently rebuilt, and has an LRT, that area won't be rebuilt for many many years (probably 50 or more) so any design must work with the existing roadway there, which is difficult because one part is not four lanes wide.

They are planning to rebuild the entire street (except presumably the LRT tracks) from Courtland to Benton, and that project will enable the cycling infra between Charles and Weber. I don't think this will take 50 years, parts of Benton are really desperate for a rebuild.

Phase 2

This phase includes reconstructing Benton Street and Frederick Street from Courtland Avenue to Lancaster Street to replace underground infrastructure, include better connectivity to the ION station and provide safe walking and cycling facilities along the entire corridor.