Cycling in Waterloo Region

[jamincan]

The Iron Horse Trail at Palmer and at Kent is especially horrible. We say we want more bikes to travel more easily and safely, and fewer cars to travel more slowly and safely, and yet at trail crossings in low-traffic neighbourhoods, we put these horrible experiences there for vulnerable road users, and these unnecessarily easy experiences for drivers. Instead of lowering the trail to cross a road and having priority go to the car, the roadway should bump up to match the trail, and give priority to its users.

Riding the Spur Line yesterday, I was thinking the same thing. I can understand having the trail give way to traffic on a busier road like Union, but there are so many tiny back streets that see scarcely the traffic of the trail which should have a stop sign and raised surface so that the trail is the default right of way.

In terms of the Spur Line, really the only roads which should have priority over the trail are Wellington, Weber, Union and Regina.

For the Iron Horse Trail: Park, Union, Glasgow, Victoria, Queen, Mill (eh..?), and Courtland/Stirling (something should be done here, though).