02-03-2023, 12:31 PM
(02-03-2023, 10:34 AM)SF22 Wrote:(02-02-2023, 09:49 AM)westwardloo Wrote: I like the project, Phase 1 is one of the nicest pre-cast projects I have seen built in the region. I just wish they had somehow extended Langs crescent to the River bend drive cul-de-sac. The way the site plan is set up all traffic will need to go through Lancaster, making that intersection even more hostile to pedestrians.
I actually reached out to the City of Kitchener just recently, asking about the possibility of additional bike/people bridges over the Grand to help link neighbourhoods together, namely connecting the tail-end of Riverbend across to the Bridgeport Sportsfield, and then another bridge crossing from Schaefer Park over to the Bridgeport North neighbourhood, so that pedestrians/cyclists could navigate the Lancaster/Bridge area without having to actually travel on those streets. (I was told that, at this time, there are no additional plans for pedestrians bridges like the one down by Doon, although they will revisit it in the future). Might be worth reaching out to the City yourself to ask for something like this, show that there's demand for alternate routes!
This is a pretty good idea IMO. Lancaster/Bridge can be kind of wild to ride during busy times.