Cycling in Waterloo Region

[the_conestoga_guy]

I'm not sure I understand...the bike lane doesn't change the alignment of the intersection does it?

I meant the road itself. If you look at the intersection overhead it jogs a bit through the intersection but the cycling ROW probably needs less of a shift through there on that side of the road on the account of Ontario becoming 1-way on the other side.

Somewhat trivial, but I could see that being a rationale. Or maybe just the uncertainty of the Charles St. redevelopment? Just speculating.

This is my best guess. The Region is probably mitigating against the future risk of shutting down this road by installing the cycling lanes on the opposite side of the development. If this is the case, it likely has more to do with saving face (i.e. tearing down the lanes five years after building them would look bad). As someone who occasionally cycles down in this area, I don't really care which side of the road the lanes are installed. I'm just happy to have them.