Road design, safety and Vision Zero

[danbrotherston]

I thought the narrowing was odd too. But maybe it's to make the entrance to the bike lane too narrow for cars and trucks to enter, while keeping the existing road width.

The bus stop on the northbound side is on the right side of the bike lane. There is a tiny strip between the bike lane and the road, but you wouldn't wait there for the bus.

My guess is that it is actually to make room for the sign, Kitchener managed to do it without a stupid widening of the curb, but I'm guessing some engineer somewhere in Waterloo felt that it couldn't work in Waterloo...you know...such a different place.

Yeah, I'm sure there was limited space, but the narrow strip of pavement isn't great for a floating bus stop, but it's nice to see them trying at least. What bugs me about this kind of thing is that it will pit transit riders (and especially those with disabilities) against cyclists.