05-31-2020, 02:14 PM
(05-31-2020, 02:01 PM)panamaniac Wrote:(05-31-2020, 01:43 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: This works well in KW, but my friends in Toronto will point out that things are different in Toronto. A friend of mine lives near St. Clair and Avenue Rd. and there is virtually no time of the day when they can leave their homes and walk up the sidewalk without failing to physically distance much of the time.
KW is in a better situation, but I still don't think the fact that one *can* go for a walk at 7 AM on a Sunday negates the fact that at 3 PM on a weekend, there is not enough space for everyone who wants to be out in a public space.
Has Victoria Park been open to walkers throughout the shutdown? Cities missed a bet, istm, by not allowing walkers to use municipal golf courses while they were closed. Rockway woulld have been a relatively convenient additional amentiy for many folks in Kitchener.
Vic park has been open, but it gets really full, and the paths and bridges are all too narrow. I think it could have been better if they'd closed Jubilee Dr. to cars and opened it to people.
Opening the golf course is certainly an idea I'd support, but I do think there are issues with that, they're not localed in dense areas, meaning people have to travel to them, out of ones neighbourhood, and I'm sure there are security issues and transition issues (golf courses are open now of course).