Cycling in Waterloo Region

[Coke6pk]

Done.

[panamaniac]

Done.

Hope you asked for some feedback, or, even better, a rational explanation!

[Canard]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hi Stewart. Markings for bike lane-ends will be re-striped with dashed lines to indicate lane ending and will be signed appropriately. Thx.</p>&mdash; Region of Waterloo (@RegionWaterloo) <a href="https://twitter.com/RegionWaterloo/status/902234351613640704">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Grinding and re-striping will take place first thing tomorrow.</p>&mdash; Region of Waterloo (@RegionWaterloo) <a href="https://twitter.com/RegionWaterloo/status/902237146244947968">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>

[YKF]

I just got a response from a councillor re: Weber Street and they said that the report has been pulled from Wednesday's agenda and that a modified alternative (a modified alternative to 'Appendix F'?) is being considered. Has anyone else heard about this?

[danbrotherston]

@YKF I haven't heard anything about this nor have I seen the revised option. There are already three delegations registered that I know of though. The item is on the agenda. It is simply part of the committee report. I don't see how they could pull just that item.

Which councilor did you hear from?

[danbrotherston]

@YKF Galloway confirms the item is off the agenda.

Anyone know what comes next?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/mikeboos">@mikeboos</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TriTAG">@TriTag</a> Weber St report pulled from tomorrow's Council meeting</p>&mdash; Tom Galloway (@tomjgalloway14) <a href="https://twitter.com/tomjgalloway14/status/902524259913879552">August 29, 2017</a></blockquote>

[YKF]

@YKF Galloway confirms the item is off the agenda.

Anyone know what comes next?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/mikeboos">@mikeboos</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TriTAG">@TriTag</a> Weber St report pulled from tomorrow's Council meeting</p>&mdash; Tom Galloway (@tomjgalloway14) <a href="https://twitter.com/tomjgalloway14/status/902524259913879552">August 29, 2017</a></blockquote>

Yeah it was Tom Galloway.

When I asked the Council/Committee Assistant for confirmation earlier today that the item had indeed been pulled from tomorrow's Council meeting, I was told the following:

"So we’ve followed up further with staff here at the Region, and have confirmation from Thomas Schmidt, Commissioner, Transportation and Environmental Services, that indeed this recommendation/report will be deferred at this week’s Council meeting.

We do not yet have a date for when the report with return, but it is likely to be at a Planning & Works Committee meeting, perhaps sometime later this fall. You are welcome to still attend Council meeting tomorrow to give your thoughts regarding this project, but we can also let you know when the report will be coming back for Councillors to consider."

[Coke6pk]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Hi Stewart. Markings for bike lane-ends will be re-striped with dashed lines to indicate lane ending and will be signed appropriately. Thx.</p>&mdash; Region of Waterloo (@RegionWaterloo) <a href="https://twitter.com/RegionWaterloo/status/902234351613640704">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Grinding and re-striping will take place first thing tomorrow.</p>&mdash; Region of Waterloo (@RegionWaterloo) <a href="https://twitter.com/RegionWaterloo/status/902237146244947968">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote>

The grinding was done that afternoon, and the new lines were painted the following day.  Who says gov't moves slow... LOL ..... now if they only had their head out of their *** before they started the project....

Coke

[jamincan]

They move fast when they have such a massive liability on their hands there. Can you imagine if a cyclist had been hit by a vehicle in that section of Lackner? It could very well be considered gross negligence on the part of whomever signed off on that work.

[danbrotherston]

They move fast when they have such a massive liability on their hands there. Can you imagine if a cyclist had been hit by a vehicle in that section of Lackner? It could very well be considered gross negligence on the part of whomever signed off on that work.

Maybe someone needs to successfully sue the city for building other dangerous situations.  As much as I don't like civil suits as a form of justice, I'll take what works.

[MacBerry]

ONTARIO 20 YEAR CYCLING STRATEGY 

Ontario has first 20-year plan for #Ontario cycling. Here is #CycleON 1.0 Brochure and there is a link for their version of how  to plan and  promote the growth of cycling across the  province over next 20 years. I have attached Information brochure captures.

#CycleON: Ontario's Cycling Strategy




 

[chutten]

They put Davenport on page 16 as a case story.

I was going to take umbrage at the term "accidental cyclist deaths" but luckily the report they cited (comprehensive endnotes!) had an excellent section explaining what "Accidental" means to a coroner, with this specific excerpt:

...it is important to note that deaths resulting from cycling collisions, just like motor vehicle collision deaths and pedestrian deaths, are not “accidents” in the sense that all of these deaths were predictable, and therefore preventable.

(emphasis theirs)

So that saved me from putting my foot in it.

...After a quick scan, it looks like it has noble goals that are measurable, have a timeline, and a variety of paths to success. If by 2033 we are not in the top 10 jurisdictions for cycling or no city in Ontario is in the top 10 bike-friendly cities in the world, then it will have failed. Concrete. Nice.

[Canard]

ONTARIO 20 YEAR CYCLING STRATEGY 

Ontario has first 20-year plan for #Ontario cycling. Here is #CycleON 1.0 Brochure and there is a link for their version of how  to plan and  promote the growth of cycling across the  province over next 20 years. I have attached Information brochure captures.

#CycleON: Ontario's Cycling Strategy

This looks wonderful!!

Also, for as many times as we have gone along it, now, I had no idea there was 20 km of brand-new, paved, MUT-like trails along the Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway in Windsor!!  I guess that's the point - if I can't see it from the road, it's done pretty well!

I'll freely admit that I'm 90% a recreational cyclist (grab my bike and go for a "ride", because I enjoy the experience - but start and finish line are the same point) and 10% using my bike to actually get somewhere*.  In the last couple of months, I've biked to work and back a couple of times a week... but the biggest blockade, to me, to using a bike for "real" transportation is how much wondering and pondering I have to do ahead of time to figure out "Could I even get there?"  If the network of trails and road infrastructure was set up in a robust enough fashion where that planing element for a journey didn't even need to happen, I think it'd be a huge success, and more and more people would give it a go. I did bike to Zoup once in Waterloo and used a pannier to bring dinner home one night.

* - Actually, now I'll have to look this up on Strava, I'm kind of curious what the breakdown is over the summer!

[rangersfan]

There are often many references here comparing our Waterloo Region's cycling infrastructure to the Netherlands, but I think we have a much closer example. My family and I spent the past week in Ottawa/Gatineau and I was very impressed by the cycling infrastructure and the sheer volume of cyclists using the network there.

[rangersfan]

Kitchener is applying for funding through the province to help fund 5 cycling infrastructure projects. The ramp for the pedestrian access way from Shirley to River Rd would be very useful, I recently took my bike this way and hauling it on the stairs was less than pleasant.


http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/kitch...-1.4288308