11-12-2014, 10:42 AM
(11-12-2014, 10:27 AM)zanate Wrote:I understand. I was referring to the route from Uptown out towards Conestogo Mall via Hillside and Forwell trails. A few key improvements especially road crossings would make that practical. Of course when you get to Manulife HQ at Four Wells there's still King St and the Expressway to contend with.(11-12-2014, 09:58 AM)ookpik Wrote: There is a tunnel under Lexington so there's no need to dodge four lanes of traffic when crossing it.If your destination is on the other side of the expressway, you have (at absolute minimum) about 400 metres of Lexington Road to contend with.
I'm not sure exactly what sections of Hillside trail are about to be paved. Hopefully it includes the part along Laurel Creek from University to where the trail forks towards Lexington. That section is now closed in the winter. Once it's paved presumably it will get plowed out regularly like other paved trails.
Another puzzlement is how the townhouse development between Marshall and University got built without a right-of-way for a trail along Laurel creek. Mind you that was built in the 1970s IIRC.