Cycling in Waterloo Region

[danbrotherston]

All of these these cycling lane discussions seem like no-brainers from a transportation point-of-view to me; this one even more so. Roads are for moving people in a variety of modes, not for storing things.

I hope the home owners recognize that those mature trees are worth far more to their property values than any amount of on-street parking, especially given the huge residential driveways and no commercial properties along that stretch.

I didn't actually see any Krug St resident opposition to plans in the article; I wonder if The Record is just trying to stir something up from a non-issue.

There are a number of issues with this particular road, apparently the consultants didn't know it was supposed to be a cycling route when they planned it.  Apparently the public consultation has already occurred.  It's quite frankly, a disaster and shakes my faith in our city's planning department. 

In other news a cyclist was hit at Victoria and Duke St. in Downtown Kitchener on Wednesday morning.  Serious, but not life threatening injuries.  Reporting indicates that cyclist was stationary and hit by a car.  The driver of the car has been charged.

http://www.therecord.com/news-story/6908...kitchener/

Of course police are reporting that cyclists should wear helmets. Apparently suggesting drivers not run over cyclists wasn't really worth reporting.