10-17-2016, 10:10 AM
(10-15-2016, 12:31 PM)danbrotherston Wrote:(10-15-2016, 09:11 AM)creative Wrote: I travel this route on a regular basis. There is no parking allowed in the narrow section. I also believe that there is no room to safely put in bike lanes. I'm all for this being a bike route as I'm sure most of the neighbourhood would be as well based on the demographic of it's residents. I just don't know what is the appropriate solution.
I am simply giving you what was said by a member of the Kitchener Cycling Advisory Committee, staff stated the road is 10 meters wide, which with a 2 meter parking lane gives 8 meters, more than enough room for two car lanes, but insufficient for bike lanes and car lanes. Without the car parking, plenty of room for both.
It is possible you are thinking of a different narrow section, I'm not sure.
The Record article refers to the stretch from Dumfries to East. I haven't been to this stretch in a long time, but checking it on Google Maps' satellite imagery shows no on-street parking.
That being the case, I think some trees need to go. I do love trees, and mature trees are very nice, but the reality is that trees, too, have a limited lifespan, and those mature trees might need to get cut down 10, 20 or 30 years from now (just a guess as I haven't seen them in person). Cutting them down now, and planting some new ones, maybe slightly larger than typical, seems like the best solution to make this street usable. As a biking route, Krug is much better than Frederick, I think.
The second-best option? Make those two blocks one-way (car) traffic only to allow room for bicycle lanes.