08-01-2017, 12:00 PM
(08-01-2017, 11:52 AM)goggolor Wrote: I noticed that part of the King/Weber "MUT" is literally just a sidewalk that they've put "Shared Pathway" signs on. If they can do that there why not elsewhere? They could turn the sidewalk on King St between Kitchener + Waterloo into a "MUT" and brag about how much cycling infrastructure they've built.
First and foremost, they shouldn't be permitted to "brag" about building bike infrastructure by just compromising pedestrians and letting cyclists use infra which is not designed for them and quite frankly terrible.
But secondly, sidewalks are not the same as MUTs. Aside from the width, there are many design differences, that while often not actually done right in the region, should be. Just look at the Weber St. MUT. It is perhaps one of the worst things labeled a MUT in the region, and is just terrible for any cyclist to use. It should never have been accepted. And why is it so terrible? Because it is nothing more than a wide sidewalk.