+- Waterloo Region Connected (https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com)
+-- Forum: Waterloo Region Works (https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=14)
+--- Forum: Transportation and Infrastructure (https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=25)
+--- Thread: Trails (/showthread.php?tid=378)
Pages:
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
RE: Trails - jamincan - 12-12-2018
The Open Street Maps cycling map is pretty good, but it does miss some trails, mostly single-track, more MTB-style trails.
RE: Trails - danbrotherston - 12-12-2018
The best map for bike infra in the region right now is probably Google Maps, you can turn on the bicycle overlay (you'll find it next to the traffic and transit overlays).
It's generally quite accurate (which the region map is not), while including the whole region (which the city maps do not), with good readability--trails are clearly marked, bike lanes are marked, and sharrows are only vaguely suggested.
RE: Trails - Pheidippides - 12-12-2018
TriTag (Mike Boos) has this one as well. Not sure how up-to-date it is.
RE: Trails - jamincan - 12-13-2018
Is Mike on here? That's an awesome map, but there are some off-street bike routes that probably shouldn't be included (more single-track MTB trail then bike route).
RE: Trails - Canard - 12-14-2018
Sigh.
RE: Trails - Spokes - 12-14-2018
Huh. But why??
RE: Trails - Canard - 12-14-2018
I asked. No reply; I don’t expect one.
“Thanks for reaching out” always makes me snicker.
RE: Trails - clasher - 12-14-2018
Lame...
"why's it closed?"
"it'll reopen next year"
"not what I asked but okay"
RE: Trails - Canard - 12-14-2018
This is literally basically every twitter correspondence with the project team for the past 4 years, haha.
RE: Trails - ijmorlan - 12-14-2018
(12-14-2018, 05:54 PM)Canard Wrote: This is literally basically every twitter correspondence with the project team for the past 4 years, haha.
Not impressed (with them). Thanks for trying though.
RE: Trails - clasher - 12-14-2018
(12-14-2018, 05:54 PM)Canard Wrote: This is literally basically every twitter correspondence with the project team for the past 4 years, haha.
Cheers to keeping at it though!
In other trails news, I just noticed there are Bollards at the end of David Street where it meets the IHT... finally! Tall, skinny blue ones. I wonder how they will stand up to the snow pile that ends of there most years.
RE: Trails - danbrotherston - 12-14-2018
(12-14-2018, 09:09 PM)clasher Wrote:(12-14-2018, 05:54 PM)Canard Wrote: This is literally basically every twitter correspondence with the project team for the past 4 years, haha.
Cheers to keeping at it though!
In other trails news, I just noticed there are Bollards at the end of David Street where it meets the IHT... finally! Tall, skinny blue ones. I wonder how they will stand up to the snow pile that ends of there most years.
That question crossed my mind as well. They also have an opening large enough for city vehicles which is also large enough for cars. Probably not a problem on backwater David St but I've already encountered cars on the trail at Victoria St .
RE: Trails - clasher - 12-14-2018
I saw that gap too... I had a run-in with a driver on that section of trail by David Street. I dunno what took so long to get bollards there, hopefully the rest of the trail gets them too, as much as I'd rather not have them these ones are an improvement on the old gates.
RE: Trails - danbrotherston - 12-15-2018
(12-14-2018, 11:56 PM)clasher Wrote: I saw that gap too... I had a run-in with a driver on that section of trail by David Street. I dunno what took so long to get bollards there, hopefully the rest of the trail gets them too, as much as I'd rather not have them these ones are an improvement on the old gates.
A car really came from David St.? I wouldn't have thought it would be common occurrence, I rarely see cars ON that section of David St.
It is truly terrifying some drivers inability to tell where they are supposed to drive. During the Christkrindl market two cars drove around the very prominent road closed barricade, onto the sidewalk and through the market.
One clearly knew he was in the wrong and didn't care as he sped off onto College St.
The other was totally confused and shocked to discover this was a non-go area for cars, of course this driver also thought he was on the UW campus.
It is really terrifying as a pedestrian and cyclist to see that.
RE: Trails - KevinL - 12-15-2018
The sidewalks on Ottawa South from the parkway to Strasburg were converted to MUTs last year. They've just now put these markings on them where they cross the plaza entrances.
![[Image: Zz9e0sW.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/Zz9e0sW.jpg)
![[Image: 5pj6hbO.jpg]](https://i.imgur.com/5pj6hbO.jpg)