Cycling in Waterloo Region

[dtkvictim]

I have to say I think the notion of bus/bike lanes is very questionable. Buses need to be able to zoom along at full speed (whatever speed that is on a particular road), not worry about tiny vehicles that can’t go at motor vehicle speeds unless they’re ridden by very athletic people.

But that’s a local planning decision, not one for a bunch of right-wing yahoos to make at the provincial legislature level.

Agreed, the videos I've seen of them in the UK seem not so great for everyone involved. I just thought the province might view it as a loophole to building bike lanes. Maybe the municipalities could have tried taking away car lanes to make bus lanes, then allow bikes to use them, and then possibly don't route any buses through them.

Either way, no bus lanes is pretty devastating on its own, especially for a place like Toronto. More of them (and dedicated streetcar right of ways) would probably have a bigger positive impact on moving people quickly than anything else.