Cycling in Waterloo Region

[danbrotherston]

Kitchener is "launching" their new Route 1 as part of the new cycling network:

https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-...bd173.html

I'm glad they're still trying to execute on the strategy despite the pretty problematic regulatory environment. There is certainly a lot of opportunity to upgrade this stuff. I have ridden this route once or twice to get to the Boardwalk. The last time I did, it was a nice enough off road trail but my friend fell while trying to manage one of the unimproved trails.

Here is the map of the route.

https://hdp-ca-prod-app-wr-engage-files....Map_sm.pdf

Can anyone tell me if they've done anything on Benton St? Last time I heard, they were saying they could not improve it due to DoFo criminalising building bike lanes in place of car lanes. I guess I'm exaggerating, it's not a criminal law, but it's still a law.

I think the route is really quite poor on that section...but...kind of unforced. I always used to go through the park, but even that is unnecessary. You can just go up David St. to Joseph and then you're on the downtown not-grid, which is at least definitionally downtown. I don't think going up Benton gets you more "downtown".

Well, nice either way, but you know, some things never change, the region and province continue to be obstacles to building a good city.

I don't understand why they can't make a map oriented north like every other map that people normally use.

That was indeed annoying. I assume this is easier for printing but honestly who prints pdf maps.