Cycling in Waterloo Region

[ijmorlan]

Looking at old aerial and Streeview shots, what actually caused the issue is the realignment of the tracks for the LRT a few years ago. Until then, there was a clearly defined crossing at the east end of the alley, and brick paving stones running along either side of the track. After the realignment they just paved the entire alley with asphalt and set the tracks in it, which encourages cyclists to cross at a very shallow angle.

Even in that instance, it was still not an authorized crossing.

What wasn’t an authorized crossing? I’m pretty sure King St. and its sidewalks, as well as Hughes Lane and of course Regina St., all had crossings of the tracks. As to the space between the buildings on either side of the tracks, that was marked on City maps as being part of the Laurel trail, and cleared by their sidewalk plows.