Trails

[KevinL]

There's an MUT up Hayward and along Courtland, all the way to Mill/Bedford. Then it's Bedford-Sydney-Nyberg to the IHT.

[ac3r]

The cities should consider simply painting a yellow line down the middle of the existing sidewalks. It would immediately become a MUT, but without the colossal environmental cost of tearing out concrete just to pour asphalt and disposing of it. A few drums of road paint would cost the taxpayer a lot less.

[Acitta]

The cities should consider simply painting a yellow line down the middle of the existing sidewalks. It would immediately become a MUT, but without the colossal environmental cost of tearing out concrete just to pour asphalt and disposing of it. A few drums of road paint would cost the taxpayer a lot less.

Sidewalks are not wide enough to do that. A MUT must accommodate both cyclists and pedestrians safely.

[KevinL]

Also, for much of the Courtland MUT I mentioned there was no sidewalk beforehand.

[tomh009]

There's an MUT up Hayward and along Courtland, all the way to Mill/Bedford. Then it's Bedford-Sydney-Nyberg to the IHT.

Thanks!

[ZEBuilder]

The cities should consider simply painting a yellow line down the middle of the existing sidewalks. It would immediately become a MUT, but without the colossal environmental cost of tearing out concrete just to pour asphalt and disposing of it. A few drums of road paint would cost the taxpayer a lot less.

Sidewalks are not wide enough to do that. A MUT must accommodate both cyclists and pedestrians safely.

You'd hope it's that simple but the reality is it's a nightmare to do it that way. If you were to do it that way for whatever reason (not industry best practice) you would be required to install "cyclists dismount at crossing" signs at every road crossing if you don't go ahead and install proper cross ride facilities. Now you would think the sign would provide legal protection to the city/region in the event a cyclist were to not dismount and get hit, however that is not the case. The city/region can still be found liable in the event a cyclist were to be injured while biking across the intersection if there isn't a cross ride facility. Now you have to install a proper cross ride facility at every intersection if you don't want to risk the legal mess that ensues and at that point you've already spent enough capital to install curb cuts, tactile plates, crossride paint, etc that it is honestly simpler to just build a proper MUT since you have to do the crossings anyways if you want to avoid the potential legal mess.

[ac3r]

I travelled back to 1877 to ask them what sort of advanced technology they have at hand to make riding a bike on a sidewalk as safe as can possibly be and they suggested this strange, almost insane contraption that makes a very distinct noise you normally don't hear while outdoors:

Thoughts?

[bravado]

It's incredible the things people will do just to avoid giving different modes their own chunk of the public space

I see your bike bell and I counter you with this modern contraption:

[plam]

I travelled back to 1877 to ask them what sort of advanced technology they have at hand to make riding a bike on a sidewalk as safe as can possibly be and they suggested this strange, almost insane contraption that makes a very distinct noise you normally don't hear while outdoors:

Thoughts?

Tried to ring a bell at an SUV lately? Many collisions on sidewalks are with cars that are entering/exiting driveways.

[dtkvictim]

A pedestrian crossover is being installed on Queen St for the trail next to the Schneider Haus. Not that it's not welcome but I'm surprised this crossing is being done when the IHT crossing is much busier.

[Acitta]

A pedestrian crossover is being installed on Queen St for the trail next to the Schneider Haus. Not that it's not welcome but I'm surprised this crossing is being done when the IHT crossing is much busier.

Glad to see this. Now I am not so pissed off about having to negotiate the torn up sidewalks with my walker a few weeks ago.

[Square]

It seems as if they are putting those all over Waterloo Region. One going in at Frederick and East Ave and one in Waterloo at Weber and Rodney.

[danbrotherston]

If I recall, they were planning on continuing the trail along Schneider's Creek to connect with Mike Wagner Green. I have no idea of the sequencing of this, but it would make this crossing significantly more useful and busy.

That said, yes, they probably do need to improve the crossing at the IHT, but Queen St. was always one of the better crossings already so I imagine it isn't a high priority.

[bravado]

I finally rode my ass all the way from galt to Waterloo today and numerous WRPS SUVs were driving on the iron horse and forcing everyone out of the way. Is this a normal occurrence on an insanely busy trail?

[danbrotherston]

I finally rode my ass all the way from galt to Waterloo today and numerous WRPS SUVs were driving on the iron horse and forcing everyone out of the way. Is this a normal occurrence on an insanely busy trail?

The fuck...ugh...it was annoying enough when the bylaw was driving their electric motorcycles...which are about the least annoying possible vehicles. Police SUVs are about the opposite.

Very on brand for WRPS.