Input sought on cycling/walking draft master plan

If you are interested in helping direct the development of Waterloo Region's cycling/walking master plan, you'll want to know about the public information sessions next month.

Walk Cycle Waterloo Region is in the final phases of the master plan recommendations which will be presented to regional council early in 2013 (yes, that's just around the corner).

Now the group is ready to unveil its draft master plan. There will be three public sessions: Nov. 27, hall at Knox Presbyterian Church, 50 Erb St. W., Waterloo; Nov. 28, foyer at Calvary Assembly Church, 127 Hespeler Rd., Cambridge; and Nov. 29, lobby at Regional Administrative Headquarters, 150 Frederick St., Kitchener. The event runs 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. each day.

There's a tonne of information on the regional website, including maps of walking and cycling routes, a video explaining what has been done so far, and requests for input. Worth your time.

 

Comments

[C. Beynon]

There wasn't a spot on the feedback form for me to ask this question, so I'll ask it here:
Why do bike lanes abruptly exit onto the sidewalk at the entrance to every roundabout in the region?...Bicycling on the sidewalk is against the law, correct?
Is the Region of Waterloo expecting cyclists to break the law and ride on the sidewalk?...Are they trying to discourage cyclists from riding through roundabouts on the road?
It seems like cyclists were an afterthought...