I live in that area. Getting out of my subdivision is bad already with the proposed improvements I will need to add half hour additional time to my commute! Reducing lanes and traffic lights is not going to improve the situation for us living in this area! It’s only going to cause further turmoil

Are there plans to ensure proper sight-lines of the multiuse trail for vehicles exiting the gas station at 720 Victoria St S? As a pedestrian on the sidewalk, the existing 6ft fence that extends to the property line (~2ft from the sidewalk) creates a dangerous blind spot for vehicles exiting the gas station parking lot. Pedestrians can't be seen until they are at the driveway, and drivers are generally looking to the left for an opening in traffic. When this becomes a multi use trail, it will be even more important to have proper sight lines to ensure that cyclist and pedestrians can see and be seen by vehicles exiting this driveway.

What is the point of adding bike lanes for only the stretch between Westmount and Lawrence? Feels like the region is doing half measures that don’t actually address safe biking. Why not add bike lanes for the whole stretch of Victoria that is being “improved”?

When installing separate bike lanes can you establish an enforceable standard for the surface smoothness, which contractors have to meet? There are a few examples of bike lanes in our region, such as the one on Erb between Ira needles and Fischer hallman which unfortunately are so buumpy that they are unsafe for cycling at faster speeds and with stiffer bikes. I find myself using the road in those places which is not where I want to be as a cyclist. This seems to be an issue especially with the concrete style bike lanes.

Thanks for asking for our questions and feedback. Has staff had a chance to consider a roundabout for the Victoria/Fisher Hallmann and Victoria/Westmount intersections? I understand roundabouts have been shown to be safer, decrease travel time, and are better environmentally.

Another question: Where a Shared Use Trail/Multi Use trail crosses a road, who has the legal right of way, the cyclist or the motorist? Moreover, is the infrastructure designed to communicate this to all parties? As a corollary, what message does the infrastructure communicate about rights of way as they are currently being constructed? (Looked at the drawings. Has anyone imagined these from the perspective of a cyclist? Have you actively engaged feedback from vulnerable road users or are you just copying and pasting from previous designs? Again, we have some world class infrastructure on King Street between Central and University. Its existence invalidates ALL excuses NOT to construct infrastructure of a similar standard anywhere else. Also, the ENTIRETY of the ION system seems to have been designed without recognizing the existence of cyclists, and the cycling infrastructure at numerous locations is remarkably poor - Northfield over the Expressway but even Bridgeport at King come to mind quickly.)

I am an active cyclist who uses the bicycle as my primary mode of transportation. When I use a Shared Use Pathway (SUP)/ Multi Use Trail (MUT) I am NOT as safe as I would be on the road because motorists do NOT stop before they cross the SUP/MUT, necessitating that I treat every driveway as a stop sign to protect myself from harm. The separate lane on Erb Street between Fischer Hallman and Westmount is made of concrete and, when descending that hill at speeds in excess of 40km/h and/or approaching 60km/h it undulates enough to cause me to almost lose control of the bicycle, causing me to use the regular lane of traffic. At the same time, the new infrastructure on King Street in Waterloo between Central and University is simply WORLD CLASS! I also presented at council almost 20 years ago in favour of four lanes on Victoria between Park and Lawrence. My question: Will the new planned cycling infrastructure on Victoria reflect our world class capabilities or the actually arguably dangerous MUT/SUP infrastructure implemented on Victoria between the Expressway and the Grand River? (But PLEASE no concrete "sidewalk" for cyclists!)