Waterloo, Ont., group gathers 750 signatures for better bike lanes
On Monday, a group of cycling advocates in Waterloo, Ont., gathered more than 750 signatures to petition Waterloo city councillors to build safer bike lanes. The petition is in anticipation for the Waterloo’s plan to improve streetscapes on major uptown routes in the near future. The original plan was to emphasize a road structure to better accommodate cyclists, pedestrians and increase overall accessibility within Waterloo, particularly on King Street North.
The petition specifically addresses the planned bike lane and parking lane on King. Cycling advocates want to swap the lanes. With this modern design, cyclists are protected from moving traffic by parked cars. Graham Loe, the founder of Waterloo Bikes, is promoting the safer and more welcoming cycling lane, stating that cyclists from eight-years-old to 80 could use them. He feels that the current proposed design lacks accessibility and that only experienced cyclists would be adept in using them.
More information can be found at Waterloo Bikes.
#WaterlooBikes talked King Street Streetscape redesign and petition on the @garydoyle570 show Nov 29 – skip to 18min http://t.co/ofhK2tmw1t
— Graham Roe (@roezone) December 2, 2013
