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We are looking for your feedback on the preliminary designs and project information for the new Davenport Road multi-use path connection.
The City plans to replace the existing sidewalk on the east side of Davenport Road between Northfield Drive and Lexington Road with a wider asphalt multi-use-path (MUP). Similarly, the short section of sidewalk on north side of Lexington Road between Davenport Road and Anndale Road.
The project will provide a separated cycling lane along this important corridor linking local neighbourhoods to shops, the ION station and GRT hub at Conestoga Mall, as well as the broader active transportation network.
View the current status of this project in the News Feed section. Updates will be provided as the project progresses. Please provide feedback in our Comments Section.
These improvements were recommended as a priority project in the Transportation Master Plan 2020 Updateapproved by Council in April 2021.
The City of Waterloo is currently working with local engineering firm Walter Fedy to provide engineering services for the design of this project.
We are looking for your feedback on the preliminary designs and project information for the new Davenport Road multi-use path connection.
The City plans to replace the existing sidewalk on the east side of Davenport Road between Northfield Drive and Lexington Road with a wider asphalt multi-use-path (MUP). Similarly, the short section of sidewalk on north side of Lexington Road between Davenport Road and Anndale Road.
The project will provide a separated cycling lane along this important corridor linking local neighbourhoods to shops, the ION station and GRT hub at Conestoga Mall, as well as the broader active transportation network.
View the current status of this project in the News Feed section. Updates will be provided as the project progresses. Please provide feedback in our Comments Section.
These improvements were recommended as a priority project in the Transportation Master Plan 2020 Updateapproved by Council in April 2021.
The City of Waterloo is currently working with local engineering firm Walter Fedy to provide engineering services for the design of this project.
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Given that the primary function is to improve accessibility, particularly for those with mobility issues, perhaps it makes sense to have a flashing-signal crosswalk to get across to the other side at Zehrs, just north of their main driveway? There is already a make-shift crossing there but no crosswalk. The crossing at the round-about is not really suitable because the sidewalk from there (on the Mall side) is often very poor in the winter due to snow blockage. Traffic is very busy on Davenport and it is difficult to cross. I can send an image of the location as needed - pls advise.
Blaine Gray
4 months ago
This is a want not a need . This is why our taxes are reaching the brain dead crazy area . The city changed Davenport from 4 lanes to 2 lanes and added bike lanes a few years ago . The sidewalks in that area are in good shape and so are the bike lanes . Both bike lanes and sidewalks are little used . In my opinion this is a total waste of tax payer money and the money to be spent here should be spent on something that is an actual NEED .
Happy overtaxed
4 months ago
As a cyclist whose route typically consists of biking on Davenport Road, I am thrilled by the prospect of a MUP. The painted bike lanes are the absolute lowest level of bike infrastructure. Drivers constantly swerve into the bike lanes. In the era of distracted driving, this is terrifying.
This also seems like a particularly well-placed MUP. It was implied in the description, but the scale of Waterloo's active transportation means that this connects Conestoga Mall, its transit hub and those who live in the area to a long list of destinations through safe bicycle infrastructure. This list includes, but is not limited to, both Downtown cores, both major parks, Belmont Village and to a lesser extent both Universities. The stronger our bicycle network, the more cyclists we will have.
My only concern is that proper safety measures are taken to connect the MUP on Lexington to the new work. Drivers are used to looking left for cars and both directions for pedestrians when turning right on a red light from Davenport onto Lexington. I frequently see drivers ignore the bike boxes at Lexington and Davenport, which causes me to be concerned about cyclists who will be crossing the intersection and travelling east on Lexington. I am not confident in a driver's' ability to look right to see a cyclist when turning right. It seems to me like the design should account for this source of conflict.
I continue to be impressed by the region's work on bicycle infrastructure. Between bicycle infrastructure and the ION, we have taken excellent steps towards becoming a less car-dependent city in the past decade and I am excited to see this and future projects.
31rhcp
5 months ago
Here we go again ! Spending money so that cyclists and pedestrians can safely move along this corridor. But wait...we already have sidewalks, and about 10 years ago, the 4 vehicle lane road was reduced to 2 lanes so there could be on street cycling lanes. I live in the area and NEVER seen a bicycle use these lanes. BUT I do experience significant wait times to exit the Zehrs / Conestoga Mall parking lot to turn left across traffic onto Davenport, because of a steady stream of vehicles all traveling in one lane now because of the single lane of traffic each direction. Environmentally this has increased greenhouse gas emissions as it reduced the efficient movement of vehicles in 4 lanes to 2. SO... with a proposed multi use path being proposed, for cycling and pedestrian purposes, will the city reverse the traffic blunder it made 10 years ago, and restore the 4 lane vehicular Davenport corridor ????
BWM
5 months ago
The design shows a multi-use path (MUP) that includes bicycle use. The MUP is safely separated from vehicle traffic. However, the design also shows a bicycle lane immediately adjacent to the vehicle traffic lane. With no separation from vehicle traffic, this bicycle lane is clearly much less safe than the MUP. It is not obvious why two bicycle lanes are required at all. I believe it would be more safe if there was only one bicycle lane and that this single bicycle lane is the one in the MUP with complete separation between bicycle and vehicle traffic.
Given that the primary function is to improve accessibility, particularly for those with mobility issues, perhaps it makes sense to have a flashing-signal crosswalk to get across to the other side at Zehrs, just north of their main driveway? There is already a make-shift crossing there but no crosswalk. The crossing at the round-about is not really suitable because the sidewalk from there (on the Mall side) is often very poor in the winter due to snow blockage. Traffic is very busy on Davenport and it is difficult to cross. I can send an image of the location as needed - pls advise.
This is a want not a need . This is why our taxes are reaching the brain dead crazy area . The city changed Davenport from 4 lanes to 2 lanes and added bike lanes a few years ago . The sidewalks in that area are in good shape and so are the bike lanes . Both bike lanes and sidewalks are little used . In my opinion this is a total waste of tax payer money and the money to be spent here should be spent on something that is an actual NEED .
As a cyclist whose route typically consists of biking on Davenport Road, I am thrilled by the prospect of a MUP. The painted bike lanes are the absolute lowest level of bike infrastructure. Drivers constantly swerve into the bike lanes. In the era of distracted driving, this is terrifying.
This also seems like a particularly well-placed MUP. It was implied in the description, but the scale of Waterloo's active transportation means that this connects Conestoga Mall, its transit hub and those who live in the area to a long list of destinations through safe bicycle infrastructure. This list includes, but is not limited to, both Downtown cores, both major parks, Belmont Village and to a lesser extent both Universities. The stronger our bicycle network, the more cyclists we will have.
My only concern is that proper safety measures are taken to connect the MUP on Lexington to the new work. Drivers are used to looking left for cars and both directions for pedestrians when turning right on a red light from Davenport onto Lexington. I frequently see drivers ignore the bike boxes at Lexington and Davenport, which causes me to be concerned about cyclists who will be crossing the intersection and travelling east on Lexington. I am not confident in a driver's' ability to look right to see a cyclist when turning right. It seems to me like the design should account for this source of conflict.
I continue to be impressed by the region's work on bicycle infrastructure. Between bicycle infrastructure and the ION, we have taken excellent steps towards becoming a less car-dependent city in the past decade and I am excited to see this and future projects.
Here we go again ! Spending money so that cyclists and pedestrians can safely move along this corridor. But wait...we already have sidewalks, and about 10 years ago, the 4 vehicle lane road was reduced to 2 lanes so there could be on street cycling lanes. I live in the area and NEVER seen a bicycle use these lanes. BUT I do experience significant wait times to exit the Zehrs / Conestoga Mall parking lot to turn left across traffic onto Davenport, because of a steady stream of vehicles all traveling in one lane now because of the single lane of traffic each direction. Environmentally this has increased greenhouse gas emissions as it reduced the efficient movement of vehicles in 4 lanes to 2. SO... with a proposed multi use path being proposed, for cycling and pedestrian purposes, will the city reverse the traffic blunder it made 10 years ago, and restore the 4 lane vehicular Davenport corridor ????
The design shows a multi-use path (MUP) that includes bicycle use. The MUP is safely separated from vehicle traffic. However, the design also shows a bicycle lane immediately adjacent to the vehicle traffic lane. With no separation from vehicle traffic, this bicycle lane is clearly much less safe than the MUP. It is not obvious why two bicycle lanes are required at all. I believe it would be more safe if there was only one bicycle lane and that this single bicycle lane is the one in the MUP with complete separation between bicycle and vehicle traffic.