Comment 120134

By SusanHill (registered) | Posted September 26, 2016 at 14:16:54

Great article! Bike lanes do so much more than just provide a safe path for cyclists. They also add much needed safety and peace of mind for pedestrians. As one who walks every where I can in Wards 1 and 2, I love the barrier of parked cars between the traffic lane and the bike lane/sidewalk on Herkimer and Charlton. It is a HUGE improvement over walking on Queen or Aberdeen where the road touches the sidewalk and cars speed by at 50 or 60 kph. And speaking of Queen and Aberdeen, both streets could be vastly improved for pedestrians, cyclists, and residents if three relatively inexpensive changes occurred: 1) make Queen St S two lanes again and two-way all the way to King, and replace the space used for the left turn lane with parking and a bike lane as the buffer for the sidewalk, 2) make Aberdeen a two-lane street again by adding parking on both sides and bike lanes, and 3)close the Aberdeen access to 403. Since the vast majority of cars coming down the Queen St hill are using Queen and Aberdeen to get to/from 403 or over to Westdale, they could then take Queen straight to King and be on their way without having to use Aberdeen as their shortcut.

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