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|Zl¢l0’_l_\_..'_’k’ o .umm-s C' l ks ed bik I fly 00 at segregat e anes s“ Bvlmm IMLKSON road to two lanes and inte- petition, available online at , “ 5 . ,. f I " M” (,'hmnir-lit_s‘tyagw)w grating bike lanes. www.change.org, has nearly " if it ‘ it; a,” . Magee Turner said the 1.000 signatures. "‘ ' he (Iity of Waterloo is city’s and region's design He said for Waterloo to - ' . exploring the option would need to be the same become known as a cycling . . 1 of using segregated along the entire length of destination. cycling infra- . 4&. A bike lanes as part of its King Street. and both sides structure has to be more . W , W _ multi-million dollar uptown would have to come to an than iust painted lines. TWA . ' ' streetscape redesign of King agreement on the redesign. “That suits a very small por- if. Yhhmw' . Street. The plan began in 2004 tion of the population,” Roe “quantum ; .- 'l‘he option of placing a when the city and the said. “If you want the com- "A - ti “MM Mm UMMO'W {if . row of parked cars between Uptown BlA initiated a munity to be bikeable for knoll. . mm s _t..«.,_ », the bike lanes and the road review ofthe lighting system people aged eight to 80. ‘ hm“. 3 3m ‘ "‘ will be pitched at a public in the core. The project was painted lines on streets don‘t i ‘m'fl wt “ meeting tentatively sched- temporarily put on hold allowthat.” “it w x '\ .. “is uled for May 29 at city hall. while the region made its The right-of-way is 23 . _ g : "' f3 The original design placed final decisions on the light metres wide, and the origi- ' ' ' ' _ J i w ‘...', fife" w the bike lanes between the rail transit route. Planning nal plan was to widen the road and the parked cars. resumed last fall with several sidewalks from 3.5 metres to “This is an option that we public meetings that includ- four metres. The proposed . have not shown before and ed public requests to consid» bike lanes would be 1.8 “£0" it’s an option that we were er segregated bike lanes. metres wide and the parking if" clearly hearing the public While the city still has to spaces wouldbetwo mam no wanted to see," said Barb consider how segregated Businesses in the uptown Magee Turner, the city's lanes might impact the core have beenvocal oppo- project manager, “We're $2 million budget for the nents of the streetscape going to comply and show project, Graham Roe ~ a redesign out of fears it will L ' F E , a A S them an option that outlines cycling advocate who lives reduce parking and discour- s! _ A , 4” , what that might look like.” just south of the uptown age vehicular traflic. “""' A" The uptown project will core ~ is glad the city and “You can't do all that, 70‘“ ‘P““' yu‘" "a, stretch from Central Street the region are considering it. something has to give." said to lirb Street and is pan ola "it's great, but l don't Phil Hewitson. the city's DES'GN YOUR OWN SOFA, larger Region of Waterloo count my chickens before active transportation coordi~ project to rebuild King Street they're hatched," said Roe. nator. “Do you give up on LOVESEAT on SECT'ONAL from Central Street to Uni/ He started a petition last fall sidewalk width, or a row of e ‘ versity Avenue using the to try and convince the city parking? There is a cost to A ..‘ _.., complete streets approach, and the region to consider any of these options and we -_. W u {7 it includes shrinking the segregated bike lanes. That want toget feedback" 38 . , "r; A .â€" ' is. j A a . . " YOU DO THE . f ‘ LIVING a ,. , , i we no we REST » , .. t ‘ "z,” ‘ , . I) m ’ ~ - 0 La; s.“ L.. L. ' two- I. n- I you“ ...and new smiles. ~=--------- If you're an Ophmlst who believes life just keeps getting better, it's 6 A A time to explore a fulfilling new option Embrace the carefree lifestyle offered at The Court at Laurelwood (ulhvate a wonderful new lifestyle a Call today to schedule a personal visit and enplore all life has to offer. M‘s unrelwm’vt Drive Waterloo Ontario NZV IW7 14}! E a W w 519.725.2442 COURT/W mLouuumlwooicom k 171AUREiwmn “wright” -l- my“, .... wi'i Undo-mu“