On Jun 8, 12:16*pm, "recycled" wrote:
I've generally slagged Cambridge Ontario as being bike unfriendly. It is. It
was created as the amalgamation of three villages and is spread out
straddling the 401 [major arterial limited access highway]. *No city center.
No soul. One of those cities given over to the culture of the car. *But it
does have a nice river trail and is a convenient loop distance for me.

*Anyway I was coming back through that sprawl and I was taking the
relatively new Can-Amera Parkway. It is a very broad multilane divide city
artery. What did I find unusual? It had a generous well marked, signed bike
lane still fresh paved smooth with no potholes, debris, tire eating storm
drains or other problems some complain of.

*Still not that unusual.

*But check out the choice

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2898050

*Along side they have a paved laned path that is designated for cycling
also. At first when I saw someone coming the other way I thought, 'sidewalk
rider' but checked closer to see that the 'sidewalk' is indeed signed for
bicycling.

Which would you choose?

*Actually I tried the path and found that it must have been less recently
laid as the asphalt had that bumpy texture that old paving gets as it
settles around uneven surfaces.

Hi there.

That path is a few years old now. I love how they want cars to stop
inthe roundabout to allow cyclists and pedestrians to cross Can
America. That roundabout is high and has plants that prevent you from
seeing across it.

Cambidge has some interesting bike lanes too. The westbound one on
Myers road is a joke. It has jutouts at many of the intersections, is
very rough in sections and ends suddenly at the bottom of the hill as
you aproach water street.

BTW, are you riding in this years Tour OF The Grand this Sunday?

Cheers from Peter