Scottsdale neighbours say concrete bike lane separators are a 'nightmare'
15So we should have no bike lanes whatsoever because it snows 4 months a year? Should we rip up all the parks too, since we can't use baseball diamonds in the winter? Better get rid of all the skating rinks too, since we can't use those in the summer, right?It's a real tragedy that motorists will have to drive a bit more carefully on this street in the winter.
20- Faustus Legrand
Historic downtown landmark up for lease
30Why won't business owners just own their loss nowadays? Just say you closed it too early, you let it sit too long and didnt have enough imagination.
4- earthquakefish
After 170 years, Bank of Montreal is moving out of Downtown Guelph
27and we all know why .
5- Joe Jones
Scottsdale neighbours say concrete bike lane separators are a 'nightmare'
18Sorry, but we're not allowed on the sidewalk and the road is not safe. Keep the barriers until a real multi-use path is built and maintained year-round.
14- Matt Saunders
Scottsdale neighbours say concrete bike lane separators are a 'nightmare'
21This article highlights exactly what many of us on Scottsdale and Silvercreek have been dealing with — the concrete dividers and narrowed lanes have created a daily “nightmare” for traffic, buses, and neighborhood safety. Meanwhile, the bike lanes remain largely unused, even though the sidewalks are wide enough for cyclists to share safely.These lanes aren’t meeting their purpose and are only increasing congestion and risk. That’s why I’ve started a petition asking the City of Guelph to remove the bike lanes and restore the previous traffic flow. We can support cycling without compromising safety by using shared sidewalks or off-road paths.If you’ve experienced these issues too, please consider signing and sharing:https://www.change.org/Scottsdale-bike-lanes
10- Brittany Scott-Chisholm
After 170 years, Bank of Montreal is moving out of Downtown Guelph
17Just out of curiosity, how many times have drug addicts harmed the children of random strangers in the square ? Give me nice round number?
12- DR64
Council puts $1.7M back into 2026 budget; increase hovers at just over 8%
23Obviously our elected representatives have zero sense of fiscal responsibility.
5- Grandad
After 170 years, Bank of Montreal is moving out of Downtown Guelph
23With due respect I don’t think you understand the principles of running a business.Unless a location is earning some sort of profit, said business is under no obligation to maintain a facility.It is not a publicly funded business.How much it earns gives no obligation to remain open in an unprofitable location.It is not their fault that city planning in almost all of Canada has completely de-emphasized the building of communities near a downtown but instead emphasized keep building out, using up more agricultural land and creating new centres of cities, which are usually ugly strip malls. Our downtowns will keep dying if we continue on the path we’re going in. We could learn something from the old cities of Europe which are still very much healthy!
5- Let
Celebrated Guelph author Thomas King discovers he is not Indigenous
10Elizabeth Warren, Buffy Ste. Marie and Thomas King walk into a bar…
17- Buzzy Krumhunger
Scottsdale neighbours say concrete bike lane separators are a 'nightmare'
14In the summer I was thankful that the barriers were in place to keep me and my son separated from traffic. This is a high priority for improvement as it is the only route between the trails that lead to the river (to the north) and the trails south towards Preservation Park. But it still didn't feel as safe as a real multi-use path up on the other side of the curb. And of course since we're not clearing the snow, this winter they will provide no value at all.As a temporary fix I support the barriers, but I hope nobody thinks these are meant to be a permanent solution.
12- Matt Saunders
Scottsdale neighbours say concrete bike lane separators are a 'nightmare'
21So we reduced lanes to make bike lanes knowing we have snow 4 months a year... now we are reducing lanes even more for vehicles because of this .... this city and council has gone bonkers to say the least.
5- James D
Historic downtown landmark up for lease
25"Not Caring" what goes in the space says a lot!
- Doug Frank
Scottsdale neighbours say concrete bike lane separators are a 'nightmare'
15"thus making certain drivers even more a risk, especially on the chicane of curves from Wilsonview to Stone"Or drivers could drive more slowly since road conditions are not ideal? Why is it always everyone's responsibility but drivers to ensure drivers are always safe?
10- Faustus Legrand
Historic downtown landmark up for lease
23This was golden opportunity for free marketing and he blew it . If he doesn't care why should anyone else ? And he calls himself a celebrity agent.
1- DR64
Scottsdale neighbours say concrete bike lane separators are a 'nightmare'
17Faustus, stop being so dramatic......look at the overall message of a post before zeroing in on one line and blowing it out of proportion
6- Mar Z
Historic downtown landmark up for lease
21He was sitting on a gold mine. A few minor tweaks and it would have been making money everyday. But nooooo, let’s take a historic landmark with a proven lucrative cash flow and screw it up. Love how he says he doesn’t care who goes in there as long as they pay the rent, just another absentee landlord. My bet is he will let somebody go in, make it great again and then terminate their lease and take it over.
1- 1SPOOK
Council puts $1.7M back into 2026 budget; increase hovers at just over 8%
17SORRY, MY TAXPAYERS. BUT WHERE ARE THE CLOWNS? QUICK, SEND IN THE CLOWNS ........ DON'T BOTHER, THEY'RE HERE.
4- Michael from Guelph
Scottsdale neighbours say concrete bike lane separators are a 'nightmare'
15Remove the concrete barriers for winter. Care is highly needed turning into CTC/Shoppers from Scottsdale from Stone. This would help decrease traffic congestion, thusly improve vehicle flow as well.
6- b browne
Council puts $1.7M back into 2026 budget; increase hovers at just over 8%
16Kitchener tax increase 3.9%.
4- J Seriously?
Council puts $1.7M back into 2026 budget; increase hovers at just over 8%
15There they go again. The "city services portion" of expenses did not increase by "3.36 per cent". The "city portion" of expenses will be increasing by about 5.2%, or over 2.5 times the current rate of inflation. Misinformation, untruth, disinformation, what else can be said. And for Guthrie to belittle the $0.78/month and the $0.31/mo, CAM it is ANOTHER amount piled on top of an ALREADY massive increase you have dumped on taxpayers. Well over 30% for your four year budget. Disgusted!
5- H Mat
