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RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - rangersfan - 11-01-2017
These could be the developments hinted at by HIP in the press releases that came out about the Circa development this week.
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - tomh009 - 11-07-2017
(12-05-2016, 06:56 PM)panamaniac Wrote:(12-05-2016, 01:38 PM)nms Wrote: Was that the former site of the Waterloo Club before it moved to Duke Street in Kitchener?
Sorry for the off-topic, but was there any noticeable renovation done to the building at Duke and Victoria before the Waterloo Club moved in?
I don't think it's being used yet but there is now significant exterior work being done. Possibly EIFS though ...
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - robdrimmie - 11-07-2017
I don't believe it's in use yet either. I walk by almost every weekday and have peered in the windows several times. The main floor at least is empty.
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - panamaniac - 11-07-2017
Anybody thinking about becoming a member?
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - rangersfan - 11-15-2017
New startup space, called One King St North, being built out of the bones of an old jewelry store.
Article https://www.waterloochronicle.ca/news-story/7920337-well-known-local-family-the-hatashitas-keep-building-the-business-with-startup-space/
Website https://www.1kingnorth.ca/
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - Pheidippides - 12-07-2017
New units (1 SFH?, 2 TH?) being built on George St, as seen from Regina:
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - Pheidippides - 12-07-2017
Not sure when this popped up just east of Weber on Erb:
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - Elmira Guy - 12-08-2017
/\ Saw this for the first time today as well. Have no idea what it is going to be.
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - rangersfan - 12-08-2017
If that is the location I think it is it is an affordable housing complex. I posted some information about it a couple months back but cannot remember the project specifics.
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - Viewfromthe42 - 12-08-2017
Not the worst spot; easy highway access for those who do have cars, and hopefully routes along Bridgeport/Erb and Weber stay frequent enough to make it still fairly transit-reasonable. Not great for cyclists though.
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - Markster - 12-08-2017
(12-08-2017, 09:56 AM)Viewfromthe42 Wrote: Not the worst spot; easy highway access for those who do have cars, and hopefully routes along Bridgeport/Erb and Weber stay frequent enough to make it still fairly transit-reasonable. Not great for cyclists though.
The future Route 18, which is basically going to be "The Weber Bus" will make transit there pretty good. Route 5, is less ideal, as you've always got a 3 block walk coming or going.
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - tomh009 - 12-08-2017
(12-08-2017, 11:30 AM)Markster Wrote:(12-08-2017, 09:56 AM)Viewfromthe42 Wrote: Not the worst spot; easy highway access for those who do have cars, and hopefully routes along Bridgeport/Erb and Weber stay frequent enough to make it still fairly transit-reasonable. Not great for cyclists though.
The future Route 18, which is basically going to be "The Weber Bus" will make transit there pretty good. Route 5, is less ideal, as you've always got a 3 block walk coming or going.
Three blocks is really not that awful for an able-bodied person.
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - MidTowner - 12-08-2017
It's not that awful, but it is less than ideal. And the transit system (I would say the city) should work for children, people pushing strollers, people carrying heavy groceries, people with mobility issues, people of advanced age, and so on.
Unfortunately, with a one-way pair like Erb and Bridgeport, either your bus to your destination or your bus returning will be a longer walk.
I do think it's a great location, though. Lots of good amenities nearby.
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - tomh009 - 12-08-2017
Ideally it should work for everyone, but in practice we cannot have a bus stop on every block. I don't know what assumption (for a maximum walking distance) GRT uses for planning bus stops, but it's probably not so far from three blocks. That's maybe 3-4 minutes of walking, which is quite doable for most people, even with groceries or a baby stroller.
RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours - Markster - 12-08-2017
I didn't say it was a dealbreaker, but it's still less than ideal. Split routes put the service further from everyone.
http://humantransit.org/2012/02/one-way-splits-as-symbolic-transit.html
At least for the split sections of ION, the frequency of service will make up for the problems of split routes. If it comes every 10 minutes, it's not so bad if you miss the bus because it was 400m further away. Route 5 is not going to be more frequent than every 30 minutes for a long time.