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RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - cherrypark - 03-14-2023 (03-13-2023, 07:56 PM)ZEBuilder Wrote:(03-13-2023, 07:44 PM)Acitta Wrote: Block line has bicycle lanes on each side. Fischer-Hallman has MUTs on both sides. The Region has been actively putting MUTs and bike lanes on arterial roads so the suburbs are continually getting better. There are also trails through the parks and the hydro right-of-ways. I have cycled in that area and have not found it to be too bad. Here's hoping that the Bleams ones do a better job of the intersection treatments. Block Line MUTs are nice until they aren't at Strasburg, especially trying to make a left turn. RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - neonjoe - 03-14-2023 (03-14-2023, 07:39 AM)cherrypark Wrote:(03-13-2023, 07:56 PM)ZEBuilder Wrote: Block Line has MUTs on the section between Strasburg and Homerwatson and bike lanes everywhere else, Bleams is supposed to be getting MUTs when they widen it, Homerwatson also has a MUT, Ottawa is slowly getting a MUT, then Strasburg will have a MUT from Ottawa to the new bridge. So it is definitely not a bad area to bike in compared to other neighborhoods, the only road that doesn't have decent cycling infrastructure in the neighborhood is Westmount, it did have the covid bike lanes though and numerous people were using them so they might put bike lanes or a MUT in eventually. This may also depend on who the road belongs to. Blockline is CoK. This another type of case where having one Municipality would make sense, at least design will be consistent. RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - ac3r - 03-14-2023 Or just an agreement between the 3 cities, townships and the region to have a consistent plan rather than a patchwork of ideas. RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - sluismcfc - 03-14-2023 (03-14-2023, 07:39 AM)cherrypark Wrote:Crossrides are starting to be used much more frequently, and I believe the plans for Bleams are still evaluating the preferred streetscape composition with either a choice of sidewalk and adjacent cycle track (all off-street) or a combined MUP. The first purpose-built Dutch-style roundabout will also be coming soon to this area, right at the location of the new southwest KPL branch at Rosenberg and Abram Clemens within the Williamsburg Green community. There will be off-street MUPs connecting Williamsburg down to RBJ Schlegel Park, intersecting with a "City Spine" trail through the hydro corridor which crosses Bleams and Fischer-Hallman connecting east and west.(03-13-2023, 07:56 PM)ZEBuilder Wrote: Block Line has MUTs on the section between Strasburg and Homerwatson and bike lanes everywhere else, Bleams is supposed to be getting MUTs when they widen it, Homerwatson also has a MUT, Ottawa is slowly getting a MUT, then Strasburg will have a MUT from Ottawa to the new bridge. So it is definitely not a bad area to bike in compared to other neighborhoods, the only road that doesn't have decent cycling infrastructure in the neighborhood is Westmount, it did have the covid bike lanes though and numerous people were using them so they might put bike lanes or a MUT in eventually. RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - bravado - 03-15-2023 (03-10-2023, 06:49 PM)bravado Wrote: A massive property on the Speed River next to downtown Preston and right on the proposed ION Phase 2 route is for sale, possibly another Gaslight district if the right buyer steps up. Right in the nick of time, Council decides to ask staff to investigate Heritage designation for parts of this property: https://www.cambridgetoday.ca/local-news/city-initiates-process-to-save-former-preston-woollen-mill-from-development-6699946 Cynical take: close call, we almost got more housing built! RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - Acitta - 03-15-2023 (03-15-2023, 09:59 AM)bravado Wrote:(03-10-2023, 06:49 PM)bravado Wrote: A massive property on the Speed River next to downtown Preston and right on the proposed ION Phase 2 route is for sale, possibly another Gaslight district if the right buyer steps up. It looks to me that some of the buildings are solid enough that they can be converted into condos with maybe more stories added on top. After all, we do have good examples in the region of old industrial buildings being converted to housing. RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - ac3r - 03-15-2023 Nothing wrong with investigating the viability of designating a historical factory of Waterloo Region as a heritage building. Doesn't mean you can't still build a large project on the site, it would just need to preserve the existing buildings which is easy enough given the acreage of this site. Sounds like the City of Cambridge knew it was put up for sale and decided to hire a architectural heritage company to determine whether it has any significance worth preservation. I would only hope a bad developer doesn't buy this up. We all witnessed what HIP did with The Gaslight in Cambridge, for example. They had two of the regions most reputable architecture firms (Martin Simmons Sweers and ABA) involved and it could have been so good with all those existing old buildings, but then they decided to save money and totally ruined the podium and made one of the worst eyesores I've ever seen. Not only did the towers look like shit, the design was just an offensive disservice to the original structures that are there. RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - ac3r - 03-17-2023 Proposed at 21 Hoffman Street is a 3 floor project containing 21 residential units. That's all I got! RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - Bytor - 03-19-2023 (03-14-2023, 06:08 AM)ac3r Wrote: Zero parking spaces...heh. Maybe if Waterloo Region was on another continent, like Europe or the island of Japan. We simply don't live in the type of area where you can realistically do that. Even if you live downtown, you are likely going to rely on a car for things. There isn't even a grocery store. There are multiple grocery stores downtown. Just because it isn't a ginormous Zehrs hypermarket doesn't mean that it's not a grocery store. Marché Leo's Mi Tienda Latina Hasty Market New City Full Circle Legacy Greens Ben Thanh Variedad Latina and, of course, Kitchener Farmers Market RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - Acitta - 03-19-2023 (03-19-2023, 07:00 PM)Bytor Wrote:(03-14-2023, 06:08 AM)ac3r Wrote: Zero parking spaces...heh. Maybe if Waterloo Region was on another continent, like Europe or the island of Japan. We simply don't live in the type of area where you can realistically do that. Even if you live downtown, you are likely going to rely on a car for things. There isn't even a grocery store. Not to mention that Central Fresh Market is close to downtown and that a short bus ride will take you to 4 grocery stores on Highland. The suggestion that you need a car to do grocery shopping if you live downtown is ridiculous. RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - Chris - 03-19-2023 You can also grab grocery items at Dollarama, Shoppers Drug Mart and the wonderful new Coven Market in the old Cafe Pyrus location on Charles. As Acitta mentioned Central Fresh isn't far. If you are at the other end of downtown you have the Independent at Frederick Mall or even Giant Tiger on Margaret. And if none of this works for you,the Viola service from Sobey's is great. RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - Acitta - 03-19-2023 (03-19-2023, 09:50 PM)Chris Wrote: You can also grab grocery items at Dollarama, Shoppers Drug Mart and the wonderful new Coven Market in the old Cafe Pyrus location on Charles. Another one is Tasty Deli in the Charlie West building. RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - danbrotherston - 03-20-2023 Not to mention you can easily bike to multiple grocery stores, and without using city streets. RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - ac3r - 03-20-2023 Who has time in life to bike around to 10 different stores? RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours - Acitta - 03-20-2023 (03-20-2023, 05:49 AM)ac3r Wrote: Who has time in life to bike around to 10 different stores? I do. Sometimes I go down to Fairway and then up to Waterloo on the same day. The e-bike really helps. |