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  Thread: Elevate Condos (1333 Weber St E) | 15, 15, 12 & 12 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Elevate Condos (1333 Weber St E) | 15, 15, 12 ...

neonjoe Wrote: (07-09-2023, 05:22 PM) -- Niagara Falls had had this stump for at least 15 years https://maps.app.goo.gl/1gfY35c68rsPHRej7?g_st=i -- At least it wasn't the Fountainbleu in Las Veg...
  Coke6pk Urban Areas 216 87,332 09-07-2023, 11:30 AM
  Thread: 83-87 Weber St E | 32 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 83-87 Weber St E | 25fl | Proposed

Spokes Wrote: (07-26-2023, 09:22 PM) -- cherrypark Wrote: (07-26-2023, 04:00 PM) -- Yeah some odd choices on the street and parking. Also amused by the singular render that shows and integrated fire...
  Coke6pk Urban Areas 46 5,969 09-06-2023, 12:54 PM
  Thread: General Suburban Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours

ZEBuilder Wrote: (06-05-2023, 09:51 PM) -- WLU Wrote: (06-05-2023, 06:51 PM) -- Anyone know what's under construction on Lackner just south (east) of Victoria St?  There's a tower crane erected ther...
  Coke6pk Suburbs 1,191 934,448 08-31-2023, 07:48 AM
  Thread: Post your pictures of Waterloo Region!
Post: RE: Post your pictures of Waterloo Region!

bravado Wrote: (09-04-2022, 12:32 PM) -- Sometimes I forget that Waterloo Region has some hills and valleys! https://i.imgur.com/fdpZ6r6.jpg -- This roadway screams 50 km/h to me......  #SpeedTr...
  Coke6pk Waterloo Region Photography 535 426,738 09-15-2022, 02:31 PM
  Thread: 206 Duke St E | 8 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 206 Duke St E | 8 fl | Proposed

plam Wrote: (08-18-2022, 10:45 AM) -- westwardloo Wrote: (08-18-2022, 10:03 AM) -- If I lived in this neighbourhood I would probably oppose strictly because of the design. I used to be pro every dev...
  Coke6pk Urban Areas 33 9,617 08-18-2022, 11:07 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region

dtkvictim Wrote: (05-22-2022, 10:08 PM) -- bravado Wrote: (05-22-2022, 09:33 PM) -- Sometimes I don't think that cyclists and their paths get the same priority and care in design as other 4-wheeled ...
  Coke6pk Transportation and Infrastructure 4,723 2,945,823 05-23-2022, 06:28 PM
  Thread: The Breithaupt Block Phase III | 11 fl | U/C
Post: RE: The Breithaupt Block Phase III | 11 fl | U/C

CP42 Wrote: (05-18-2022, 10:00 PM) -- And the garage: https://i.imgur.com/IQoLABq.jpg -- I'm confused by the 45 degree braces that run the length of both sides of the left hand side of this struct...
  Coke6pk Urban Areas 633 291,016 05-23-2022, 04:22 PM
  Thread: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
Post: RE: Road design, safety and Vision Zero

When I worked by-law, I attended and testified many times.  It was always instilled in me from when I started my career in Law Enforcement, that you never lie in the courtroom.  If you get caught in a...
  Coke6pk Transportation and Infrastructure 585 182,080 01-26-2022, 07:33 PM
  Thread: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
Post: RE: Road design, safety and Vision Zero

danbrotherston Wrote: -- Anyone know why WRPS is charging pedestrians who are hit when they have the right of way? https://kitchener.citynews.ca/police-beat/pedestrian-charged-after-crash-in-kitch...
  Coke6pk Transportation and Infrastructure 585 182,080 01-24-2022, 10:52 PM
  Thread: Post your pictures of Waterloo Region!
Post: RE: Post your pictures of Waterloo Region!

ac3r Lebronj23 Wrote: -- A cool up to date shot of DT, I’v never seen this angle before - not my photo found it on google -- Lol my first thought upon seeing this was: oh wow look at all the usele...
  Coke6pk Waterloo Region Photography 535 426,738 01-21-2022, 11:30 AM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours

timc Wrote: (11-09-2021, 12:59 PM) -- Not just a ski resort -- ski resorts! -- Don't want to de-rail this thread, but I've noticed a few months ago the Chicopee Tube Park signage has all disappeare...
  Coke6pk Urban Areas 1,223 973,285 11-25-2021, 01:43 PM
  Thread: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | completed
Post: RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C

panamaniac Wrote: (10-21-2021, 08:57 PM) -- This, by a considerable margin, istm. By the way, could somebody post a pic of what the Charlie West garage facade looks like at night? -- Coke
  Coke6pk Urban Areas 1,392 577,070 11-18-2021, 01:44 PM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit

GO train speeds to more than quadruple through Guelph - Guelph News https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-news/go-train-speeds-to-more-than-quadruple-through-guelph-4515823
  Coke6pk Transportation and Infrastructure 1,968 1,154,992 10-16-2021, 11:17 AM
  Thread: The COVID-19 pandemic
Post: RE: The COVID-19 pandemic

jeffster Wrote: (10-13-2021, 06:14 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (10-13-2021, 05:03 PM) -- I've been able to use the radio in every car that was shut off, is there a reason you can't? I've never hear...
  Coke6pk General and Off-Topic Discussion 4,356 837,993 10-14-2021, 08:56 AM
  Thread: Trails
Post: RE: Trails

Canada Post shows AVE in their postal code search. That SHOULD match the database Elections uses, but if it didn't... completely weird. Coke
  Coke6pk Transportation and Infrastructure 2,679 1,574,372 10-13-2021, 02:05 PM
  Thread: Proposed carless Auckland subdivision
Post: RE: Proposed carless Auckland subdivision

danbrotherston Wrote: (10-13-2021, 01:52 PM) -- Coke6pk Wrote: (10-13-2021, 01:40 PM) -- Fire and other Emergency responses?  (I realize police have bikes, and EMS can golf cart).... but if I'm havi...
  Coke6pk Urban Design 11 2,690 10-13-2021, 02:01 PM
  Thread: The COVID-19 pandemic
Post: RE: The COVID-19 pandemic

danbrotherston Wrote: (10-11-2021, 02:00 PM) -- Now, leaving aside whether waiting in a climate controlled car with a radio is the same as waiting on a tiny chair next to an HVAC unit, I need some un...
  Coke6pk General and Off-Topic Discussion 4,356 837,993 10-13-2021, 01:55 PM
  Thread: Post your pictures of Waterloo Region!
Post: RE: Post your pictures of Waterloo Region!

Lens Wrote: (10-12-2021, 04:55 PM) -- https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51581397456_fb0256ebb1_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2mA59oU)East End Skyline (https://flic.kr/p/2mA59oU) by Matt (https://www.fli...
  Coke6pk Waterloo Region Photography 535 426,738 10-13-2021, 01:47 PM
  Thread: Proposed carless Auckland subdivision
Post: RE: Proposed carless Auckland subdivision

Fire and other Emergency responses? (I realize police have bikes, and EMS can golf cart).... but if I'm having a heart attack or suffering a home invasion.... I want a direct roadway. Coke
  Coke6pk Urban Design 11 2,690 10-13-2021, 01:40 PM
  Thread: American Block Redevelopment | 3 fl | U/C
Post: RE: American Block Redevelopment | 3 fl | U/C

GtwoK Wrote: (10-12-2021, 05:13 PM) -- If they'll be bringing staff in from other locations rather than training all new staff I'd imagine they could open in less than a month -- THD isn't corporat...
  Coke6pk Urban Areas 247 129,065 10-13-2021, 01:35 PM
  Thread: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C

Between the first picture and the foggy picture, it looks like only 1 floor is lit in both.... are the residents moving around in blocks? Coke
  Coke6pk Urban Areas 1,072 587,295 10-13-2021, 01:34 PM
  Thread: 1157, 1175 Weber Street East | 17 + 19 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 1157 Weber Street East | 18 + 15 fl | Proposed

If only these same people realized that the neighbourhood they are trying to protect was once farmland... and they wouldn't have their lifestyle they enjoy today if people put up these roadblocks a hu...
  Coke6pk Suburbs 27 6,297 10-13-2021, 01:23 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion

danbrotherston Wrote: (10-06-2021, 04:23 PM) -- Maybe we can just add warnings in Waze for all the places that speeding is a problem. -- They already do. They are marked as roadways. ;) Coke
  Coke6pk Transportation and Infrastructure 3,085 2,206,240 10-07-2021, 01:19 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours

ijmorlan Wrote: (10-06-2021, 03:00 PM) -- Additionally, as someone else pointed out, I don’t think the capacity problem for Fire is actual fires; they do a lot of medical calls. But how can it make s...
  Coke6pk Urban Areas 5,530 3,916,039 10-07-2021, 01:16 PM
  Thread: 1157, 1175 Weber Street East | 17 + 19 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 1157 Weber Street East | 18 + 15 fl | Proposed

tomh009 Wrote: (10-06-2021, 10:10 PM) -- Lens Wrote: (10-06-2021, 05:19 PM) -- I know this is a prime site but it would be awfully loud living there. Same goes for Elevate. I wish we would see the s...
  Coke6pk Suburbs 27 6,297 10-07-2021, 01:07 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours

tomh009 Wrote: (10-06-2021, 02:21 PM) -- Now, is there any particular reason why fire services have to be a city responsibility rather than regional, the way police and EMS are (not to mention transi...
  Coke6pk Urban Areas 5,530 3,916,039 10-06-2021, 02:36 PM

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