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  Thread: The Jake Condominiums | 6 fl | U/C
Post: RE: The Jake Condominiums | 6fl | Proposed

This is near Weber and Northfield, across Weber from the new Sobey's.It's apparently a "new luxury condominium development". It looks like some townhome condo units would have to be demolished for ...
  curiouschair Suburbs 15 4,342 11-22-2021, 08:47 PM
  Thread: Regional Official Plan
Post: RE: Regional Official Plan

Regional Official Plan 2051 Update – November 5, 2021 (http://smartgrowthwaterloo.ca/2021/11/05/regional-official-plan-2051-update-november-5-2021/) by Smart Growth Waterloo Region
  curiouschair Urban Issues 1 1,051 11-06-2021, 12:26 PM
  Thread: 2021 federal election
Post: RE: 2021 federal election

Acitta Wrote: (08-16-2021, 09:24 PM) -- [...] Mike Morrice did well the last election and hopefully will do well this time around. (I am a Green Party member). Beisan Zubi is of Palestinian heri...
  curiouschair Politics 113 19,502 08-17-2021, 08:40 PM
  Thread: General Suburban Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours

Looks like construction has started on 528 Lancaster (http://vivedevelopment.com/property/528-lancaster/). The sites been cleared and there is some sort of pile driver doing stuff.
  curiouschair Suburbs 1,202 937,088 03-21-2021, 08:50 PM
  Thread: Trails
Post: RE: Trails

danbrotherston Wrote: (10-20-2018, 05:19 PM) -- Rainrider22 Wrote: (10-20-2018, 10:35 AM) -- How is it these contractors are allowed to continually miss the target dates.  Funny how they can get stu...
  curiouschair Transportation and Infrastructure 2,698 1,579,392 10-21-2018, 12:46 PM
  Thread: The Breithaupt Block Phase III | 11 fl | U/C
Post: RE: The Breithaupt Block Phase III | 12 fl | Propo...

jeffster Wrote: (06-27-2018, 05:25 PM) -- welltoldtales Wrote: (06-26-2018, 10:46 PM) -- July 27 at 2PM is the deadline. -- This is correct. I was just speaking to Kelly who's runny for mayor of W...
  curiouschair Urban Areas 633 291,799 07-04-2018, 10:38 PM
  Thread: 87 Regina St S | 81m | 25 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 87 Regina St S | 81m | 25 fl | Proposed

Pheidippides Wrote: (07-04-2018, 09:10 PM) -- The city is repairing the sidewalks along Regina (and the surface asphalt). -- I noticed that they replaced some of the short brick sidewalk portions c...
  curiouschair Urban Areas 98 52,763 07-04-2018, 10:30 PM
  Thread: General Suburban Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours

I just saw this: http://www.waterloo.ca/en/business/Interim-Control-By-law-Lexington-and-Colonial-Acres.asp This seems like a short sighted decision. If people want to subdivide a lot and build two...
  curiouschair Suburbs 1,202 937,088 03-26-2018, 08:29 PM
  Thread: Amtrak Cascades Accident
Post: RE: Amtrak Cascades Accident

Sad, seemed like it was on new track too. This website in the news article that sourced the speed information is pretty neat: transitdocs.com (transitdocs.com)
  curiouschair Outside Waterloo Region 7 5,741 12-18-2017, 09:00 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion

When I walked by today Erb street was open to cars again with at least a single lane between Albert & Regina
  curiouschair Transportation and Infrastructure 3,085 2,211,539 11-07-2017, 09:29 PM
  Thread: General Suburban Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours

Pheidippides Wrote: (09-18-2017, 10:21 PM) -- Noticed that the development lands between Greenhouse Rd and Hopewell Creek along highway 7 are well in to the grading and SWM pond creation phase. A hug...
  curiouschair Suburbs 1,202 937,088 09-22-2017, 10:16 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit

jamincan Wrote: (09-13-2017, 02:13 PM) -- They probably do that because they can. Provided they have some sort of staging point nearby, there's no reason they have to wait any longer than it takes to...
  curiouschair Transportation and Infrastructure 4,296 3,211,625 09-13-2017, 09:21 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion

timc Wrote: (07-25-2017, 03:01 PM) -- Markster Wrote: (06-27-2017, 09:30 AM) -- University Ave and Woolwich St has some new portable traffic lights up. This was not a controlled intersection before....
  curiouschair Transportation and Infrastructure 3,085 2,211,539 08-08-2017, 11:32 PM
  Thread: Lancaster Corporate Centre - Office building | 3 fl
Post: RE: Lancaster Corporate Centre - Office building |...

weird that the address is Lancaster when there is a tim hortons between it and lancaster.
  curiouschair Suburbs 3 5,493 05-14-2017, 08:28 PM
  Thread: The Boardwalk at Ira Needles
Post: RE: The Boardwalk - Office Complex

KevinL Wrote: (05-14-2017, 04:14 PM) -- This is adjacent to the medical centre? -- The medical centre is the building to the right in the picture
  curiouschair Suburbs 66 52,117 05-14-2017, 08:27 PM
  Thread: General Retail News
Post: RE: General Retail News

curiouschair Wrote: (03-08-2017, 09:12 PM) -- curiouschair Wrote: (03-08-2017, 09:06 PM) -- I can find no information about this, what is this? -- Ah found it: http://www.waterloo.ca/en/business/4...
  curiouschair Retail 983 877,873 03-08-2017, 09:14 PM
  Thread: General Retail News
Post: RE: General Retail News

curiouschair Wrote: (03-08-2017, 09:06 PM) -- jwilliamson Wrote: (03-08-2017, 08:16 PM) -- The Beechwood plaza expansion zoning amendment will be going before council on March 27. -- I can find no...
  curiouschair Retail 983 877,873 03-08-2017, 09:12 PM
  Thread: General Retail News
Post: RE: General Retail News

jwilliamson Wrote: (03-08-2017, 08:16 PM) -- The Beechwood plaza expansion zoning amendment will be going before council on March 27. -- I can find no information about this, what is this?
  curiouschair Retail 983 877,873 03-08-2017, 09:06 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion

boatracer Wrote: (02-13-2017, 11:36 AM) -- The tender package is out for the King Street Uptown Waterloo Street scape Construction (Ion tracks to Elgin Street).   Didn't see a topic in the first coup...
  curiouschair Transportation and Infrastructure 3,085 2,211,539 02-13-2017, 09:58 PM
  Thread: General Retail News
Post: RE: General Retail News

Bob_McBob Wrote: (02-12-2017, 01:56 AM) -- I wonder what's going on with the old KFC location that has been vacant for years. -- In the summer they converted it to be ready for office space (from a...
  curiouschair Retail 983 877,873 02-12-2017, 09:46 PM
  Thread: Circa 1877 (née Brick Brewery) | 20 fl | Complete
Post: RE: 181 King St S: Brick Brewing Redevelopment

Viewfromthe42 Wrote: (01-13-2017, 02:00 PM) -- The existing building windows almost look like we're seeing car headlights through the windows. -- That's what it looks like to me as well, at least t...
  curiouschair Urban Areas 511 415,816 01-13-2017, 09:34 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region

Chicopee Wrote: (12-01-2016, 02:44 PM) -- [...] IMO, Old Zeller should remain the same name all the way to Fairway, but maybe my thinking is too logical. -- That seems logical to me!
  curiouschair Transportation and Infrastructure 4,723 2,950,157 12-01-2016, 07:55 PM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

BuildingScout Wrote: (12-01-2016, 07:11 PM) -- Elmira Guy Wrote: (11-28-2016, 07:39 PM) -- I'd like to know which businesses so I would know which ones not to patronise in the future. Businesses ...
  curiouschair Transportation and Infrastructure 17,473 10,467,508 12-01-2016, 07:45 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region

I'm assuming Google maps correct in this area and Zeller Dr has this weird discontinuity? Also, how there is both a Zeller Cres and Zeller Dr? Does these sort of things not confuse people?
  curiouschair Transportation and Infrastructure 4,723 2,950,157 11-30-2016, 03:05 PM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

Wow that's at least 24 construction workers at one spot, intense!
  curiouschair Transportation and Infrastructure 17,473 10,467,508 10-06-2016, 08:13 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion

It looks as if the Columbia Street West (http://www.waterloo.ca/en/living/columbiastreetwest.asp) project will be delayed: Columbia Street bids come in millions over budget (http://www.therecord.c...
  curiouschair Transportation and Infrastructure 3,085 2,211,539 09-28-2016, 09:45 PM

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