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  Thread: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
Post: RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
danbrotherston Wrote: (05-17-2024, 05:42 PM) -- Rainrider22 Wrote: (05-17-2024, 02:42 PM) -- The answer I would expect from you.  I use it for work often, and taking the scenic way is not cost effec...
   WLU Transportation and Infrastructure 963 834,387 05-17-2024, 06:28 PM
  Thread: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
Post: RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
bravado Wrote: (05-17-2024, 03:00 PM) -- The question isn’t whether or not it is a convenient tool for the people that use it - it’s whether or not the costs outweigh the benefits. Things like the Ga...
   WLU Transportation and Infrastructure 963 834,387 05-17-2024, 06:18 PM
  Thread: Frederick (197 Frederick St) | 10 fl | proposed
Post: RE: Fivepoint (197 Frederick St) | 10 fl | propose...
If you look to the far right of the building ( on the Frederick St. side ) you can see the red brick.  So the rear of the building may be red brick.  It looks as if the remaining finishing on the Fred...
   WLU Urban Areas 48 11,029 08-22-2023, 10:40 PM
  Thread: General Suburban Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours
Anyone know what's under construction on Lackner just south (east) of Victoria St?  There's a tower crane erected there. Thx
   WLU Suburbs 1,235 958,899 06-05-2023, 06:51 PM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
ac3r Wrote: (05-05-2023, 09:24 PM) -- I think this tower will prove once and for all whether SRM Architects has ANY talent. Anything...whatsoever. They might because I know people who have been there...
   WLU Urban Areas 595 139,413 05-09-2023, 01:03 AM
  Thread: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News
Post: RE: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News
danbrotherston Wrote: (12-02-2022, 03:41 AM) -- WLU Wrote: (12-02-2022, 12:57 AM) -- Result of poor leadership from municipal "leaders".  Chalk up another point for the homeless. -- Yes, it is a s...
   WLU Food, Dining and Nightlife 2,317 2,050,739 12-03-2022, 12:30 AM
  Thread: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News
Post: RE: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News
ac3r Wrote: (12-01-2022, 01:13 PM) -- To nobody's surprise surely, the Christmas light event downtown Kitchener is cancelled due to safety issues relating to the homeless and addicts in the park. Las...
   WLU Food, Dining and Nightlife 2,317 2,050,739 12-02-2022, 12:57 AM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
danbrotherston Wrote: (06-17-2022, 05:51 AM) -- WLU Wrote: (06-17-2022, 01:13 AM) -- The government collects more than fuel tax.  They collect HST on the final fuel purchase.  They are raking in sub...
   WLU Transportation and Infrastructure 4,339 3,267,634 06-18-2022, 02:19 AM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
ijmorlan Wrote: (06-16-2022, 08:25 AM) -- ac3r Wrote: (06-15-2022, 04:14 PM) -- Fares are going up for transit on July 1st. Happy Canada Is Fucked Day! https://www.grt.ca/en/fares-passes/fares.aspx ...
   WLU Transportation and Infrastructure 4,339 3,267,634 06-17-2022, 01:13 AM
  Thread: Six-Sixty Belmont | 13 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Six-Sixty Belmont | 13 fl | Proposed
taylortbb Wrote: (11-03-2021, 04:41 PM) -- cherrypark Wrote: (11-03-2021, 04:21 PM) --Reduction in the number of units from 163 to 132 Increase in on-site parking from 161 to 170 spaces A fundin...
   WLU Urban Areas 140 25,844 11-03-2021, 08:15 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
nms Wrote: (06-28-2021, 10:59 PM) -- I think the castle façade is about 15 years old (a Wikipedia image (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hans_Haus.jpg) of the building is dated 2006).  Prior to th...
   WLU Urban Areas 5,589 4,005,452 06-29-2021, 11:53 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion
KevinL Wrote: (03-02-2021, 05:40 PM) -- This bridge has not been replaced in a very long time, to my recollection. --  This is the first time that this bridge is being replaced since this section o...
   WLU Transportation and Infrastructure 3,137 2,250,950 03-02-2021, 09:23 PM
  Thread: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | completed
Post: RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | U/C
jgsz Wrote: (10-01-2020, 06:34 PM) -- I just noticed that they started work on the parking garage beside Mary’s place. It will be interesting to watch how they join the two parts. -- It's something...
   WLU Urban Areas 1,392 595,387 10-10-2020, 09:36 PM
  Thread: The Scott (59-65 Weber E) | 11 fl | Complete
Post: RE: 59-65 Weber St E & 51-59 Scott St | 11 fl | U/...
Rainrider22 Wrote: (05-06-2020, 11:56 AM) -- I am pleasantly surprised too.  I watched every level go up and was amazed how fast the precast goes, but still, how would it look.  Too bad they didn't g...
   WLU Urban Areas 190 72,662 05-07-2020, 10:18 PM
  Thread: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C
tomh009 Wrote: (05-07-2020, 09:48 PM) -- WLU Wrote: (05-07-2020, 08:23 PM) -- Something else that caught my eye is the hinged, out-swing exterior doors to the balconies rather than common sliding do...
   WLU Urban Areas 1,072 601,240 05-07-2020, 10:06 PM
  Thread: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C
panamaniac Wrote: (05-07-2020, 08:49 PM) -- WLU Wrote: (05-07-2020, 08:23 PM) --  I noticed that the parking garage cladding is different than what was shown on their renderings.  Their renderings s...
   WLU Urban Areas 1,072 601,240 05-07-2020, 09:18 PM
  Thread: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C
ZEBuilder Wrote: (05-07-2020, 08:58 PM) -- [quote pid='79732' dateline='1588898955'] WLU Wrote: (05-07-2020, 08:23 PM) --  I noticed that the parking garage cladding is different than what was show...
   WLU Urban Areas 1,072 601,240 05-07-2020, 09:14 PM
  Thread: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Charlie West (Charles & Gaukel) | 31 fl | U/C
tomh009 Wrote: (05-05-2020, 08:34 PM) -- The cladding is starting to go on for the podium parking garage. Looking forward to seeing the finish here. --  I noticed that the parking garage cladding i...
   WLU Urban Areas 1,072 601,240 05-07-2020, 08:23 PM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
jamincan Wrote: (04-30-2020, 01:23 PM) -- There are other examples of walkways adjacent to commercial properties that aren't fenced off, but there are also lots, probably the majority, of examples wh...
   WLU Transportation and Infrastructure 17,478 10,648,766 05-01-2020, 10:50 PM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
jeffster Wrote: (04-30-2020, 03:40 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (04-30-2020, 10:59 AM) -- Oh FFS...stupid f***ing fence... Honestly, we don't have fences like that on sidewalks, nothing more than...
   WLU Transportation and Infrastructure 17,478 10,648,766 05-01-2020, 10:50 PM
  Thread: Road design, transportation and walkability
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
neonjoe Wrote: (05-01-2020, 09:00 AM) -- I for one do feel that the upgrade of Fischer Hallman is warranted. They will be converting a 2 lane rural road to an urban road with infrastructure for pedes...
   WLU Transportation and Infrastructure 179 58,034 05-01-2020, 10:50 PM
  Thread: Road design, transportation and walkability
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
danbrotherston Wrote: (04-30-2020, 09:46 PM) -- WLU Wrote: (04-29-2020, 10:34 PM) -- Hahaha.......disagreeing with you on this one particular theory makes me "unaccepting of basic facts of the world...
   WLU Transportation and Infrastructure 179 58,034 05-01-2020, 02:22 AM
  Thread: Road design, transportation and walkability
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
ijmorlan Wrote: (04-30-2020, 08:49 AM) -- WLU Wrote: (04-29-2020, 10:31 PM) -- I have no way of knowing.  Dan stated that cities were created as a result of the construction of highway 401 and that ...
   WLU Transportation and Infrastructure 179 58,034 05-01-2020, 02:18 AM
  Thread: Road design, transportation and walkability
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
tomh009 Wrote: (04-29-2020, 02:56 PM) -- All right, @WLU, @robdrimmie, @ijmorlan, @danbrotherston, @creative (and anyone else I missed): please take a deep breath, calm down, and start the discussion...
   WLU Transportation and Infrastructure 179 58,034 04-29-2020, 11:15 PM
  Thread: Road design, transportation and walkability
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
robdrimmie Wrote: (04-29-2020, 01:12 PM) -- I think there's a serious misunderstanding about who violated decorum here. WLU joined a forum with a specific topic focus, by their own admission put abso...
   WLU Transportation and Infrastructure 179 58,034 04-29-2020, 11:00 PM
  Thread: Road design, transportation and walkability
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
robdrimmie Wrote: (04-29-2020, 11:10 AM) -- dtkvictim Wrote: (04-28-2020, 09:16 PM) -- If this is WLUs first time hearing of induced demand then I think you should be happy with his approach of atte...
   WLU Transportation and Infrastructure 179 58,034 04-29-2020, 10:56 PM

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