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  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
Rainrider22 Wrote: (05-14-2024, 09:38 AM) -- The plan to make this the only Emergency department has been in the details all along  This is why I was saying, north Waterloo is stupid.  People will di...
   the_conestoga_guy Urban Issues 241 37,240 05-14-2024, 10:42 AM
  Thread: Farmland conversion and landfill sites
Post: RE: Farmland conversion and landfill sites
dtkmelissa Wrote: (04-30-2024, 03:52 PM) -- So contrary to the claims of folks like a3cr, not everyone who has concerns about this issue is 'misinformed'. I have been doing quite a bit of looking int...
   the_conestoga_guy Politics 196 7,650 05-01-2024, 09:11 AM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion
danbrotherston Wrote: (04-25-2024, 10:36 AM) -- So I did finally get a reply from staff about my comments on the Victoria St. segment: Quote: -- Good morning Daniel, Thanks for your email an...
   the_conestoga_guy Transportation and Infrastructure 3,137 2,248,122 04-25-2024, 12:01 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
ac3r Wrote: (04-17-2024, 05:27 PM) -- Putting the tracks on the bridge is a bad idea for many reasons. They've already spent a ton of money on the plans so far, I'd hate to see them ignite even more ...
   the_conestoga_guy Transportation and Infrastructure 4,339 3,262,083 04-18-2024, 07:56 AM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
timc Wrote: (04-17-2024, 12:35 PM) -- I don't know if replacing the Freeport bridge is desirable. It is a heritage bridge, "widely recognized as the most important bridge in the Region" (https://www....
   the_conestoga_guy Transportation and Infrastructure 4,339 3,262,083 04-17-2024, 12:58 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
I'm struggling to turn up the old costing document, but I believe the skepticism surrounding the $4.5B cost came from some conservative inflation projections at the time. The cost also included a 20% ...
   the_conestoga_guy Transportation and Infrastructure 4,339 3,262,083 04-17-2024, 11:39 AM
  Thread: Kraus Development (525-565 Conestogo Road) | 3-35 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Kraus Development (525-565 Conestogo Road) | 3...
bravado Wrote: (04-10-2024, 02:39 PM) -- the_conestoga_guy Wrote: (04-10-2024, 02:30 PM) -- Honest question, how difficult would it be to modify the existing bridge to improve the pedestrian and cyc...
   the_conestoga_guy Urban Areas 173 32,005 04-10-2024, 02:41 PM
  Thread: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed
I don't think we should read too much into council poking their noses into lease contracts. I'm sure they were flooded with emails asking them to save the climbing gym, and now they're just paying lip...
   the_conestoga_guy Urban Areas 79 6,772 04-10-2024, 02:40 PM
  Thread: Kraus Development (525-565 Conestogo Road) | 3-35 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Kraus Development (525-565 Conestogo Road) | 3...
Honest question, how difficult would it be to modify the existing bridge to improve the pedestrian and cycling experience? If we just focused on the south side, for instance, we could raise the cyclin...
   the_conestoga_guy Urban Areas 173 32,005 04-10-2024, 02:30 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion
All the talk of potential LRT routes inspired me to take a look at the Region's capital plans to see if any hints could be gleaned. I didn't find anything particularly interesting related to the LRT, ...
   the_conestoga_guy Transportation and Infrastructure 3,137 2,248,122 04-08-2024, 12:59 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion
EngageWR has a new page for the upcoming work on Victoria St from Fischer-Hallman to Lawrence. This stretch was previously approved in 2018, but has been updated to include active transportation facil...
   the_conestoga_guy Transportation and Infrastructure 3,137 2,248,122 03-28-2024, 04:26 PM
  Thread: Conestoga College
Post: RE: Conestoga College
tomh009 Wrote: (03-28-2024, 11:17 AM) -- panamaniac Wrote: (03-27-2024, 09:58 PM) -- Thousands fewer international students starting this fall.  A hit to DTK? -- It depends how many thousands. For...
   the_conestoga_guy Waterloo Region Economy 16 1,960 03-28-2024, 11:32 AM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
jeremyroman Wrote: (03-27-2024, 10:20 AM) -- The Record recently published an article which compares Fall 2019 to Fall 2023 (https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/its-a-sardine-can-conestoga...
   the_conestoga_guy Transportation and Infrastructure 4,339 3,262,083 03-27-2024, 11:01 AM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
ac3r Wrote: (03-19-2024, 01:19 PM) -- Acitta Wrote: (03-19-2024, 09:59 AM) -- Kitchener properties to be designated under Ontario Heritage Act (https://www.kitchener.ca/en/news/key-decisions-of-kitc...
   the_conestoga_guy Urban Areas 5,589 3,999,782 03-19-2024, 01:45 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
danbrotherston Wrote: (03-15-2024, 11:01 AM) -- the_conestoga_guy Wrote: (03-15-2024, 10:54 AM) -- It appears that the active transportation expansion for Duke Street in DTK is no longer going being...
   the_conestoga_guy Transportation and Infrastructure 4,723 3,007,673 03-15-2024, 03:59 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
It appears that the active transportation expansion for Duke Street in DTK is no longer going being recommended by council (page 18 of link below). Staff are instead recommending separate facilities b...
   the_conestoga_guy Transportation and Infrastructure 4,723 3,007,673 03-15-2024, 10:54 AM
  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
danbrotherston Wrote: (02-28-2024, 10:31 AM) -- SF22 Wrote: (02-28-2024, 10:02 AM) -- How could there be a separated Cambridge line? You'd have to build a second maintenance building in Cambridge so...
   the_conestoga_guy Transportation and Infrastructure 1,133 708,554 02-28-2024, 01:01 PM
  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Some news today in the Record about Phase 2 and the upcoming business case - expected to be ready "end of 2025." https://archive.is/VUc4R Quote: -- The business case will now also consider ...
   the_conestoga_guy Transportation and Infrastructure 1,133 708,554 02-28-2024, 09:50 AM
  Thread: Walking in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Walking in Waterloo Region
tomh009 Wrote: (02-20-2024, 12:51 PM) -- bravado Wrote: (02-19-2024, 09:35 PM) -- Dodge Chargers are the only remaining one these days, fairly common in the US. -- And those appears to be gone soo...
   the_conestoga_guy Transportation and Infrastructure 1,401 1,179,110 02-20-2024, 01:54 PM
  Thread: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Post: RE: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
tomh009 Wrote: (02-20-2024, 12:42 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (02-20-2024, 02:23 AM) -- I do think this is specific to certain groups. For example, nobody I know has ever been to a game, and likely...
   the_conestoga_guy Urban Areas 402 89,511 02-20-2024, 01:51 PM
  Thread: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Post: RE: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
I appreciate that it may not be the best use of public money to replace the Aud. But I also think that our politicians disagree, and that we will have a new arena announced sometime in the next 10 yea...
   the_conestoga_guy Urban Areas 402 89,511 02-19-2024, 09:22 AM
  Thread: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Post: RE: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Bytor Wrote: (02-17-2024, 06:44 PM) -- ijmorlan Wrote: (02-17-2024, 06:25 PM) -- Why would the Rangers be more popular with a larger arena? (unless the current one regularly sells out with high t...
   the_conestoga_guy Urban Areas 402 89,511 02-17-2024, 06:52 PM
  Thread: General Suburban Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours
SF22 Wrote: (02-06-2024, 12:37 PM) -- New stacked townhouse development proposed for 135-161 Jackson St, Kitchener. This is just inside the highway ring, but I've added it to Suburban updates just be...
   the_conestoga_guy Suburbs 1,234 957,284 02-06-2024, 12:42 PM
  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
Given that they're now looking to have a helipad at the new hospital, I wonder if that rules out the Aud lands. We've already seen some recent developments have to jump through hoops to comply wit...
   the_conestoga_guy Urban Issues 241 37,240 01-17-2024, 12:17 PM
  Thread: General Business Updates and News
Post: RE: General Business Updates and News
I wonder how office vacancy would look if it was taken as a function of the number of empty seats, instead of unrented spaces. My office is downtown, and with our hybrid WFH policy we probably only av...
   the_conestoga_guy Waterloo Region Economy 613 590,318 01-11-2024, 10:21 AM
  Thread: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed
Obviously this will never get built, but it does make me wonder about the future of Grand River Rocks. If their new landlord is already looking to upzone and sell off this property before GRR even mov...
   the_conestoga_guy Urban Areas 79 6,772 01-10-2024, 10:27 AM

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