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  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
Looking forward to the new hospital near Trussler and New Dundee Rd!
   neonjoe Urban Issues 231 36,437 Yesterday, 09:39 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion
Aren't these the same planners that did narrow regional Roads like King between Victoria and William and Charles between Queen and Ottawa for LRT. They can do it, but they are reluctant to do it.
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 3,126 2,243,365 04-25-2024, 03:43 PM
  Thread: General Suburban Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours
I noticed a public information session sign on the house at 15 Laurentian Drive. Additionally there was a shipping container in the driveway. Looks like they want to replace the house with a playgrou...
   neonjoe Suburbs 1,230 954,979 04-22-2024, 07:13 PM
  Thread: Farmland conversion and landfill sites
Post: RE: Farmland conversion and landfill sites
I'm assuming that funding for this part of the highway 7-8 corridor improvements would be also pushed up for this project.. http://www.7and8corridorstudy.ca/downloads/july2013/RecommendedPlan_July201...
   neonjoe Politics 196 7,544 04-22-2024, 01:23 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
Well there are certainly cases where the perfect is the enemy of the good it if turns out that nothing at all happens. We got something for stage 1, if it had been proposed to be the optimal solution ...
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 4,337 3,255,635 04-17-2024, 07:59 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
KevinL Wrote: (04-17-2024, 03:18 PM) -- Would LRVs put less wear and tear on the heritage bridge than the current road traffic? If so, I say put the Ion on the old bridge and build a new road bridge ...
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 4,337 3,255,635 04-17-2024, 03:43 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
Perhaps its a change in the way the region is run compared to the Seiling/Galloway era.
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 4,337 3,255,635 04-16-2024, 02:20 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
That all in cost estimate is such a wacky way to explain a price up front. When I buy a home I don't express its price up front including the actual purchase price, the cost of financing for the next ...
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 4,337 3,255,635 04-16-2024, 10:45 AM
  Thread: Farmland conversion and landfill sites
Post: RE: Farmland conversion and landfill sites
The regional growth plan will be dead soon anyways since the cities and townships will be in full control of their on planning as per the recent provincial legislation. We know that the townships and ...
   neonjoe Politics 196 7,544 04-13-2024, 03:13 PM
  Thread: Amalgamation
Post: RE: Amalgamation
A small tidbit in the April 10 Cutting Red Tape news release that may have been overlooked. The province will be removing all planning powers from the upper tier governments starting for some municip...
   neonjoe Urban Issues 446 221,568 04-12-2024, 12:00 PM
  Thread: Storm Water Management - Stream Naturalization
Post: RE: Storm Water Management - Stream Naturalization
Just a note the Borden creek underpass under Ottawa street was either recently reconstructed or will be as part of the Ottawa st rebuild between Howland and Fischer Hallman
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 53 14,675 04-11-2024, 09:44 PM
  Thread: The Shannondale (née Electrohome, 152 Shanley St) | 8 fl | U/C
Post: RE: The Shannondale (née Electrohome, 152 Shanley ...
ac3r Wrote: (04-11-2024, 01:45 PM) -- They've applied to add 1 additional unit to this project. -- WOW!
   neonjoe Urban Areas 166 9,803 04-11-2024, 09:42 PM
  Thread: Lower Kitchener (534 Charles St E) | 32, 27, 15 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Lower Kitchener (534 Charles St E) | 32, 27, 1...
ijmorlan Wrote: (04-11-2024, 12:24 PM) -- ac3r Wrote: (04-10-2024, 10:23 PM) -- Then I remember we just closed schools because we think children are too stupid to not look at the sun and we call any...
   neonjoe Urban Areas 148 31,993 04-11-2024, 09:41 PM
  Thread: Charles Place | 25, 32, 34, 36, 40, 46, and 46 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Charles Place | 25, 32, 34, 36, 40, 46, and 46...
Wow!!! Great find.
   neonjoe Urban Areas 12 633 03-27-2024, 07:17 AM
  Thread: Farmland conversion and landfill sites
Post: Farmland conversion and landfill sites
This better not be the chosen hospital site :/
   neonjoe Politics 196 7,544 03-26-2024, 08:31 AM
  Thread: General Sports and Recreation News
Post: RE: General Sports and Recreation News
Route 33 does run every 30 mins, 7 days a week. With a connection to both Blockline Station and the Sunrise Centre Terminal. Proposed route 101 also will be serving this area.
   neonjoe Sports and Recreation 278 310,761 03-22-2024, 08:15 PM
  Thread: 1 Columbia Street West | 7 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 1 Columbia Street West | 7 fl | Proposed
This looks better than the existing building!!!!!!111one!!
   neonjoe University Area 7 984 03-21-2024, 09:03 PM
  Thread: General Suburban Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours
My only assumption about excluding access from Country Squire Rd is that Woolwich Township would need to be engaged as it straddles the border with Waterloo. (Or Woolwich had an objection to it)
   neonjoe Suburbs 1,230 954,979 03-05-2024, 11:38 AM
  Thread: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Post: RE: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
ac3r Wrote: (03-01-2024, 06:19 PM) -- I could see us us being more well known in the world than Mississauga, but only because we have a unique technology and financial based economy and reputable uni...
   neonjoe Urban Areas 402 89,308 03-01-2024, 08:35 PM
  Thread: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Post: RE: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
danbrotherston Wrote: (02-27-2024, 06:20 PM) -- neonjoe Wrote: (02-27-2024, 04:32 PM) -- Correct the KWC CMA is the fourth largest in Ontario and the tenth largest in Canada. People don't realize th...
   neonjoe Urban Areas 402 89,308 02-27-2024, 06:45 PM
  Thread: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Post: RE: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Bytor Wrote: (02-27-2024, 03:10 PM) -- westwardloo Wrote: (02-27-2024, 09:39 AM) -- If Kitchener was the largest city in the province we would have no problem getting our fair share, but we are bare...
   neonjoe Urban Areas 402 89,308 02-27-2024, 04:32 PM
  Thread: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
Post: RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
Here's another announcement about things that have already been announced before! https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1004189/ontario-taking-next-step-to-build-new-highway-7
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 927 830,575 02-14-2024, 03:51 PM
  Thread: Housing shortfall, costs and affordability
Post: RE: Housing shortfall, costs and affordability
Does anyone know if the province via the MTO has ever looked at releasing some its local lands for housing? The one spot that I thought of that is underused is the former WB-7 > EB-8 Loop ramp. There...
   neonjoe Urban Issues 178 27,990 02-12-2024, 01:03 PM
  Thread: 255 King St W, Cambridge | 18 + 17 + 15 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 255 King St W, Cambridge | 18 + 17 + 15 fl | P...
bravado Wrote: (02-10-2024, 03:15 PM) -- https://www.cambridgetoday.ca/local-news/kress-hotel-development-cleared-to-go-ahead-by-ontario-land-tribunal-8223779 The large flour mill across the stree...
   neonjoe Urban Areas 27 4,845 02-10-2024, 05:32 PM
  Thread: The Metz (Schneiders site redevelopment)
Post: RE: The Metz (Schneiders site redevelopment)
Glad to hear that something is happening again. The office building looks like something out of a war zone with all its windows broken, the boarded up doors smashed back open and now blocked off with ...
   neonjoe Urban Areas 609 332,519 02-05-2024, 04:53 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
Rough estimate 6 - 2011 Hybrids 4 - 2021 Hybrids 29 - 2022 Hybrids = 39 There's a total of 259 conventional buses.
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 4,337 3,255,635 01-23-2024, 04:22 PM

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