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  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
That's good news. I just want to call out the weird photo that CBC used for the story. They show passengers disembarking from a Route 200 iXpress bus, which hasn't run in years. And it's at the Camb...
   timc Transportation and Infrastructure 4,338 3,256,390 04-25-2024, 04:01 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
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.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu...
   timc Transportation and Infrastructure 4,338 3,256,390 04-17-2024, 12:35 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
The longer things are delayed, the higher that number will go.
   timc Transportation and Infrastructure 4,338 3,256,390 04-16-2024, 10:24 AM
  Thread: Kraus Development (525-565 Conestogo Road) | 3-35 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Kraus Development (525-565 Conestogo Road) | 3...
"May be dissuaded". I think it's pretty obvious that pedestrians and cyclists are strongly dissuaded from crossing on the Northfield Bridge.
   timc Urban Areas 173 31,921 04-10-2024, 10:53 AM
  Thread: Walking in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Walking in Waterloo Region
Ford doesn't make Tauruses anymore either.
   timc Transportation and Infrastructure 1,401 1,177,152 02-20-2024, 02:24 PM
  Thread: Lower Kitchener (534 Charles St E) | 32, 27, 15 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Lower Kitchener (534 Charles St E) | 32, 27, 1...
It could just be my love of brutalism, but I think the Long Lines building looks a lot nicer than this.
   timc Urban Areas 148 32,016 01-29-2024, 11:46 AM
  Thread: Walking in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Walking in Waterloo Region
danbrotherston Wrote: (01-22-2024, 11:07 AM) -- The reason I felt it was worth trying to explain it three times is that Ottawa (you know, the just as car centric capital city), their traffic signals ...
   timc Transportation and Infrastructure 1,401 1,177,152 01-22-2024, 01:05 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
ac3r Wrote: (12-31-2023, 08:09 AM) -- Is that the one that comes out behind Central Station? I have yet to see a single soul ever use that yet. I'm hoping that as more development goes up along Victo...
   timc Transportation and Infrastructure 4,723 3,003,914 01-02-2024, 10:41 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
The spikes were removed a couple of months ago.
   timc Transportation and Infrastructure 4,723 3,003,914 12-20-2023, 01:58 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
Speaking of Laurier, what is taking so long with the work there?
   timc Transportation and Infrastructure 4,338 3,256,390 12-14-2023, 10:39 AM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
coriander Wrote: (12-07-2023, 02:54 PM) -- 5 minute headways would be phenomenal and put the ION truly in the category of urban rail. I don't imagine it'll be that long before that kind of demand eme...
   timc Transportation and Infrastructure 17,478 10,611,602 12-07-2023, 03:18 PM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
I don't know what a Runescape gp is, but there's no freezing rain predicted tonight.
   timc Transportation and Infrastructure 17,478 10,611,602 11-21-2023, 03:13 PM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
dtkvictim Wrote: (11-06-2023, 06:04 PM) -- Yep, very poor survey. Every question has clearly positive and negative things bundled together in a single score. I complained and clarified in the text fi...
   timc Transportation and Infrastructure 17,478 10,611,602 11-07-2023, 10:59 AM
  Thread: 180 King Street South | 10 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Allen Square (condo conversion) | 10 fl | Prop...
This one, right? https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/showthread.php?tid=1780
   timc Urban Areas 14 2,070 10-26-2023, 11:48 AM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
I thought they finished renovating the building. What do you mean they have given up?
   timc Urban Areas 1,237 994,610 10-17-2023, 12:14 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
We were promised that there would be no wraps on ION trains. I recommend that whoever suggested this take it back.
   timc Transportation and Infrastructure 4,338 3,256,390 10-06-2023, 07:11 PM
  Thread: Strong mayor powers
Post: RE: Strong mayor powers
My understanding of the powers is that they are only applicable in ways that the province wants things to go anyway. Maybe I'm wrong about that?
   timc Politics 15 2,164 09-12-2023, 05:26 PM
  Thread: Strong mayor powers
Post: RE: Strong mayor powers
How could you overuse them? The strong mayor powers that are given are ones that align with the provincial government strategy of building more housing. Are you saying we could somehow build too much ...
   timc Politics 15 2,164 09-12-2023, 02:32 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
You mean like the 91 Late Night Loop? I forgot it had existed until just now.
   timc Transportation and Infrastructure 4,338 3,256,390 08-31-2023, 05:49 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion
neonjoe Wrote: (08-09-2023, 08:37 AM) -- I do like how the new signage does include the Regional Road Numbers.  I assume that \15/ King St N. St Jacob’s May be slightly less confusing than  ...
   timc Transportation and Infrastructure 3,126 2,243,803 08-09-2023, 11:17 AM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion
I noticed as part of the signage project on Highway 85 that the wording has been updated on the Regional Road 15 exit. It now says "\15/ King Street N.". While it is *technically* correct, it might be...
   timc Transportation and Infrastructure 3,126 2,243,803 08-08-2023, 10:13 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Does anyone *ever* get tickets for riding on the sidewalk? I know it's against the city by-laws, but I don't know if I've ever seen any enforcement.
   timc Transportation and Infrastructure 4,723 3,003,914 08-03-2023, 09:38 PM
  Thread: General University Area Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General University Area Updates and Rumours
danbrotherston Wrote: (07-09-2023, 04:09 PM) -- Wait... Weber St. was made to meet a parallel street in the 60s? I was always told that this was an original Mennonite route which is why they make ...
   timc University Area 400 453,182 07-10-2023, 03:19 PM
  Thread: WRPS HQ project (200 Frederick St, Kitchener)
Post: RE: WRPS HQ project (200 Frederick St, Kitchener)
I'm no expert, but I love brutalist design. I agree that the cladding looks awful, even worse up close.
   timc Urban Areas 110 68,174 06-07-2023, 04:40 PM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
ijmorlan Wrote: (05-29-2023, 01:39 PM) -- Unfortunately providing really good resilience probably involves paying some drivers to be on call. This is also a good reason to schedule a moderately ex...
   timc Transportation and Infrastructure 17,478 10,611,602 05-29-2023, 02:00 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
KevinL Wrote: (05-01-2023, 11:18 AM) -- The 2020 strike lasted 11 days, during the coldest part of January. Any guesses on how long this one will be? -- I still have a balance on my fare card from ...
   timc Transportation and Infrastructure 4,338 3,256,390 05-01-2023, 12:16 PM

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