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  Thread: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
Post: RE: Road design, safety and Vision Zero

That isn't the same as saying it's okay for people to get killed in automobile accidents, though. Nobody likes such news and it isn't a radical position to say so. But yeah, a big problem is fundin...
  ac3r Transportation and Infrastructure 583 182,019 1 hour ago
  Thread: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
Post: RE: Road design, safety and Vision Zero

Absolutely nobody thinks this is okay or that it's "radical" to state as such.
  ac3r Transportation and Infrastructure 583 182,019 8 hours ago
  Thread: Micromobility 2021+ (bikeshare, scootershare)
Post: RE: Micromobility 2021+ (bikeshare, scootershare)

Nice, earlier than I expected. Hopefully they will release a specific date. If in April anyone sees some people downtown wrecking Neuron bikes, doing tricks and filming it, it's probably this haha.
  ac3r Transportation and Infrastructure 64 11,411 8 hours ago
  Thread: 20 University Ave E | 25 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 20 University Ave E | 25 fl | Proposed

I'll bet you a beer it goes to the OLT, I mean, it's Waterloo we're talking about...haha.
  ac3r University Area 11 2,151 10 hours ago
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C

Yeah it should be easy going now. They got the hard work out of the way, now it's just a matter of pouring each storey. I imagine by the end of the summer they'll have a good chunk of this done.
  ac3r Urban Areas 573 128,531 10 hours ago
  Thread: Micromobility 2021+ (bikeshare, scootershare)
Post: RE: Micromobility 2021+ (bikeshare, scootershare)

Does anyone know when the Neuron bike share thing will be back for 2024? I'm assisting with a short documentary on these sort of bike share things that will be exploring the funding behind these proje...
  ac3r Transportation and Infrastructure 64 11,411 03-16-2024, 08:25 PM
  Thread: General Sports and Recreation News
Post: RE: General Sports and Recreation News

Furthermore, it seems someone wants to convert the old furniture store at 71 Kingsbury into a hockey school. Quote: -- To convert the existing building to a commercial school that will provide on-i...
  ac3r Sports and Recreation 274 303,636 03-14-2024, 04:15 PM
  Thread: 55 Franklin St S | 4x 6 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 55 Franklin St S | 4x 6 fl | Proposed

A small update on this. An application was submitted to: Quote: -- To amend the approved site plan to replace the parking structure with an amenity area. --
  ac3r Urban Areas 8 3,208 03-14-2024, 04:09 PM
  Thread: General Sports and Recreation News
Post: RE: General Sports and Recreation News

Not sure if this is new news, but... Quote: -- The City is proposing to development Phase 3 of the Schlegel Park in South Kitchener. The development includes a FIFA sized field house natatorium/swi...
  ac3r Sports and Recreation 274 303,636 03-14-2024, 04:07 PM
  Thread: 332 Charles Street East | 17 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 332 Charles Street East | 17 fl | Proposed

ZEBuilder Wrote: (09-27-2023, 09:34 PM) -- It was not Vive that all of a sudden asked for an additional 10 floors, city council actually approached Vive and asked for the extra density. At the Planni...
  ac3r Urban Areas 36 4,920 03-14-2024, 04:02 PM
  Thread: 25 Sportsworld Crossing & 4220 King Street East | 18+14 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 25 Sportsworld Crossing & 4220 King Street Eas...

The developer has applied to reduce the unit count of this project by 22. Not sure what the reason is, but that's a shame if they choose to approve that.
  ac3r Suburbs 43 9,161 03-14-2024, 03:59 PM
  Thread: General Township Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Township Updates and Rumours

Why don't you try reading the entire thing next time? You'll see in the very next sentences I acknowledge that grids predate the automobile. As I pointed out, they go back thousands of years. But obvi...
  ac3r Townships 170 154,070 03-14-2024, 03:41 PM
  Thread: General Township Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Township Updates and Rumours

Huh? That's a take I've never heard before. When I think of comforting, old places to live or travel to I think old European cities with a mess of Snakes and Ladders type streets, where getting aroun...
  ac3r Townships 170 154,070 03-13-2024, 04:44 PM
  Thread: General Township Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Township Updates and Rumours

bravado Wrote: (03-12-2024, 05:57 PM) -- ac3r Wrote: (03-12-2024, 04:37 PM) -- Grids are awful, so good for them. -- Utter madness, possibly your worst take so far I gotta say -- Haha. You only ...
  ac3r Townships 170 154,070 03-13-2024, 02:27 PM
  Thread: 6 Regina St N & 24 Erb St E | 25 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 6 Regina St N & 24 Erb St E | 18 fl | Proposed

I'd expect nothing less than a complete downgrade in the design. It's like every developer is competing with one another to make the shittiest buildings possible in this region. Interesting design ch...
  ac3r Urban Areas 31 5,638 03-13-2024, 01:54 PM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours

Zoning amendments to allow for up to four dwelling units per property: https://www.engagewr.ca/amendment-to-allow-four-dwelling-units
  ac3r Urban Areas 1,223 973,231 03-12-2024, 04:48 PM
  Thread: Amalgamation
Post: RE: Amalgamation

How did we manage to derail a thread about local politics to whining about Facebook and capitalism? Oh wait.
  ac3r Urban Issues 443 215,038 03-12-2024, 04:41 PM
  Thread: General Township Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Township Updates and Rumours

Grids are awful, so good for them.
  ac3r Townships 170 154,070 03-12-2024, 04:37 PM
  Thread: 22 Frederick | 12 Floors | U/C - Renovation
Post: RE: 22 Frederick | 12 Floors | U/C - Renovation

Just noticed that the grey paint they applied is already peeling off at the top and elsewhere. Did that even last 6 months?
  ac3r Urban Areas 9 1,812 03-11-2024, 04:33 PM
  Thread: Amalgamation
Post: RE: Amalgamation

The "progressive" left tends to love the idea of big government because it's the only way they have any hope of making the majority - regardless of how they may feel - put up with their policies. Than...
  ac3r Urban Issues 443 215,038 03-11-2024, 01:00 PM
  Thread: 26 King St E | 3 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 26 King St E | 3 fl | U/C

That's what I was thinking. They already have a billion parking spots in the old Market Square garage as Europro still technically owns that (possibly the old city hall as well?) and I imagine it does...
  ac3r Urban Areas 46 6,135 03-11-2024, 12:47 PM
  Thread: 26 King St E | 3 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 26 King St E | 3 fl | U/C

Correct, there are no windows to be placed on the side. However, I'm not sure if the adjacent property (the parking lot) will get redeveloped anytime soon. If I recall, Europro owns that property and ...
  ac3r Urban Areas 46 6,135 03-11-2024, 10:51 AM
  Thread: 26 King St E | 3 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 26 King St E | 3 fl | U/C

They've made more progress on this cute little project. https://i.imgur.com/nnTjdI9.jpeg
  ac3r Urban Areas 46 6,135 03-09-2024, 08:26 AM
  Thread: VIA Rail
Post: RE: VIA Rail

VIA Rail routes in jeopardy due to outdated train cars: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdTd_m0UeeE
  ac3r Transportation and Infrastructure 287 184,613 03-08-2024, 03:38 PM
  Thread: Avalon Place Highway 7/8 Multi-Use Trail Crossing
Post: RE: Avalon Place Highway 7/8 Multi-Use Trail Cross...

LOL...wait...this is all they've done?!? Drive Bobcats around and pour a tiny bit of concrete? Lmfao. It's March 2024. They began construction early 2023. The whole idea of this pedestrian sidewalk o...
  ac3r Transportation and Infrastructure 78 37,092 03-07-2024, 07:58 PM
  Thread: Drewlo Waterloo (née Waterloo Motor Inn) | 8x 16-28 fl | proposed
Post: RE: Drewlo Waterloo (née Waterloo Motor Inn) | 8x ...

A decade? It's been roughly half a decade and they haven't managed to get half of their downtown project done haha. I doubt they'll even break ground on this for a few years and then it will take prob...
  ac3r Suburbs 69 35,955 03-06-2024, 07:43 PM

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