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  Thread: 109 Bridgeport Rd E & 30 Weber St N | 35, 24, 19 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 109 Bridgeport Rd E & 30 Weber St N | 35, 24, ...

I was mistaken! Thanks for the correction.
  tomh009 Urban Areas 13 2,728 8 hours ago
  Thread: 109 Bridgeport Rd E & 30 Weber St N | 35, 24, 19 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 109 Bridgeport Rd E & 30 Weber St N | 35, 24, ...

I suspect those Kitchener projects (at least 93-99 Benton and 10 Duke W) are not timeline related, either.
  tomh009 Urban Areas 13 2,728 Today, 10:30 AM
  Thread: Parkside Urban Towns (née 83 Elmsdale Dr) | U/C
Post: RE: Parkside Urban Towns (née 83 Elmsdale Dr) | U/...

Excellent! Then we have Parkside here for the towns, and Verde for the apartments!
  tomh009 Suburbs 93 88,496 Yesterday, 09:39 PM
  Thread: Parkside Urban Towns (née 83 Elmsdale Dr) | U/C
Post: RE: 83 Elmsdale Dr | U/C

Thanks! I'll rename to Parkside Urban Towns, then. We can start a second thread for the apartment buildings if needed.
  tomh009 Suburbs 93 88,496 Yesterday, 07:53 PM
  Thread: Parkside Urban Towns (née 83 Elmsdale Dr) | U/C
Post: RE: 83 Elmsdale Dr | U/C

So, I think what has been built so far is Averton Homes' "Parkside Urban Towns". Does that describe the entire project, though?
  tomh009 Suburbs 93 88,496 Yesterday, 02:50 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region

danbrotherston Wrote: (03-15-2024, 04:59 PM) -- As for climate change risk, yeah, the Dutch have a few serious threats...the rising sea levels are definitely one, but that's something they know how t...
  tomh009 Transportation and Infrastructure 4,723 2,945,690 03-16-2024, 05:25 PM
  Thread: General Township Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Township Updates and Rumours

Rainrider22 Wrote: (03-15-2024, 09:04 AM) -- You missed the point.  Cul-da-sacs create community interaction...  It isn't just about the traffic, but of course anything involving a car is a curse in ...
  tomh009 Townships 170 154,071 03-15-2024, 11:21 AM
  Thread: Amalgamation
Post: RE: Amalgamation

Yes ... what we have is a representative democracy. We elect representatives who (we feel) will represent our interests. The representatives then make decisions based some combination of on their plat...
  tomh009 Urban Issues 443 215,039 03-12-2024, 11:06 AM
  Thread: 22 Frederick | 12 Floors | U/C - Renovation
Post: RE: 22 Frederick | 12 Floors | U/C - Renovation

ac3r Wrote: (03-11-2024, 04:33 PM) -- Just noticed that the grey paint they applied is already peeling off at the top and elsewhere. Did that even last 6 months? -- That was 2019. Five years ago.
  tomh009 Urban Areas 9 1,812 03-11-2024, 07:57 PM
  Thread: What does DTK need?
Post: RE: What does DTK need?

Is crime rising? Yes, about 5% if you look at the past two years (2021 and 2022), but there is the pandemic effect as well so it's dangerous to assume it's a long-term trend. Here is the actual lon...
  tomh009 Urban Issues 176 20,819 03-11-2024, 02:49 PM
  Thread: 26 King St E | 3 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 26 King St E | 3 fl | U/C

SF22 Wrote: (03-11-2024, 11:48 AM) -- Europro was going to convert 22 Frederick from office to residential, before it got picked up by Conestoga, so it's not completely impossible that they might cho...
  tomh009 Urban Areas 46 6,135 03-11-2024, 02:33 PM
  Thread: Viva Towns (19-41 Mill St) | 4 + 3fl | U/C
Post: RE: Viva Towns (19-41 Mill St) | 4 + 3fl | U/C

Work is continuing, and, in the meantime, the developer says they are 50% sold. (Small!) units start at under $400K which is good to see. https://mcusercontent.com/1a8770b49febae8946fda3893/_compre...
  tomh009 Urban Areas 118 37,682 03-11-2024, 02:30 PM
  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit

danbrotherston Wrote: (03-07-2024, 12:29 PM) -- To me, the region and cities managing different types of roads is actually a reason to have two planning departments. In fact, if the region would get ...
  tomh009 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,125 688,489 03-09-2024, 03:02 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours

taylortbb Wrote: (03-05-2024, 08:40 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (03-05-2024, 03:00 PM) -- I wonder how those buildings are structured...i.e., is the developer the commercial landlord or is the resi...
  tomh009 Urban Areas 5,530 3,915,905 03-05-2024, 11:58 PM
  Thread: 387-397 King St E and 6 Madison Ave | 2 & 8 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 387-397 King St E and 6 Madison Ave | 2 & 8 fl...

SF22 Wrote: (03-05-2024, 02:43 PM) -- I'm just SO partial to the brick! Amazing to see that they have a number of shops already lined up for the space. I'd love to see different angle of the front...
  tomh009 Urban Areas 220 117,237 03-05-2024, 05:00 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours

danbrotherston Wrote: (03-05-2024, 03:00 PM) -- I wonder how those buildings are structured...i.e., is the developer the commercial landlord or is the residential condo corporation? If the develop...
  tomh009 Urban Areas 5,530 3,915,905 03-05-2024, 03:02 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours

SF22 Wrote: (03-05-2024, 01:30 PM) -- A Guardian compounding pharmacy has moved into one of the commercial spaces in the DTK tower (not sure if it's open yet). Is it normal for commercial spaces to s...
  tomh009 Urban Areas 5,530 3,915,905 03-05-2024, 02:13 PM
  Thread: 387-397 King St E and 6 Madison Ave | 2 & 8 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 387-397 King St E and 6 Madison Ave | 2 & 8 fl...

Construction fencing is now down. Both buildings look decent. Set behind large flowerbeds, is this a city setback requirement? Based on the signs, it looks like all the retails spaces are rented al...
  tomh009 Urban Areas 220 117,237 03-05-2024, 12:41 PM
  Thread: Drewlo Waterloo (née Waterloo Motor Inn) | 8x 16-28 fl | proposed
Post: RE: Drewlo Waterloo (née Waterloo Motor Inn) | 8x ...

westwardloo Wrote: (03-04-2024, 02:14 PM) -- I would prefer nothing gets built over what is currently planned. -- Some other people might prefer to have an apartment they can rent, though.
  tomh009 Suburbs 69 35,956 03-04-2024, 10:38 PM
  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit

mgregorasz Wrote: (02-29-2024, 06:30 PM) -- The separated line was Pam Wolf's idea of trying to reduce the cost of Phase 2, while the BRT option was from Doug Craig because he doesn't believe that Ca...
  tomh009 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,125 688,489 03-04-2024, 08:07 AM
  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit

Indeed. Tampere, Finland built their LRT (about 17 km, very similar to ours) and completed the project in 2021, two years after us. They are expecting to have a 7 km extension ready for operation by t...
  tomh009 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,125 688,489 03-04-2024, 08:03 AM
  Thread: Victoria Park
Post: RE: Victoria Park

danbrotherston Wrote: (03-03-2024, 02:44 AM) -- By the way, has there been any progress on Roos Island? Last time I was there it was closed off for "renovations". -- The last tent resident has move...
  tomh009 Sports and Recreation 108 71,041 03-03-2024, 09:56 AM
  Thread: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Post: RE: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment

ac3r Wrote: (02-26-2024, 03:19 PM) -- Will that ever happen, though? It gets brought up seemingly each year, but the vast majority of people politicians hate the idea. It would be a hard sell. -- F...
  tomh009 Urban Areas 402 84,936 03-01-2024, 08:02 AM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit

bravado Wrote: (02-25-2024, 12:35 PM) -- tomh009 Wrote: (02-25-2024, 12:18 PM) -- The silver lining in this otherwise dumb decision is that it benefits low-income people (proportionally) much more: ...
  tomh009 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,968 1,154,911 02-25-2024, 02:53 PM
  Thread: The Junction | 37 & 33 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: The Junction | 37 & 33 fl | Proposed

455-485 Mill is active and I expect it to continue; this one is condos, but the demand for townhouse condos may be better than highrise ones at the moment. Metz and some of the Vive projects should...
  tomh009 Urban Areas 129 35,716 02-25-2024, 12:27 PM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit

danbrotherston Wrote: (02-24-2024, 02:54 AM) -- And they removed even the limited vehicle registration fees at that. -- The silver lining in this otherwise dumb decision is that it benefits low-inc...
  tomh009 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,968 1,154,911 02-25-2024, 12:18 PM

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