Post your pictures of Waterloo Region!

[Acitta]

I saw this posted to Reddit. Aerial footage of downtown Kitchener by Jonez Dronez.

[Lebronj23]

A cool up to date shot of DT, I’v never seen this angle before - not my photo found it on google

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[panamaniac]

That may be one of the best distance shots of the core that I’ve seen, and the first from that angle. The curve of the railway spur makes for an interesting feature.

[jeffster]

A cool up to date shot of DT, I’v never seen this angle before - not my photo found it on google

Cool photo! Great find.

What I find super interesting is the amount of SFD's so close to the downtown. I mean, we always knew they were there, but the angle show how dominate they are in regards to the topography.

[Acitta]

A cool up to date shot of DT, I’v never seen this angle before - not my photo found it on google

It is by Tomasz Adamski. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:...r_2021.jpg

[dtkvictim]

[ac3r]

A cool up to date shot of DT, I’v never seen this angle before - not my photo found it on google

Lol my first thought upon seeing this was: oh wow look at all the useless century old single family homes wasting space when we could house tens of thousands of people in an efficient and culturally/economically booming downtown core instead. It's certainly inevitable that that is what will happen...but step on the gas please.

[Coke6pk]

ac3r

A cool up to date shot of DT, I’v never seen this angle before - not my photo found it on google

Lol my first thought upon seeing this was: oh wow look at all the useless century old single family homes wasting space when we could house tens of thousands of people in an efficient and culturally/economically booming downtown core instead. It's certainly inevitable that that is what will happen...but step on the gas please.



While I agree, would we make the same comment here?

   

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[neonjoe]

In the Toronto case a lot of those houses would be considered to be close to missing middle housing. Lots of nice tree lined neighbourhoods with row housing.

[Acitta]

In the Toronto case a lot of those houses would be considered to be close to missing middle housing. Lots of nice tree lined neighbourhoods with row housing.

A large proportion of those old Victorian houses have been split into multiple units and house quite a few people.

[tomh009]

It's really tall tower or nothing in Toronto, there is very little mid-rise there. Compare this to other cities:

Paris:


Tokyo:

[panamaniac]

It's really tall tower or nothing in Toronto, there is very little mid-rise there. Compare this to other cities:

Paris:


Tokyo:

Economics.  As Canadian standards of living decline, our cities may, over time, come to more resemble these.

[tomh009]

It's really tall tower or nothing in Toronto, there is very little mid-rise there. Compare this to other cities:

Economics.  As Canadian standards of living decline, our cities may, over time, come to more resemble these.

I don't think density necessarily correlates with a standard of living. Unless you are assuming that a smaller floorspace automatically equates to lower incomes.

[panamaniac]

Economics.  As Canadian standards of living decline, our cities may, over time, come to more resemble these.

I don't think density necessarily correlates with a standard of living. Unless you are assuming that a smaller floorspace automatically equates to lower incomes.

I suspect the correlation is strong, although I've not seen any studies on the subject.  A smaller floorspace can be, but is not necessarily, a reflection of lower income.   That said, it seems a safe bet to think that someone living in 4,000 sq ft is likely to have a higher income than someone living in 1,000 sq ft, all other things being equal.

[plam]

I don't think density necessarily correlates with a standard of living. Unless you are assuming that a smaller floorspace automatically equates to lower incomes.

I suspect the correlation is strong, although I've not seen any studies on the subject.  A smaller floorspace can be, but is not necessarily, a reflection of lower income.   That said, it seems a safe bet to think that someone living in 4,000 sq ft is likely to have a higher income than someone living in 1,000 sq ft, all other things being equal.

That is how it works in our society, and it's somewhat unfortunate, though it's true that I have more sqft than I know what to do with, really (but previously I had less sqft than I would have liked). Also: cars SUVs.