(12-17-2018, 01:37 PM)timio Wrote: Cynical me suggests taking credit for the $43 million promised by the Liberals for the Hub wouldn't be beneath the PC's, but maybe it's something useful.

(03-19-2019, 09:17 PM)rangersfan Wrote: The Region is going to take on the transit portion of the project. I feel doing things this way the transit elements likely won't be as integrated into the larger project but we may have something sooner.

https://www.therecord.com/news-story/9230107-region-taking-on-construction-of-transit-terminal-portion-of-hub-in-downtown-kitchener/

(03-20-2019, 06:52 AM)Spokes Wrote: It'll be interesting to see what effect this has on the final design of the hub when it's all said and done.  I'm thinking less grand than I originally envisioned

(03-20-2019, 07:54 AM)Canard Wrote: I think Spokes is right. If the Region does the build out the entire first level, imagine how hard that will be to future-proof the structure for something going on top. My guess is this just killed any hope for any kind of Towers. Any developer or architect will just say “uhhhh, you want me to build my tower on top if what you built 10 years ago? Ummm hi no”

(03-20-2019, 08:35 AM)jamincan Wrote: There are loads of ways they could accomplish this. For example, build the train station, but make the bus facilities a bit more temporary so that any future development could incorporate bus facilities, but not necessarily the existing ones. Alternately, and I actually think possibly preferably, just build an awesome facility solely focused on transportation. Loads of cities do just that with no problems and they can be key public spaces that really define the entrance to a city. We don't need skyscrapers on every corner. In some ways, we'd be better served redeveloping along Victoria toward the existing VIA station and spreading some of the growth further off King Street.