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  Thread: Grocery Stores
Post: RE: Grocery Stores

JoeKW Wrote: (02-08-2018, 06:07 PM) -- Great news, it's nice to have another brand in the region -- There used to be a Metro at Franklin Boulevard and Can Amera in Cambridge, but it didn't last lon...
  The85 Retail 379 269,215 02-13-2018, 01:00 AM
  Thread: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
Post: RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph

SammyOES Wrote: (01-29-2018, 01:48 PM) -- Someone mentioned a few years ago (maybe in this thread) that tree clearing has to happen at certain times of the year for environmental reasons.  Not sure i...
  The85 Transportation and Infrastructure 927 821,984 01-29-2018, 03:42 PM
  Thread: Fourteen Princess | ? m | 7 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Princess Condominiums | ?m | 7 fl | U/C

tomh009 Wrote: (11-06-2017, 03:07 PM) -- Mods, could we please rename the thread?  "Fourteen Princess" and no longer under construction now. -- Done.
  The85 Urban Areas 78 101,387 11-06-2017, 05:49 PM
  Thread: Streetlight LED Conversion
Post: RE: Streetlight LED Conversion

KevinL Wrote: (10-20-2017, 02:03 PM) -- For some reason certain intersections have not had their lights replaces even when all directions of the surrounding streets have. Is there a difference in har...
  The85 Transportation and Infrastructure 169 141,448 10-20-2017, 03:15 PM
  Thread: Homer Watson and Ottawa Three Lane Roundabouts
Post: RE: Homer Watson and Ottawa Three Lane Roundabouts

Canard Wrote: (09-26-2017, 05:33 PM) -- Pretty sure they are not lights. They are just shields to prevent the accumulation of snow.  They have them at Franklin/Pinebush too. I wondered what they were...
  The85 Transportation and Infrastructure 233 193,851 09-27-2017, 12:23 AM
  Thread: September Occupancy Thread of Shame
Post: RE: September Occupancy Thread of Shame

urbd Wrote: (09-01-2017, 10:10 AM) -- This phenomenon happens in the development industry as a whole. There's no single (large) construction project that meets its original occupancy date - ever. -- ...
  The85 University Area 24 21,480 09-04-2017, 11:37 AM
  Thread: General Suburban Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours

MidTowner Wrote: (08-17-2017, 09:32 AM) -- "It's just a bit of venting, no?" This is the opinion that I take. To answer the question about whether they know how ridiculous they sound: No, they don...
  The85 Suburbs 1,202 937,068 08-18-2017, 08:33 AM
  Thread: Mall Retail (Cambridge Centre, Conestoga, Fairview)
Post: RE: Mall Retail (Cambridge Centre, Conestoga, Fair...

Lululemon will be opening a store at Conestoga Mall in the fall.
  The85 Retail 195 203,578 07-30-2017, 05:46 PM
  Thread: The Boardwalk at Ira Needles
Post: RE: The Boardwalk at Ira Needles

HangingBerries Wrote: (07-27-2017, 06:51 AM) -- Does anyone know what the plan is for the northern most roundabout at the boardwalk. It is barricaded going north, are there plans for a road to meet a...
  The85 Suburbs 66 52,117 07-27-2017, 05:07 PM
  Thread: Streetlight LED Conversion
Post: RE: Streetlight LED Conversion

razzie13 Wrote: (06-14-2017, 11:09 PM) -- I've been following the maps and virtually all of Cambridge, as well as St Jacobs, Elmira, Conestogo, Ayr, Heidelberg, St. Clements, and Breslau are mostly c...
  The85 Transportation and Infrastructure 169 141,448 06-15-2017, 12:08 AM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion

kps Wrote: (06-06-2017, 01:58 PM) -- timc Wrote: (06-06-2017, 12:01 PM) -- There's already another Spring Street in Uptown Waterloo. -- That could become Fons Street or something like that. A w...
  The85 Transportation and Infrastructure 3,085 2,211,489 06-06-2017, 10:54 PM
  Thread: Highway 401 Widening - Highway 8 to Townline Road
Post: RE: Highway 401 Widening - Highway 8 to Hespeler R...

p2ee Wrote: (06-06-2017, 08:15 PM) -- I have a feeling MTO wants to avoid reducing lanes on the 401 as much as possible, but you're right it'd make more sense to reduce a lane westbound than eastboun...
  The85 Transportation and Infrastructure 441 303,991 06-06-2017, 10:36 PM
  Thread: Highway 401 Widening - Highway 8 to Townline Road
Post: RE: Highway 401 Widening - Highway 8 to Hespeler R...

Canard Wrote: (06-02-2017, 06:18 AM) -- Those high mast lights are going to be amazing. I absolutely adore driving on highways at night with them - so much better!! -- The high mast lights here tha...
  The85 Transportation and Infrastructure 441 303,991 06-03-2017, 02:57 PM
  Thread: The Inclusive on Courtland | 38, 34, 30 & 29 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Virerra Village | ?m | 35fl, 33fl, 29fl, 29fl ...

The built form, use are great, and this is an exciting development.  I'm hoping more "rendered" renderings will be released shortly. Based on these images, I'm worried the main material will be eit...
  The85 Suburbs 294 184,934 05-29-2017, 08:18 PM
  Thread: General Retail News
Post: RE: General Retail News

DHLawrence Wrote: (05-28-2017, 09:27 PM) -- Is The Brick near Sportsworld closing? I can't tell if the "Everything must go" language on the sign is just dramatics or if they mean it. -- Seems like ...
  The85 Retail 983 877,862 05-28-2017, 09:37 PM
  Thread: Mall Retail (Cambridge Centre, Conestoga, Fairview)
Post: RE: Mall Retail (Cambridge Centre, Conestoga, Fair...

KevinL Wrote: (05-27-2017, 12:46 PM) -- That would make it the second Starbucks on Fairway, there's one just a couple blocks west of the mall. -- All I can think about is this: https://www.youtube....
  The85 Retail 195 203,578 05-27-2017, 11:55 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion

JCnb Wrote: (05-04-2017, 02:32 PM) -- Does anyone know the reason for the Speedsville Road shut down? -- See top of the page in this thread for my theory.
  The85 Transportation and Infrastructure 3,085 2,211,489 05-04-2017, 03:49 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion

darts Wrote: (04-28-2017, 07:28 PM) -- Canard Wrote: (04-25-2017, 07:45 PM) -- Signs went up recently in Cambridge; Speedsville Road is closed at some point between Eagle and Maple Grove.  Does anyo...
  The85 Transportation and Infrastructure 3,085 2,211,489 04-28-2017, 09:54 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion

NotStan Wrote: (04-11-2017, 08:57 AM) -- How long before they announce widening from Townline Rd to Hwy 25? -- Pheidippides Wrote: (04-11-2017, 11:20 AM) -- Is there a map with the timelines for e...
  The85 Transportation and Infrastructure 3,085 2,211,489 04-22-2017, 01:28 PM
  Thread: North Waterloo Hospice
Post: RE: North Waterloo Hospice

timc Wrote: (04-12-2017, 02:02 PM) -- Who did they buy the land from? -- I believe the City of Waterloo owned this land and it was purchased at the time all of the land for RIM Park was assembled.
  The85 Suburbs 27 19,807 04-17-2017, 12:42 PM
  Thread: General Suburban Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours

Rainrider22 Wrote: (03-30-2017, 07:09 PM) -- Why don't we all just stick to what this site is intended for. To learn about building projects that are happening in our great Region. -- I think this ...
  The85 Suburbs 1,202 937,068 03-30-2017, 10:49 PM
  Thread: General Arts and Culture News
Post: RE: General Arts and Culture News

CTV Kitchener has cut their local sports coverage as of today. 8 people at the station lost their job as a result. This is disappointing to the local media and news scene. I am a big believer in local...
  The85 Arts and Culture 515 491,351 03-28-2017, 08:53 PM
  Thread: Guelph Transit
Post: RE: Guelph Transit

yige_t Wrote: (03-21-2017, 05:17 PM) --99 Mainline will become the spine of the network, running every 10 minutes all day weekday. It will run from Woodlawn SmartCentre to Gordon/Clair, via Woowich S...
  The85 Outside Waterloo Region 35 35,345 03-21-2017, 08:07 PM
  Thread: General Retail News
Post: RE: General Retail News

curiouschair Wrote: (03-08-2017, 09:14 PM) -- curiouschair Wrote: (03-08-2017, 09:12 PM) -- Ah found it: http://www.waterloo.ca/en/business/450-Erb-St--W-.asp -- They want to make a Dollarama in t...
  The85 Retail 983 877,862 03-19-2017, 02:22 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion

Chicopee Wrote: (03-18-2017, 03:55 PM) -- darts Wrote: (03-18-2017, 03:51 PM) -- Not sure what roundabouts you have been watching but I haven't seen a large truck go through a round about without st...
  The85 Transportation and Infrastructure 3,085 2,211,489 03-19-2017, 02:09 PM
  Thread: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
Post: RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph

Canard Wrote: (03-12-2017, 01:04 PM) -- Thanks for the info!  I'd always assumed that the Express/Collector setup was entirely because of the limitations of bridge span technology (or budget) at the ...
  The85 Transportation and Infrastructure 927 821,984 03-12-2017, 01:13 PM

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