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  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Hi There, a group of students from the University of Waterloo and some long time Tritag members are trying to rebuild the TriTag Organization. Such an organization can bring awareness to important urb...
   kalis0490 Transportation and Infrastructure 17,478 10,633,631 12-26-2023, 02:23 PM
  Thread: Downtown project directory
Post: RE: Downtown project directory
Hello All, Here is the August 2023 update to the Building map ! https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?m...sp=sharing (https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1VCEqgH2AHmuCz0JvZmDPbOKi_a-j7...
   kalis0490 Urban Areas 133 107,214 08-16-2023, 06:01 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
I found this nice image of the old transit mall in the 60s (courtesy of Michael Druker). Notice the trolleybuses and the nice greenery. Here's a Modern street view image of the same location. https:...
   kalis0490 Urban Areas 5,589 3,999,713 03-01-2023, 07:16 PM
  Thread: Downtown project directory
Post: RE: Downtown project directory
Hello All, Here is the 2023 update to the Building map ! https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1VCEqgH2AHmuCz0JvZmDPbOKi_a-j72eG&usp=sharing Updates: Over 40 new buildings added!  Links to WRC...
   kalis0490 Urban Areas 133 107,214 01-02-2023, 01:27 AM
  Thread: King-Victoria Transit Hub
Post: RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub
"As danbrotherston pointed out, the entire thing isn't even that necessary for our region." As someone who regularly uses the go train, I can say this is false, Have you seen the station at 7am? ...
   kalis0490 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,143 1,031,082 10-12-2022, 03:17 PM
  Thread: 22 Weber Street West | 15 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 22 Weber Street West | 15 fl | Proposed
What I don't get about these nimbys is that just ten years ago, these "old Berlin" houses were seen as relatively undesirable (compared to urban neighbourhoods like westmount etc. There were several...
   kalis0490 Urban Areas 73 14,191 08-24-2022, 11:44 AM
  Thread: WRC is kind becoming outdated but we can fix it
Post: WRC is kind becoming outdated but we can fix it
I think WRC is starting to become outdated, The main articles on the front page haven't been updated in 4 + years. The twitter hasn't had posts in a year We are getting 1.5K members but many acc...
   kalis0490 Forum Issues 26 4,093 01-02-2022, 04:20 PM
  Thread: Downtown project directory
Post: RE: Downtown project directory
I dream of a day when my development map, GTwok's 3d building map and bcb_ca's wiki are integrated into one product!
   kalis0490 Urban Areas 133 107,214 12-29-2021, 01:29 PM
  Thread: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours
Cambridge is getting some big projects!  Funny how so many are on queen street which is far from the LRT, whereas on Hespeler road we've not seen many buildings . Is there some queen street BRT or...
   kalis0490 Urban Areas 367 320,837 12-28-2021, 08:53 PM
  Thread: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours
Joseph Brant wanted to lease the land to people like Beasley for 999 years and collect the taxes from the land - he wanted to share the land with settlers but allow 6 nations to live in it. However, i...
   kalis0490 Urban Areas 367 320,837 05-09-2021, 10:41 PM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
I feel that the go Cambridge line is misunderstood: Ive talked to many Cambridge people over the years and even the hardcore nimbyies (who hate buildings and trains) really want this service . Yes,...
   kalis0490 Transportation and Infrastructure 2,004 1,181,285 05-09-2021, 07:47 PM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Is this the best student building in waterloo? https://www.domushousing.com/property/116-university/ Its leed platinum certified and the architect is Perkins and Will who are high profile architect...
   kalis0490 Urban Areas 1,237 996,134 05-07-2021, 06:14 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
i'm torn about this dev. On one hand its a good dev site but on the other hand why would a developer pay 14M for a land, pay more to demolish the10 houses and pay even more to build a tower. Either wa...
   kalis0490 Urban Areas 5,589 3,999,713 05-05-2021, 11:55 AM
  Thread: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Cambridge Updates and Rumours
'I will miss the view, but as a city we need this growth': Resident says Cambridge development will be boon for business (cambridgetimes.ca) (https://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news-story/10386040--i-will-...
   kalis0490 Urban Areas 367 320,837 05-04-2021, 02:52 PM
  Thread: WRC Wiki?
Post: RE: WRC Wiki?
I can help in the project  map and the development database as I have had past expertise and some data
   kalis0490 Forum Issues 9 2,624 05-02-2021, 09:11 PM
  Thread: Victoria developments
Post: Victoria developments
Theres a nice site named vibrant victoria https://vibrantvictoria.ca/forum/ (like wonderful waterloo I guess) which has lots of discussion on Victoria developments and transit and overall is a counter...
   kalis0490 Outside Waterloo Region 1 1,242 04-30-2021, 03:46 PM
  Thread: WRC Wiki?
Post: RE: WRC Wiki?
Ive been building a map of all new high-highrises in kw if anyone wants to look at https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1VCEqgH2AHmuCz0JvZmDPbOKi_a-j72eG&usp=sharing
   kalis0490 Forum Issues 9 2,624 04-29-2021, 12:53 PM
  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Yeah, the hespeler extension idea was a just a fun thing based on the fact that theres decent proposals there. Preston on the other hand hasn't really had any big proposals even though the lrt runs th...
   kalis0490 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,133 708,541 04-28-2021, 05:57 PM
  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Several proposals have are on the way in Hespeler  with over 2000+ units . The Smart centres property is the only proposal near an ion station. Should ion extend to Hespeler along queen st / fergus s...
   kalis0490 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,133 708,541 04-27-2021, 12:29 PM
  Thread: Best Urban Cores of the region?
Post: Best Urban Cores of the region?
What would you rank and order the urban cores of the region in terms of preference, growth,  historic nature, urbanity, projects ? the Main cores in no particular order 1 - Waterloo(Northdale) 2 - W...
   kalis0490 Urban Design 4 1,832 04-23-2021, 11:08 AM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
I saw some docs saying Pinebush, is likely to be the terminus of a Cambridge guelph go train
   kalis0490 Transportation and Infrastructure 2,004 1,181,285 04-22-2021, 01:09 PM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
The portion king to university to waterloo station should be lrt imo as theres very high ppl/jobs/hectare, ridership of grt and development chance.  Moreso than any section in Cambridge I think , I th...
   kalis0490 Transportation and Infrastructure 17,478 10,633,631 04-20-2021, 10:38 AM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
I think we should  talk more about the  Conestoga  /king /unversity to westmount line. It has the most potential for rt .  More than a highland/victoria line currently I believe. Theyre building univ...
   kalis0490 Transportation and Infrastructure 17,478 10,633,631 04-19-2021, 09:18 PM
  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
whole discussing homer watson, we are forgetting about university ave /king st  to westmount.  it has the highest ppl/jobs per hectare and highest ridership with possible good intensification (weber/k...
   kalis0490 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,133 708,541 04-18-2021, 01:05 PM
  Thread: Downtown project directory
Post: RE: Downtown project directory
we should have a wrconnected 3d model of the projects going on on a map of kw. Just like the the toronto 3d city models.
   kalis0490 Urban Areas 133 107,214 04-17-2021, 08:28 PM
  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
a loop ion/streetcar , Conestoga mall to king /university, meeting the  ion at the track at uw and curving north and south would be good
   kalis0490 Transportation and Infrastructure 1,133 708,541 04-15-2021, 11:07 AM

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