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  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
Well there are certainly cases where the perfect is the enemy of the good it if turns out that nothing at all happens. We got something for stage 1, if it had been proposed to be the optimal solution ...
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 4,325 3,227,365 04-17-2024, 07:59 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
KevinL Wrote: (04-17-2024, 03:18 PM) -- Would LRVs put less wear and tear on the heritage bridge than the current road traffic? If so, I say put the Ion on the old bridge and build a new road bridge ...
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 4,325 3,227,365 04-17-2024, 03:43 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
Perhaps its a change in the way the region is run compared to the Seiling/Galloway era.
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 4,325 3,227,365 04-16-2024, 02:20 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
That all in cost estimate is such a wacky way to explain a price up front. When I buy a home I don't express its price up front including the actual purchase price, the cost of financing for the next ...
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 4,325 3,227,365 04-16-2024, 10:45 AM
  Thread: Farmland conversion and landfill sites
Post: RE: Farmland conversion and landfill sites
The regional growth plan will be dead soon anyways since the cities and townships will be in full control of their on planning as per the recent provincial legislation. We know that the townships and ...
   neonjoe Politics 133 3,039 04-13-2024, 03:13 PM
  Thread: Amalgamation
Post: RE: Amalgamation
A small tidbit in the April 10 Cutting Red Tape news release that may have been overlooked. The province will be removing all planning powers from the upper tier governments starting for some municip...
   neonjoe Urban Issues 446 218,452 04-12-2024, 12:00 PM
  Thread: Storm Water Management - Stream Naturalization
Post: RE: Storm Water Management - Stream Naturalization
Just a note the Borden creek underpass under Ottawa street was either recently reconstructed or will be as part of the Ottawa st rebuild between Howland and Fischer Hallman
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 52 13,639 04-11-2024, 09:44 PM
  Thread: The Shannondale (née Electrohome, 152 Shanley St) | 8 fl | U/C
Post: RE: The Shannondale (née Electrohome, 152 Shanley ...
ac3r Wrote: (04-11-2024, 01:45 PM) -- They've applied to add 1 additional unit to this project. -- WOW!
   neonjoe Urban Areas 166 8,349 04-11-2024, 09:42 PM
  Thread: Lower Kitchener (534 Charles St E) | 32, 27, 15 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Lower Kitchener (534 Charles St E) | 32, 27, 1...
ijmorlan Wrote: (04-11-2024, 12:24 PM) -- ac3r Wrote: (04-10-2024, 10:23 PM) -- Then I remember we just closed schools because we think children are too stupid to not look at the sun and we call any...
   neonjoe Urban Areas 148 30,893 04-11-2024, 09:41 PM
  Thread: Charles Place | 25, 32, 34, 36, 40, 46, and 46 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Charles Place | 25, 32, 34, 36, 40, 46, and 46...
Wow!!! Great find.
   neonjoe Urban Areas 12 520 03-27-2024, 07:17 AM
  Thread: Farmland conversion and landfill sites
Post: Farmland conversion and landfill sites
This better not be the chosen hospital site :/
   neonjoe Politics 133 3,039 03-26-2024, 08:31 AM
  Thread: General Sports and Recreation News
Post: RE: General Sports and Recreation News
Route 33 does run every 30 mins, 7 days a week. With a connection to both Blockline Station and the Sunrise Centre Terminal. Proposed route 101 also will be serving this area.
   neonjoe Sports and Recreation 278 307,686 03-22-2024, 08:15 PM
  Thread: 1 Columbia Street West | 7 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 1 Columbia Street West | 7 fl | Proposed
This looks better than the existing building!!!!!!111one!!
   neonjoe University Area 7 723 03-21-2024, 09:03 PM
  Thread: General Suburban Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours
My only assumption about excluding access from Country Squire Rd is that Woolwich Township would need to be engaged as it straddles the border with Waterloo. (Or Woolwich had an objection to it)
   neonjoe Suburbs 1,207 942,871 03-05-2024, 11:38 AM
  Thread: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Post: RE: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
ac3r Wrote: (03-01-2024, 06:19 PM) -- I could see us us being more well known in the world than Mississauga, but only because we have a unique technology and financial based economy and reputable uni...
   neonjoe Urban Areas 402 86,785 03-01-2024, 08:35 PM
  Thread: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Post: RE: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
danbrotherston Wrote: (02-27-2024, 06:20 PM) -- neonjoe Wrote: (02-27-2024, 04:32 PM) -- Correct the KWC CMA is the fourth largest in Ontario and the tenth largest in Canada. People don't realize th...
   neonjoe Urban Areas 402 86,785 02-27-2024, 06:45 PM
  Thread: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Post: RE: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Bytor Wrote: (02-27-2024, 03:10 PM) -- westwardloo Wrote: (02-27-2024, 09:39 AM) -- If Kitchener was the largest city in the province we would have no problem getting our fair share, but we are bare...
   neonjoe Urban Areas 402 86,785 02-27-2024, 04:32 PM
  Thread: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
Post: RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
Here's another announcement about things that have already been announced before! https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1004189/ontario-taking-next-step-to-build-new-highway-7
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 927 825,000 02-14-2024, 03:51 PM
  Thread: Housing shortfall, costs and affordability
Post: RE: Housing shortfall, costs and affordability
Does anyone know if the province via the MTO has ever looked at releasing some its local lands for housing? The one spot that I thought of that is underused is the former WB-7 > EB-8 Loop ramp. There...
   neonjoe Urban Issues 177 25,203 02-12-2024, 01:03 PM
  Thread: 255 King St W, Cambridge | 18 + 17 + 15 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 255 King St W, Cambridge | 18 + 17 + 15 fl | P...
bravado Wrote: (02-10-2024, 03:15 PM) -- https://www.cambridgetoday.ca/local-news/kress-hotel-development-cleared-to-go-ahead-by-ontario-land-tribunal-8223779 The large flour mill across the stree...
   neonjoe Urban Areas 27 4,736 02-10-2024, 05:32 PM
  Thread: The Metz (Schneiders site redevelopment)
Post: RE: The Metz (Schneiders site redevelopment)
Glad to hear that something is happening again. The office building looks like something out of a war zone with all its windows broken, the boarded up doors smashed back open and now blocked off with ...
   neonjoe Urban Areas 597 327,228 02-05-2024, 04:53 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
Rough estimate 6 - 2011 Hybrids 4 - 2021 Hybrids 29 - 2022 Hybrids = 39 There's a total of 259 conventional buses.
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 4,325 3,227,365 01-23-2024, 04:22 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
bravado Wrote: (01-23-2024, 11:20 AM) -- What’s the average lifespan and/or mileage of a city bus? I’m curious how long they’re expected to last for… I don’t want to be an early adopter with public f...
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 4,325 3,227,365 01-23-2024, 11:44 AM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
ac3r Wrote: (01-20-2024, 04:01 PM) -- I wonder how quickly they start taking them out of service for whatever reason. Electric buses are total garbage even in the best case scenario, so I can't imagi...
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 4,325 3,227,365 01-20-2024, 05:18 PM
  Thread: Amalgamation
Post: RE: Amalgamation
The provincial committee is in town today to discuss our local governance. https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/to-amalgamate-or-not-residents-politicians-weigh-in-1.6731669
   neonjoe Urban Issues 446 218,452 01-18-2024, 02:19 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion
ac3r Wrote: (01-13-2024, 03:23 PM) -- Looks nice, but yeah I'm sure they'll find a reason to say no. -- I can gue$$ the reason.
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 3,111 2,223,338 01-13-2024, 05:39 PM

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