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  Thread: "LRTs displace all the poor people"?
Post: RE: "LRTs displace all the poor people"?

Exactly. Sure, you have the asset, but in that example you're burning cash each month (or biweekly) for that ownership privilege. Instead of being cashflow negative each month, you can invest that...
  numberguy Urban Issues 107 113,800 11-07-2015, 09:59 AM
  Thread: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News
Post: RE: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News

Why do you say that? No disrespect was meant. Imbibe closed months ago. No new location has opened. The Boathouse was a going concern and up and running. He pulled out. There are two r...
  numberguy Food, Dining and Nightlife 2,286 2,014,166 10-16-2015, 07:56 PM
  Thread: Bombardier may be a year out from being bankrupt
Post: RE: Bombardier may be a year out from being bankru...

I agree MidTowner. A Brazilian coop student I had for a work term told me his dad (who was decently high up in the Embraer food chain) regularly delighted in Bombardier's recent woes. I don't see ...
  numberguy General and Off-Topic Discussion 7 11,625 10-16-2015, 07:54 PM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

Markster Wrote: (10-16-2015, 03:36 PM) -- Well, only tangentially related to ION... But looks like the TTC is getting fed up (http://www.ttc.ca/News/2015/October/1016_streetcar_delays.jsp) at the ...
  numberguy Transportation and Infrastructure 17,473 10,468,386 10-16-2015, 07:32 PM
  Thread: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News
Post: RE: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News

Gushue (as of last week) had not signed the lease on the old Marisol space. Still no new-Imbibe. There's loads of empty downtown Kitchener space. I reiterate, there must be a lack of capital o...
  numberguy Food, Dining and Nightlife 2,286 2,014,166 10-15-2015, 07:43 AM
  Thread: Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest
Post: RE: Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest

I concur. I'd like to see the books opened so that full disclosure can occur. It's ridiculous that a foreign-owned beer conglomerate can have a monopoly on a cultural event due to sponsorship doll...
  numberguy Arts and Culture 122 76,842 10-15-2015, 07:40 AM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit

mpd618 Wrote: (10-11-2015, 11:13 AM) -- numberguy Wrote: (10-10-2015, 11:51 AM) -- GRT is unionized.   ION is not (so far).    Hence, the branding cannot be unified.    -- I don't see how that fol...
  numberguy Transportation and Infrastructure 4,297 3,212,264 10-15-2015, 07:33 AM
  Thread: The Shops | ?m | 3fl | Complete
Post: RE: The Shops | ?m | 3fl | Proposed

The City of Waterloo's stubborn insistence on a 3 story cap is still there for Uptown, I see.
  numberguy Urban Areas 108 128,116 10-15-2015, 07:30 AM
  Thread: Bombardier may be a year out from being bankrupt
Post: RE: Bombardier may be a year out from being bankru...

Embraer chose wisely, by not taking on Airbus and Boeing in that niche of the plane marketplace. Bombardier is finding out that taking on giants can be painful. Fuel costs far less, Airbus and Bo...
  numberguy General and Off-Topic Discussion 7 11,625 10-15-2015, 07:27 AM
  Thread: Bombardier may be a year out from being bankrupt
Post: Bombardier may be a year out from being bankrupt

Bombardier has an estimated $3B in cash available.    It burnt through $1.6B in the first half of its current fiscal year.   Bombardier may be bankrupt this time next year.   The last rounds of bo...
  numberguy General and Off-Topic Discussion 7 11,625 10-10-2015, 12:30 PM
  Thread: Public-Private Partnerships may not be the bargain we have been led to believe.
Post: RE: Public-Private Partnerships may not be the bar...

Full disclosure of lifecycle payments and project costs so that an impartial assessment can be made. I can say that at least 3 P3 partnerships in Ontario have resulted in increased operating costs....
  numberguy Politics 18 21,096 10-10-2015, 12:08 PM
  Thread: Rich Uncle Tavern (formerly The Berlin)
Post: RE: The Berlin

The lease has not been finalized for the second location, as of yet. They may end up finding another location.
  numberguy Food, Dining and Nightlife 104 109,604 10-10-2015, 12:02 PM
  Thread: The Barrel Yards | 25 fl | U/C
Post: RE: The BarrelYards | ?m | 25 fl | U/C

The evidence-based answer to that is no, people will not give up convenient parking. :(
  numberguy Urban Areas 297 275,938 10-10-2015, 11:59 AM
  Thread: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News
Post: RE: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News

panamaniac Wrote: (10-07-2015, 03:39 PM) -- Has it been noted that "B", in the former Imbibe space had its soft opening yesterday?  I popped in this afternoon and thought both the space and the menu ...
  numberguy Food, Dining and Nightlife 2,286 2,014,166 10-10-2015, 11:57 AM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit

I don't think transferring EasyGO cards is on GRT's radar. It's so easy to print out fare tickets on a colour printer, as it is.
  numberguy Transportation and Infrastructure 4,297 3,212,264 10-09-2015, 07:38 AM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

Canard Wrote: (07-31-2015, 05:25 PM) -- Rail: Very. Aero: Not so much. Trains are supporting Airplanes right now. That's why there's consideration of a sale - it's profitable so it would garner a hea...
  numberguy Transportation and Infrastructure 17,473 10,468,386 10-09-2015, 07:34 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region

Canard Wrote: (09-29-2015, 04:29 PM) -- Whatever, I just mean, it does nothing to just talk about it here.  Gotta let the folks who are responsible know there's a problem if you want to see movement....
  numberguy Transportation and Infrastructure 4,723 2,950,841 10-04-2015, 01:18 PM
  Thread: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News
Post: RE: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News

Lens Wrote: (09-30-2015, 03:32 PM) -- Signage going for "Wlidf...." At the former Baton Rouge/Ali Baba spot -- Hopefully they can make it work, that spot's had a rough go at it.
  numberguy Food, Dining and Nightlife 2,286 2,014,166 10-04-2015, 01:14 PM
  Thread: General Business Updates and News
Post: RE: General Business Updates and News

rangersfan Wrote: (10-01-2015, 01:57 PM) -- So does CIGI no longer use the space or they use only a fraction of the building? -- CIGI moved over to the newer Basillie School building, next door in ...
  numberguy Waterloo Region Economy 611 581,024 10-04-2015, 01:12 PM
  Thread: Cambridge Multi-Sports Complex [Proposed]
Post: RE: Cambridge Multi-Sports Complex [Proposed]

http://cambridge.citizenbudget.com/ A survey (results accepted up to Oct 23) on what amenities the multiplex will have, along with forecasted impact to one's property tax bill.   The base $53.9 mil...
  numberguy Suburbs 117 111,439 10-04-2015, 01:05 PM
  Thread: Shops at Waterloo Town Square
Post: RE: Shops at Waterloo Town Square

tomh009 Wrote: (09-15-2015, 09:57 AM) -- numberguy Wrote: (09-14-2015, 09:25 PM) -- Like it or not, for retail in KW easy parking is a necessity. -- numberguy Wrote: (09-15-2015, 07:26 AM) -- Eas...
  numberguy Retail 150 177,792 09-15-2015, 11:02 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region

http://www.therecord.com/news-story/5842327-city-westheights-reach-rocky-compromise-on-traffic-calming/ The revised plan eliminates the safety islands and restores parking to both sides of the stre...
  numberguy Transportation and Infrastructure 4,723 2,950,841 09-15-2015, 07:31 AM
  Thread: Shops at Waterloo Town Square
Post: RE: Shops at Waterloo Town Square

It's a hassle to get to and parking is often full. It's easier to use the suburban malls. Look at the leaseholders at the two downtown malls and compare versus the suburban malls. Ease of par...
  numberguy Retail 150 177,792 09-15-2015, 07:26 AM
  Thread: Shops at Waterloo Town Square
Post: RE: Shops at Waterloo Town Square

Like it or not, for retail in KW easy parking is a necessity.
  numberguy Retail 150 177,792 09-14-2015, 09:25 PM
  Thread: Uber in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Uber in Waterloo Region

Waterloo Taxi is now on Gata. Leveraging an existing app seems wise, it minimizes their dev efforts. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ionicframework.gatahub930229&hl=en https...
  numberguy Transportation and Infrastructure 199 228,953 09-06-2015, 11:52 AM
  Thread: Public-Private Partnerships may not be the bargain we have been led to believe.
Post: RE: Public-Private Partnerships may not be the bar...

Empirical evidence in Ontario is that P3 costs more. http://www.auditor.on.ca/en/reports_en/en14/305en14.pdf You can hold all you want, those are the facts. To say it's because we have bureauc...
  numberguy Politics 18 21,096 09-06-2015, 11:49 AM

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