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  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion
Chris Wrote: (07-16-2021, 09:31 AM) -- The roundabout reopened today. https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/kitchener-roundabout-affected-by-waste-water-leak-expected-to-reopen-friday-1.5511333 -- Wow t...
   bpoland Transportation and Infrastructure 3,137 2,251,112 07-16-2021, 06:15 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion
Don't think anyone has posted about this, there was a sewer leak at the Bridge/Lancaster roundabout on Tuesday. The roundabout will be closed for several weeks (!) for repairs. Long detour for folks ...
   bpoland Transportation and Infrastructure 3,137 2,251,112 07-15-2021, 06:31 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
clasher Wrote: (06-17-2021, 07:42 PM) -- A lot of bike lanes are kinda just dumping grounds. At 545 Belmont (just south of Glasgow) there is a giant hump of asphalt coming out of the driveway and ont...
   bpoland Transportation and Infrastructure 4,723 3,012,277 06-17-2021, 09:34 PM
  Thread: Trails
Post: RE: Trails
ijmorlan Wrote: (06-13-2021, 07:36 PM) -- ... crossings at Fullerton, Norman, and Freemont ... -- Yep those are the ones I'm thinking of, would be so much nicer if the trail was smooth. There's al...
   bpoland Transportation and Infrastructure 2,700 1,613,990 06-13-2021, 07:48 PM
  Thread: Trails
Post: RE: Trails
Thanks for the details.  All sounds great except for the lack of crossride, but I guess their hands are tied by the legislation.
   bpoland Transportation and Infrastructure 2,700 1,613,990 06-13-2021, 11:15 AM
  Thread: Trails
Post: RE: Trails
Kitchener will be adding pedestrian crossovers at 8 Iron Horse Trail crossings: https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2021/06/12/kitchener-to-improve-safety-at-iron-horse-trail-crossings.html...
   bpoland Transportation and Infrastructure 2,700 1,613,990 06-13-2021, 09:18 AM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
The region is proposing a new pedestrian crossover at Willis Way station. Seems like they should have figured this out when building Ion but hopefully they can get it added soon. You can register yo...
   bpoland Transportation and Infrastructure 17,478 10,649,373 04-26-2021, 10:45 AM
  Thread: Six-Sixty Belmont | 13 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Six-Sixty Belmont | 13 fl | Proposed
There are also several high rises just to the south on Belmont, and the new Trio buildings a bit farther down Belmont. As someone who lives in the area, this seems pretty reasonable.  Just hoping the ...
   bpoland Urban Areas 140 25,851 03-02-2021, 06:56 PM
  Thread: Evergreen mall (370 Highland Rd W, Kitchener)
Post: RE: Evergreen mall (370 Highland Rd W, Kitchener)
Coke6pk Wrote: (09-16-2020, 02:07 PM) -- neonjoe Wrote: (09-16-2020, 09:59 AM) -- For a while that stretch of Highland had 3 Tim Hortons, now they just have the one double drive through. 1. Westmou...
   bpoland Suburbs 27 18,791 09-16-2020, 08:59 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
I'd recommend Black Arrow Cycles near Queen and Charles -- Jesse and the folks there are knowledgeable and super nice. I think he said he rides a single speed so it's definitely possible :)
   bpoland Transportation and Infrastructure 4,723 3,012,277 07-22-2020, 08:45 AM
  Thread: One Young (née Mayfair Hotel) | 5 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Mayfair Hotel project | 5 fl | U/C
mastermind Wrote: (05-06-2020, 09:51 AM) -- dtkvictim Wrote: (05-05-2020, 08:56 PM) -- Does anyone know what the pillars are wrapped in? And why only some? -- I imagine it's just a layer of someth...
   bpoland Urban Areas 733 534,989 05-08-2020, 01:01 PM
  Thread: The COVID-19 pandemic
Post: RE: Covid-19 -- Pandemic
Sounds like a bunch of work still to be done but a widely available drug, Invermectin, may be a possible treatment. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166354220302011
   bpoland General and Off-Topic Discussion 4,356 883,763 04-03-2020, 12:29 PM
  Thread: One Young (née Mayfair Hotel) | 5 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Mayfair Hotel project | 6 fl | U/C
Ah that's true. It looks like the new building is about where the plywood walls were after demolition, which is set back a bit from where the old walls were. It also looks like the road may have bee...
   bpoland Urban Areas 733 534,989 04-01-2020, 10:03 AM
  Thread: One Young (née Mayfair Hotel) | 5 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Mayfair Hotel project | 6 fl | U/C
I don't think they have poured any new sidewalks there since before construction started. Looks about the same as here: https://www.google.ca/maps/@43.4509358,-80.492143,3a,31.4y,31.67h,84.87t/data=!...
   bpoland Urban Areas 733 534,989 03-31-2020, 02:53 PM
  Thread: One Young (née Mayfair Hotel) | 5 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Mayfair Hotel project | 6 fl | U/C
panamaniac Wrote: (03-30-2020, 06:26 PM) -- Random question - does the Young St side of the building match the old Mayfair, or is it pulled back slightly to create more sidewalk space? -- It's ri...
   bpoland Urban Areas 733 534,989 03-31-2020, 09:05 AM
  Thread: One Young (née Mayfair Hotel) | 5 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Mayfair Hotel project | 6 fl | U/C
Here are some photos of the progress, you can see them lifting a chunk of the floor in the last one.  Seems to be mostly wood construction with a bit of prefab concrete (second pic) and one of the cen...
   bpoland Urban Areas 733 534,989 03-09-2020, 12:10 PM
  Thread: Trails
Post: RE: Trails
The Iron Horse Trail bridge by Victoria Park is open! There had been a sign at West Ave. saying the bridge was closed which was gone this morning, so I decided to go down and see. It was a bit icy b...
   bpoland Transportation and Infrastructure 2,700 1,613,990 01-30-2020, 10:02 AM
  Thread: Trails
Post: RE: Trails
Alright so "end of next week" was last friday and it was still closed this morning. Hopefully it will be open soon?
   bpoland Transportation and Infrastructure 2,700 1,613,990 01-27-2020, 09:54 AM
  Thread: Trails
Post: RE: Trails
I asked one of the workers this morning when they thought it would be open and he said "end of next week" which seems like a long time :(
   bpoland Transportation and Infrastructure 2,700 1,613,990 01-15-2020, 10:20 AM
  Thread: The Shannondale (née Electrohome, 152 Shanley St) | 8 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Electrohome Factory
There was an excavator and Kieswetter Demolition van on the site this morning. They had some of the doors open but couldn't tell exactly what they were doing as I went by.
   bpoland Urban Areas 166 9,972 12-13-2019, 09:32 AM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
urbd Wrote: (12-09-2019, 12:35 PM) -- Random question on a route name: the 7 Conestoga to Uptown. Runs only on peak times, loops around through Caroline Street, stops at Willis Way ION Station and go...
   bpoland Transportation and Infrastructure 4,339 3,268,446 12-09-2019, 12:37 PM
  Thread: General Business Updates and News
Post: RE: General Business Updates and News
tomh009 Wrote: (11-25-2019, 12:42 PM) -- bpoland Wrote: (11-25-2019, 12:34 PM) -- Chopan Kabob near Highland and Belmont is really good.  I also can't comment on authenticity (they call themselves A...
   bpoland Waterloo Region Economy 613 591,559 11-25-2019, 12:45 PM
  Thread: General Business Updates and News
Post: RE: General Business Updates and News
Chopan Kabob near Highland and Belmont is really good. I also can't comment on authenticity (they call themselves Afghan/Indian) but everything is delicious and the folks are super nice.
   bpoland Waterloo Region Economy 613 591,559 11-25-2019, 12:34 PM
  Thread: General Retail News
Post: RE: General Retail News
Since Lowe's bought Rona I have wondered if Ikea might consider that location. They like to have their stores near the 401...
   bpoland Retail 985 896,290 11-20-2019, 03:54 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
goggolor Wrote: (09-20-2019, 09:08 AM) -- This is what concerns me about the Caroline Street MUT - in the space of 2-minute ride there are 3 crossings (William, FDB, and Erb) which are crosswalks so ...
   bpoland Transportation and Infrastructure 4,723 3,012,277 09-20-2019, 09:36 AM
  Thread: Trails
Post: RE: Trails
Thanks for the info. It always seems like there are nail heads protruding from the boards on that bridge, and I have worried about flat tires. Widening it will also be great.
   bpoland Transportation and Infrastructure 2,700 1,613,990 09-16-2019, 12:14 PM

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