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Given the huge opposition, I expect there will be opposition, again.
I think I remember discussing with staff at the time whether this would require them to come to council for approval for every sidewalk and suggesting this wasn't a good idea.
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Pride-rainbow crosswalks were installed in two places today: in Kitchener, across Joseph street by the Victoria Park entrance; and in Waterloo, across Willis Way between Caroline and King. Kitchener had a brief ceremony today, Waterloo's will be tomorrow.
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Willis way crossing:
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.
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Do Kitchener or Waterloo have rules/laws around keeping pedestrian accesses available during long-term construction projects? I encountered many long-term closures today (e.g. Caroline between Allen and John, Benton near the arrow lofts, Benton near the Barra project) that just seems ridiculous that there isn't more of a plan in place to keep the access open especially with so many projects about to start up.
This stretch along Park was much marginally better the last 6 months for snow removal and keeping the sidewalk clear of obstructions, but they are slipping again with trucks over-hanging the sidewalk and the fence forcing you in to traffic:
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.
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Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.
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Of course a lot of people don't realize the button is only for the sound and press it anyway in order to get a green light ...
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There are a few cases of buttons that have had the wrong faceplate installed.
You never know, so you may as well press it while you wait.
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I always press because I like the tactile “ka-PUCK” that these new buttons make with virtually no movement of the button. Makes me grin every time.
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Yaaaaas!
But the ka-PUCK is brilliant. It’s like the button doesn’t physically move. I haven’t decided yet if it’s just a big capacitive prox or what.
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Also iPhone home buttons.