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Urbanism
#31
Minneapolis has a pretty active winter cycling commuting scene going on and their winters are worse than ours.
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#32
Citizen Jane: Battle for the City, will be playing next week at the Princess Twin.
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#33
(12-07-2016, 05:01 PM)tomh009 Wrote: A good point, especially for bicycling!  While hardcore enthusiasts will not be deterred by cold, ice or snow, many others will be.

I am at best very much a recreational cyclist, and I absolutely adored riding this winter. Partway through December I was missing going for rides and just put on a coat and some sweat pants and it was fine. If the trails are paved there is absolutely no reason not to bike in the winter. If I can do it, anyone can!
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#34
Minneapolis has a huge winter cycling scene and colder winters than we do.
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#35
I learned about that while watching a video about the Priority Continuum. Apparently a hotel there bought a fleet of them and loan them out year-round. We were looking at the cycling infra there on google maps and it's to die for!
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#36
If all goes to plan, the OMB will soon be a thing of the past, and a more responsive process will replace it.

Quote:The new tribunal would be mandated to give greater weight to the decisions of local communities, while ensuring that development and growth occurs in a way that is good for Ontario and its future. This would be achieved by eliminating lengthy and costly "de novo" hearings for the majority of planning appeals. The term "de novo" has been used to describe how the Ontario Municipal Board deals with appeals of municipal land use planning decisions, by considering the same issue that was before the municipality as though no previous decision had been made.
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#37
Here is a link to the 2018 Jane's Walks in Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo.  Some interesting stuff on offer.

https://janeswalkwr.wordpress.com/2018walks/

Re the Uptown walk being led by Kae Elgie, mentioned in another thread earlier today, the description is as follows:

Walk leaders Phil Elsworthy and Kae Elgie will look at what’s happening to the Waterloo city core as a consequence — or unintended consequence — of the LRT and the intensification drive. They will pose the question: Is there a reason for Uptown Waterloo to still exist?  

I have to say that the question surprises me - I'm sorry I can't be there to hear thoughts on why there would be no reason for Uptown to still exist, and what the alternative might be.  
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#38
I'm pretty confident the answer presupposed by Kae is that we should just leave the area known as UpTown alone, and not develop it any further, King Street or neighbourhoods.
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#39
https://janeswalkwr.wordpress.com/2018/0...-waterloo/

"What’s happening to Uptown Waterloo?
April 21, 2018
janeswalkwr
When: Sunday, May 6, 3:15-4:45 pm

Where: Begin and end at Waterloo’s first public square (King and William, beside Your Neighbourhood Credit Union)

Walk Leaders: Phil Elsworthy and Kae Elgie

Walk leaders Phil Elsworthy and Kae Elgie will look at what’s happening to the Waterloo city core as a consequence — or unintended consequence — of the LRT and the intensification drive. They will pose the question: Is there a reason for Uptown Waterloo to still exist?"
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#40
Shall we go and answer the question for her? Smile
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#41
Wasn't sure where to put this:

Waterloo Region should be built on collaboration, not compromise
If we’re a truly a community of barn raisers, let’s think about raising better barns


"Grudgingly accepting incremental concessions from developers may seem like a reasonable way to move forward, but communities are systems. Every lame piece of "public art" crammed in the corner of a condo development is a concession to deadly cars, and fossil fuels. It keeps the region on a backward-looking path dependent on and shackled to previous decisions.

As citizens we've been gaslighted into believing regional development has to be a shell game. Adding one safe crossing doesn't mean dismantling another one. By digging in, making new narratives, and generating enough social licence we can always build more crosswalks, transit stops, bicycle lanes, trains."
Everyone move to the back of the bus and we all get home faster.
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#42
Jane’s Walks in Waterloo Region is this weekend.  Actually, the first walk in Cambridge is set for tomorrow.  These walks are a great way to learn about the cities we live in.  

https://janeswalkwr.wordpress.com/2019walks/
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#43
(05-01-2019, 06:49 AM)jgsz Wrote: Jane’s Walks in Waterloo Region is this weekend.  Actually, the first walk in Cambridge is set for tomorrow.  These walks are a great way to learn about the cities we live in.  

https://janeswalkwr.wordpress.com/2019walks/

As always, there's lots of great options making it difficult to choose which walks to attend! I liked the idea for the Downtown Supermarket Run https://janeswalkwr.wordpress.com/2019/0...ocery-run/ and the Mackenzie's Mixed Housing tour https://janeswalkwr.wordpress.com/2019/0...sing-tour/

I'm completely biased as it's my spouse who leads this one, but I think the 'Drinking in Berlin History'  seems like a great one to attend as well Wink  https://janeswalkwr.wordpress.com/2019/0...n-history/
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#44
(05-02-2019, 09:44 PM)dtkmelissa Wrote: As always, there's lots of great options making it difficult to choose which walks to attend! I liked the idea for the Downtown Supermarket Run https://janeswalkwr.wordpress.com/2019/0...ocery-run/ and the Mackenzie's Mixed Housing tour https://janeswalkwr.wordpress.com/2019/0...sing-tour/

I'm completely biased as it's my spouse who leads this one, but I think the 'Drinking in Berlin History'  seems like a great one to attend as well Wink  https://janeswalkwr.wordpress.com/2019/0...n-history/

'Drinking in Berlin History' sounds great.  It's a walk I would definitely enjoy but we're in Montreal for most of the coming week.  Perhaps someone who attends can take photos of places that used to be drinking spots.  

Ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit!
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#45
Conservative #housing government bill means that #planning disputes will be handled under the old Ontario Municipal Board #OMB rules.

Local planning review process appears to be gone.  The Spectator #Hamilton

https://www.thespec.com/news-story/93360...using-law/


What we know and don’t know about Ontario’s massive new housing law

"Among other things, the Doug Ford government bill means that planning disputes will be handled under the old Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) rules."
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