(12-16-2020, 09:30 PM)Momo26 Wrote: https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/2020/12/16/courtland-towers-get-approval-will-be-among-the-tallest-in-waterloo-region.html

(12-20-2020, 01:27 PM)cherrypark Wrote: Counted 9 cranes on the horizon this morning walking the dog; DTK crane is behind the tree. Lots of action transforming downtown!

(12-20-2020, 02:22 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: Is it again possible to walk through the end of Stewart St. again?

Last time I was there there was a fence on the exit of the construction site, and some workers came and told me I wasn't allowed in...which was confusing because I was trying to get out.

(12-20-2020, 01:27 PM)cherrypark Wrote: Counted 9 cranes on the horizon this morning walking the dog; DTK crane is behind the tree. Lots of action transforming downtown!

(12-21-2020, 03:04 PM)Bytor Wrote: IS it just me, or is there a lot more foundation work and concrete pouring going on than usual right now in early winter? Concrete needs to be above 10°C to cure properly, otherwise it need some very expensive chemicals added in that cause an exothermic reaction, or a Rube Goldberg-like set up of tents and heaters to keep it warm enough.

Quote:“The big threat is loss of autonomy,” says Jan-Willem Wesselink of Future City Foundation, a Dutch network of municipal agencies, civil society organizations, universities and technology companies seeking to promote a more democratic approach to smart urbanism that aligns with one of the U.N.’s 17 sustainable development goals (number 11) about resilient, sustainable and inclusive cities. “Does Google or some other company decide how you use the city?”

(01-07-2021, 10:40 AM)Momo26 Wrote: It's interesting that whilst Kitchener is often touted as the tech capital of Canada, we have never been in the discussion as a 'smart city'. Perhaps we may this a goal:

https://www.thestar.com/news/atkinsonseries/2021/01/07/rotterdam-is-using-smart-city-tech-to-solve-pressing-urban-problems-heres-what-canadian-cities-can-learn-from-the-dutch-model.html

(01-27-2021, 02:41 PM)urbd Wrote: Hey everyone, just wondering if there is info/renders of the buildings just approved next to the Aud? Can't seem to find them. Thanks!

(06-12-2015, 10:17 AM)Owen Wrote:

(06-12-2015, 09:47 AM)BuildingScout Wrote: I'm afraid that even then it won't be enough, judging from other urban examples. We are going from 0 buildings to 1 (Kaufman) to 3 (Kaufman+One Victoria+City Centre) so while the increase sounds like a lot, density is still extremely low in that area as far as downtown urban districts are concerned. We will need the other City Centre tower as well as the two towers in One Hundred Victoria before we start seeing critical mass. The transit hub will help a lot as the fact that a trip to downtown will be a breeze away when the LRT is in place. Then we'll see a clear pickup.

This brings up my biggest issue with the LRT - "a trip downtown is a breeze away when the LRT is in place"  ... for who??  Maybe a few folks who happen to live around the line, but not for most residents of the city (and by most I mean everyone in Wards 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8).  I understand the planning rationale for creating a corridor that induces development (and a long-term shift in population from the suburbs to condos along that corridor), but I really wish the LRT as more useful for more existing residents - meaning it had lines that extended out into the existing suburbs to the east and west and made it easy for people to come downtown as a destination.  I get it - that was way out of the budget - but presently I have a hard time seeing how the LRT would help me get anywhere I want to go (have you ever found yourself on King street saying "gee, I really wish I could hope on a train and get to uptown waterloo?")  ... most of the city's residents (again, everyone in Ward 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8) live outside walking distance from the LRT, which means they will have to keep driving everywhere they want to go.   

Since the province is now providing 100% funding for this sort of thing we should be lobbying for a Phase II LRT that adds loops from the outer areas into the core to augment the main line!

(01-27-2021, 02:41 PM)urbd Wrote: Hey everyone, just wondering if there is info/renders of the buildings just approved next to the Aud? Can't seem to find them. Thanks!

(01-27-2021, 04:25 PM)neonjoe Wrote:

(06-12-2015, 10:17 AM)Owen Wrote: This brings up my biggest issue with the LRT - "a trip downtown is a breeze away when the LRT is in place"  ... for who??  Maybe a few folks who happen to live around the line, but not for most residents of the city (and by most I mean everyone in Wards 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8).  I understand the planning rationale for creating a corridor that induces development (and a long-term shift in population from the suburbs to condos along that corridor), but I really wish the LRT as more useful for more existing residents - meaning it had lines that extended out into the existing suburbs to the east and west and made it easy for people to come downtown as a destination.  I get it - that was way out of the budget - but presently I have a hard time seeing how the LRT would help me get anywhere I want to go (have you ever found yourself on King street saying "gee, I really wish I could hope on a train and get to uptown waterloo?")  ... most of the city's residents (again, everyone in Ward 1, 2, 6, 7, and 8) live outside walking distance from the LRT, which means they will have to keep driving everywhere they want to go.   

Since the province is now providing 100% funding for this sort of thing we should be lobbying for a Phase II LRT that adds loops from the outer areas into the core to augment the main line!

(01-27-2021, 02:41 PM)urbd Wrote: Hey everyone, just wondering if there is info/renders of the buildings just approved next to the Aud? Can't seem to find them. Thanks!

This project?
http://vivedevelopment.com/property/169-borden-ave/