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  Thread: Ottawa LRT
Post: RE: Ottawa LRT

From the Ottawa Citizen https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/still-no-launch-date-for-lrt-but-signs-of-progress Quote: -- It’s looking more certain that the $2.1-billion Confederation Line L...
  Markster Outside Waterloo Region 393 227,509 11-15-2018, 10:14 AM
  Thread: Trails
Post: RE: Trails

jamincan Wrote: (11-07-2018, 02:33 PM) -- My money's on staff going and looking at it and finding it can't be done because of some important book somewhere. -- They already did that one, and that's...
  Markster Transportation and Infrastructure 2,679 1,574,300 11-07-2018, 11:21 PM
  Thread: Trails
Post: RE: Trails

Markster Wrote: (07-06-2018, 10:08 AM) -- The meeting was postponed, so there was no discussion. The report that was widely derided suggesting removal of the Peppler crossing was sent back to staff. ...
  Markster Transportation and Infrastructure 2,679 1,574,300 11-07-2018, 02:27 PM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

I look forward to the first photos that show the new panel (on the right) finally installed.
  Markster Transportation and Infrastructure 17,473 10,453,213 10-26-2018, 10:26 PM
  Thread: Other Forum Issues
Post: RE: Other Forum Issues

Yeah, it's not a specific problem of the site. It's just that Chrome is now taking a hard line on vanilla http. Nothing is broken.  But it's fair in that it points out that whenever you log in, your p...
  Markster Forum Issues 418 291,968 10-17-2018, 06:15 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit

It is still a landmark, and it reduces cognitive load on the passengers when ION does launch. Better to get used to the name now.
  Markster Transportation and Infrastructure 4,282 3,205,603 10-17-2018, 06:05 PM
  Thread: Walking in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Walking in Waterloo Region

I love pedestrian bridges. But, with accessibility rules being what they are, they are a non-starter here. At best, you can build Toronto PATH-like systems that can piggyback off of building's el...
  Markster Transportation and Infrastructure 1,401 1,163,837 10-16-2018, 10:37 PM
  Thread: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
Post: RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF

Well keep in mind that this is the (approved!) plan for the GO Breslau station: https://twitter.com/TriTAG/status/809109604965687296 There is no access from the south side of the station, nor from...
  Markster Transportation and Infrastructure 1,373 1,101,160 09-25-2018, 07:25 PM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

KevinT Wrote: (09-25-2018, 05:34 PM) -- Today around 12:15 p.m. I was driving southeast on King and there was a multi-vehicle accident ahead of me just past Pine St in front of Grand River Hospital. ...
  Markster Transportation and Infrastructure 17,473 10,453,213 09-25-2018, 07:06 PM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours

JoeKW Wrote: (09-22-2018, 09:23 PM) -- Looks expensive -- Considering that the entire reason for the King St rebuild was because they wanted to replace the lights... I sure hope they got nice ones!
  Markster Urban Areas 1,223 973,243 09-23-2018, 10:20 PM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

Viewfromthe42 Wrote: (09-21-2018, 08:45 AM) -- so opening day will not be earlier than December 10th (market runs December 6-9). -- They haven't promised anything more than "december", so my bet is...
  Markster Transportation and Infrastructure 17,473 10,453,213 09-22-2018, 09:09 AM
  Thread: Garment Street Condos | 25 & 6 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Garment Street Condos | 25 & 6 fl | Proposed

thefringthing Wrote: (09-19-2018, 03:13 PM) -- I live a stone's throw from here. It's only a matter of time before my slumlord landlady sells the very affordable apartment building I live in to a dev...
  Markster Urban Areas 497 209,451 09-19-2018, 11:04 PM
  Thread: Where do you land at WRConnected?
Post: RE: Where do you land at WRConnected?

I go to the home page. I have been too lazy to bookmark the What's New link.
  Markster Forum Issues 23 10,415 09-19-2018, 10:52 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours

So, over/under on when something gets built on that spot again? 10 years?
  Markster Urban Areas 5,530 3,915,896 09-13-2018, 09:05 PM
  Thread: Other Forum Issues
Post: RE: Other Forum Issues

Yeah, the share buttons dead centre in the photos is a bit inconvenient. I assumed you were experimenting, and would change that eventually.
  Markster Forum Issues 418 291,968 09-13-2018, 09:04 PM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

Viewfromthe42 Wrote: (09-12-2018, 04:10 PM) -- It was nice to hear Beisan Zubi (Communitech Community Manager and candidate for Waterloo Regional Council seat) talk about LRT and GRT needing to serve...
  Markster Transportation and Infrastructure 17,473 10,453,213 09-13-2018, 09:03 PM
  Thread: Ottawa LRT
Post: RE: Ottawa LRT

Hmm, so the delay was announced on Sept 10th, and the handover date had been pegged at Nov 2nd. That is 7 weeks & 3 days, or 52 days. The current promise for Waterloo LRT is "December", which we c...
  Markster Outside Waterloo Region 393 227,509 09-11-2018, 01:36 PM
  Thread: Fisher-Hallman & Bleams Development
Post: RE: Fisher-Hallman & Bleams Development

There's a whole master plan for the Fisher-Hallman & Bleams area, so I figure we may as well break off a thread for it.
  Markster Suburbs 10 8,216 09-10-2018, 08:31 PM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

Car drivers are not used to watching for a vehicle on their right when turning right. It's just not a situation they are used to. This driver was still in the wrong, but I understand why they made t...
  Markster Transportation and Infrastructure 17,473 10,453,213 09-02-2018, 09:56 AM
  Thread: Ottawa LRT
Post: RE: Ottawa LRT

Contractor confident Ottawa LRT construction will finish on time https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-lrt-rtg-rideau-transit-group-1.4784052 Quote: -- RTG remains committed to the Novembe...
  Markster Outside Waterloo Region 393 227,509 08-14-2018, 11:39 AM
  Thread: One Young (née Mayfair Hotel) | 5 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Mayfair Hotel | 0 fl | Complete

Here's the render in thread
  Markster Urban Areas 733 524,550 08-09-2018, 10:37 PM
  Thread: Walking in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Walking in Waterloo Region

danbrotherston Wrote: (08-06-2018, 02:09 PM) -- Worth noting these crossings are better in every way than an IPS.  Neither pedestrians, nor drivers have to wait unnecessarily, peds get the right of w...
  Markster Transportation and Infrastructure 1,401 1,163,837 08-08-2018, 08:25 AM
  Thread: Spam accounts
Post: RE: Spam accounts

Looking at the moderation logs, we've kicked 15 spammers in the past month.
  Markster Forum Issues 38 23,003 08-06-2018, 08:23 AM
  Thread: Parking in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Parking in Waterloo Region

Wow, if they just didn't paint stalls at all, cars would still park closer than that.
  Markster Transportation and Infrastructure 707 779,907 08-02-2018, 11:02 AM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours

Oof, takes some unfortunate design clues from this gem (https://goo.gl/maps/YrHFmhPJwqj), but frankly I prefer it over literally nothing (https://goo.gl/maps/EsmzZ2Yrh1y).
  Markster Urban Areas 5,530 3,915,896 07-31-2018, 03:34 PM
  Thread: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News
Post: RE: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News

It did reopen, but in an LRT-construction-depressed Uptown. It wasn't long before they closed up again, and focused on the Highland location.
  Markster Food, Dining and Nightlife 2,285 2,009,459 07-30-2018, 10:10 AM

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