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  Thread: Racism in the Region
Post: RE: Racism in the Region

I check the local reddits sometimes and keep seeing a lot of repeat comments and similar threads, it almost seems like bots or some kind of coordinated postings.
  clasher General and Off-Topic Discussion 32 2,804 10-03-2023, 09:14 PM
  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit

Probably built with union construction too...
  clasher Transportation and Infrastructure 1,125 688,493 09-13-2023, 06:00 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit

Acitta Wrote: (08-30-2023, 08:01 PM) -- clasher Wrote: (08-30-2023, 06:50 PM) -- They could at least have the ticket machines working so schmucks like me can buy a bus ticket after midnight. -- Wh...
  clasher Transportation and Infrastructure 4,282 3,205,616 08-31-2023, 09:16 AM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit

They could at least have the ticket machines working so schmucks like me can buy a bus ticket after midnight.
  clasher Transportation and Infrastructure 4,282 3,205,616 08-30-2023, 06:50 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit

I'd had a few pops so I was a bit pissed so I ended up with a 18$ cab ride. I'd normally just do a drunken walk home but my partner was in heels. I could understand a bit less service along school...
  clasher Transportation and Infrastructure 4,282 3,205,616 08-29-2023, 12:29 PM
  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit

It's not just LRT that is getting ridiculous, there was nr s that a section of the planned 413 is gonna have one km section cost 444$ million for the bridge over the Humber.
  clasher Transportation and Infrastructure 1,125 688,493 08-28-2023, 03:09 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit

GRT summer schedule sucks. Last LRT left uptown at 2348, like wtf. The fare machine stopped working too so I couldn't buy a ticket for the bus and didn't have any cash. It certainly seemed like it was...
  clasher Transportation and Infrastructure 4,282 3,205,616 08-28-2023, 09:56 AM
  Thread: General Retail News
Post: RE: General Retail News

I went to Towne bowl in the spring on a Saturday and all the lanes were full, but it definitely feels like a bit of a timewarp going in there, hasn't seemed to change since the first time I was there ...
  clasher Retail 983 875,800 08-11-2023, 06:10 AM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

If the box didn't want to get hit it should have been wearing a helmet and neon vest
  clasher Transportation and Infrastructure 17,473 10,453,280 08-08-2023, 03:06 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours

panamaniac Wrote: (08-01-2023, 05:20 PM) -- clasher Wrote: (08-01-2023, 03:50 PM) -- I'm gonna miss that little public path between the pond and the patio. I hope they have some good luck with th...
  clasher Urban Areas 5,530 3,915,912 08-01-2023, 07:32 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours

Bytor Wrote: (08-01-2023, 02:31 PM) -- The Boathouse has construction fencing up around it. -- I'm gonna miss that little public path between the pond and the patio. I hope they have some good l...
  clasher Urban Areas 5,530 3,915,912 08-01-2023, 03:50 PM
  Thread: General Suburban Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours

There's great cross country skiing there in the winter. Also great for summer walking, just don't bring your dog.
  clasher Suburbs 1,191 934,396 08-01-2023, 02:06 PM
  Thread: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/...

Jobs sites today look and are way different than they were in the 1980s. Mobile elevated work platforms and telescoping forklifts have completely changed the look of a modern site. Battery powered too...
  clasher Urban Areas 764 422,619 07-31-2023, 03:17 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion

I rode that trail a few weeks ago and there was still some dirt left on the path but it was passable.
  clasher Transportation and Infrastructure 3,085 2,206,167 07-25-2023, 10:59 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region

They should give it to Red Raccoon bicycle rescue to use!
  clasher Transportation and Infrastructure 4,723 2,945,711 06-14-2023, 09:14 AM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit

I saw the ion go under the 'bridge' tonight so I guess it's not going to fall down.
  clasher Transportation and Infrastructure 17,473 10,453,280 06-01-2023, 10:48 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region

They've re-paved the cycle track in front of the Bell building at Water/Duke. Part of it is blocked off because it looks like something big scraped a pair of deep gouges into the new asphalt, so I ima...
  clasher Transportation and Infrastructure 4,723 2,945,711 05-23-2023, 03:54 PM
  Thread: The COVID-19 pandemic
Post: RE: The COVID-19 pandemic

Doesn't seem like Sweden did better than its neighbours: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/scathing-evaluation-swedens-covid-response-reveals-failures-control/story?id=83644832
  clasher General and Off-Topic Discussion 4,356 837,964 05-05-2023, 12:17 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit

Strikes wouldn't work if they weren't disruptive.
  clasher Transportation and Infrastructure 4,282 3,205,616 05-03-2023, 07:30 AM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit

lol what do you think the scooters are for?
  clasher Transportation and Infrastructure 4,282 3,205,616 05-01-2023, 02:53 PM
  Thread: Micromobility 2021+ (bikeshare, scootershare)
Post: RE: Micromobility 2021+ (bikeshare, scootershare)

I ran into a similar logjam early morning last weekend at Columbia. If I weren't in a hurry I'd have moved them onto the grass.
  clasher Transportation and Infrastructure 64 11,413 04-26-2023, 07:05 PM
  Thread: GGH Transportation and Growth Plan
Post: RE: GGH Transportation and Growth Plan

Ion was still funded by the gov't, vs. something like a condo building or a steel mill that's just one company building it.
  clasher Transportation and Infrastructure 48 9,050 04-26-2023, 07:02 PM
  Thread: GGH Transportation and Growth Plan
Post: RE: GGH Transportation and Growth Plan

I'd imagine there's at least twice as many consultants and engineers involved than on a private sector job.
  clasher Transportation and Infrastructure 48 9,050 04-26-2023, 06:53 AM
  Thread: 595 Strasburg Rd | 9 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 595 Strasburg Rd | 9 fl | U/C

The actual dazzle painted building near H-W and the expressway looks way better.
  clasher Suburbs 40 8,535 04-23-2023, 07:18 PM
  Thread: Micromobility 2021+ (bikeshare, scootershare)
Post: RE: Micromobility 2021+ (bikeshare, scootershare)

Saw a half dozen scooters completely blocking the sidewalk at King and Ottawa. I guess if you're in a wheelchair or pushing a stroller then the sidewalk ain't for you anymore.
  clasher Transportation and Infrastructure 64 11,413 04-17-2023, 07:55 AM
  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit

Look at the Eglinton LRT boondoggle for where the money all goes.
  clasher Transportation and Infrastructure 1,125 688,493 04-11-2023, 02:42 AM

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