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  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit

One of the NZ substacks I read was talking about how nice it would be to bring back the Ministry of Works. Western governments just got rid of this ability in the 80s or earlier I guess.
  plam Transportation and Infrastructure 1,125 688,506 03-06-2024, 01:14 PM
  Thread: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Post: RE: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment

westwardloo Wrote: (02-26-2024, 09:37 AM) -- jeffster Wrote: (02-23-2024, 07:08 PM) -- Just realized that the city of Kitchener does a poor job at advocating for itself. -- The Region in general d...
  plam Urban Areas 402 84,950 02-26-2024, 05:29 PM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit

ijmorlan Wrote: (02-23-2024, 12:16 PM) -- What we really should be doing is making all superhighways be toll roads, completely funded out of the tolls and with congestion managed by congestion charge...
  plam Transportation and Infrastructure 1,968 1,154,939 02-24-2024, 04:31 AM
  Thread: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
Post: RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF

Rainrider22 Wrote: (02-22-2024, 12:46 PM) -- For me it isn't a rollercoaster.  It is an ok idea. What I dont like is that it is a way for Air Canada not to service our airport with actual aircraft......
  plam Transportation and Infrastructure 1,373 1,101,217 02-22-2024, 05:53 PM
  Thread: Walking in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Walking in Waterloo Region

dtkvictim Wrote: (02-22-2024, 04:02 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (02-22-2024, 03:44 AM) -- The causation is explicit, like, companies exist to make money, moving towards higher margin vehicles isn't...
  plam Transportation and Infrastructure 1,401 1,163,865 02-22-2024, 05:44 PM
  Thread: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
Post: RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF

re: management of airlines: NZ just got the guy who used to run an airline (Air NZ) "running" the country. Not an upgrade. nms Wrote: (02-21-2024, 09:35 PM) -- Are there other direct bus/transit c...
  plam Transportation and Infrastructure 1,373 1,101,217 02-21-2024, 10:51 PM
  Thread: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
Post: RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF

tomh009 Wrote: (02-21-2024, 03:17 PM) -- Rainrider22 Wrote: (02-21-2024, 03:10 PM) -- Awesome, so the airport is now a bus station !!!  Leave it to Air Canada....  Just land a plane and create some ...
  plam Transportation and Infrastructure 1,373 1,101,217 02-21-2024, 05:51 PM
  Thread: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Post: RE: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment

ac3r Wrote: (02-18-2024, 01:33 PM) -- bravado Wrote: (02-17-2024, 07:14 PM) -- I'd rather have private industry build an arena in a desirable area instead of the public paying for an arena to try an...
  plam Urban Areas 402 84,950 02-18-2024, 05:50 PM
  Thread: Walking in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Walking in Waterloo Region

bravado Wrote: (02-17-2024, 11:38 AM) -- https://x.com/wrpstoday/status/1758836538794774932?s=46&t=rDVs03CoIgMyNKLTCpUIuA An innocent woman has died after being hit on Pinebush, the same stretch o...
  plam Transportation and Infrastructure 1,401 1,163,865 02-18-2024, 05:52 AM
  Thread: 81-85 Bridgeport Road East | 16-27 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 81-85 Bridgeport Road East | 16-22 fl | Propos...

ac3r Wrote: (02-14-2024, 02:17 PM) -- It's funny because Dorothy McCabe was campaigning on wanting to totally transform Waterloo into modern, progressive city that would evolve with the times. And pe...
  plam Urban Areas 65 12,175 02-14-2024, 05:55 PM
  Thread: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed

cherrypark Wrote: (02-14-2024, 11:30 AM) -- Given the time that GRR has been in the community, it really seems like the correct lesson from all of this for them is finding a partner with some capital...
  plam Urban Areas 34 2,762 02-14-2024, 05:55 PM
  Thread: 414 Westhaven Street | 13 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 414 Westhaven Street | 13 fl | Proposed

Kodra24 Wrote: (02-13-2024, 01:58 PM) -- 20min bike ride to Uptown Waterloo via Erb, that's not too bad -- Well, it's better than going east from Uptown on Erb. The ride on Erb/Bridgeport to Lancas...
  plam Suburbs 13 2,575 02-13-2024, 06:20 PM
  Thread: General Business Updates and News
Post: RE: General Business Updates and News

danbrotherston Wrote: (02-13-2024, 01:58 AM) -- plam Wrote: (02-12-2024, 05:28 PM) -- Also again going to point out that (e)bikes are often the fastest way to get around anything that one should con...
  plam Waterloo Region Economy 611 579,524 02-13-2024, 06:17 PM
  Thread: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed

ac3r Wrote: (02-13-2024, 05:31 PM) -- plam Wrote: (02-12-2024, 10:27 PM) -- There really aren't, though. It is super hard to find locations for climbing gyms. And they certainly reach more than 0.5%...
  plam Urban Areas 34 2,762 02-13-2024, 06:08 PM
  Thread: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed

tomh009 Wrote: (02-13-2024, 11:24 AM) -- Both the Victoria site and the old one on Charles are repurposed buildings. There are lots of warehouses and industrial buildings that can be used for climbin...
  plam Urban Areas 34 2,762 02-13-2024, 05:04 PM
  Thread: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed

ac3r Wrote: (02-12-2024, 05:47 PM) -- Yeah...no. There's nothing wrong with climbing gyms but providing thousands of new bedrooms for people when we need them now more than ever is a much better u...
  plam Urban Areas 34 2,762 02-12-2024, 10:27 PM
  Thread: What does DTK need?
Post: RE: What does DTK need?

tomh009 Wrote: (02-12-2024, 06:01 PM) -- By "mounted" I assumed on bicycles ... have not see officers on horses for ages. -- Crowd control...
  plam Urban Issues 176 20,820 02-12-2024, 10:26 PM
  Thread: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed

Chris Wrote: (02-12-2024, 02:16 PM) -- I particularly like this one. New towers can be built in more appropriate locations closer to transit & other amenities Not that Victoria St is a pleasant wa...
  plam Urban Areas 34 2,762 02-12-2024, 05:32 PM
  Thread: General Business Updates and News
Post: RE: General Business Updates and News

danbrotherston Wrote: (02-12-2024, 02:08 AM) -- Bytor Wrote: (02-11-2024, 11:34 PM) -- Even I haven't found a transit trip on GRT that is faster than driving. Though I count convenience and practica...
  plam Waterloo Region Economy 611 579,524 02-12-2024, 05:28 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit

Trucks aren't buses but the driver experience on an electric truck is also way better than on a diesel truck, I've heard. https://www.intelligentliving.co/this-truck-driver-prefers-electric-over-di...
  plam Transportation and Infrastructure 4,282 3,205,646 01-23-2024, 05:25 AM
  Thread: General Business Updates and News
Post: RE: General Business Updates and News

taylortbb Wrote: (01-11-2024, 04:09 PM) -- GRT is clean (a lot cleaner that the TTC, MTA, etc, which undeniably have high ridership). Reliability is pretty good (could be better, but again, it's not ...
  plam Waterloo Region Economy 611 579,524 01-12-2024, 12:03 AM
  Thread: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed

the_conestoga_guy Wrote: (01-10-2024, 10:27 AM) -- Obviously this will never get built, but it does make me wonder about the future of Grand River Rocks. If their new landlord is already looking to u...
  plam Urban Areas 34 2,762 01-10-2024, 04:35 PM
  Thread: Egypt
Post: RE: Egypt

Nur-Sultan/Astana anyone? That is really not a place.
  plam Outside Waterloo Region 4 1,058 01-05-2024, 12:04 AM
  Thread: VIA Rail
Post: RE: VIA Rail

danbrotherston Wrote: (01-03-2024, 07:41 PM) -- panamaniac Wrote: (01-03-2024, 07:09 PM) -- According to VIA (again based on what I've seen on-line) CO2 levels on its trains do not exceed permitted ...
  plam Transportation and Infrastructure 287 184,628 01-04-2024, 12:07 AM
  Thread: VIA Rail
Post: RE: VIA Rail

danbrotherston Wrote: (12-31-2023, 10:03 PM) -- plam Wrote: (12-31-2023, 09:52 PM) -- Nice. But I wonder how the air circulation is on those. On the old equipment there was quite high CO2. Friends o...
  plam Transportation and Infrastructure 287 184,628 01-01-2024, 08:52 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion

ac3r Wrote: (12-31-2023, 07:01 PM) -- On brand for Cambridge, though. They've got the worst roads in the entire region within that city. I'm guessing the victim was taken out of region since, as i...
  plam Transportation and Infrastructure 3,085 2,206,189 12-31-2023, 09:54 PM

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