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  Thread: Farmland conversion and landfill sites
Post: RE: Farmland conversion and landfill sites
I do know that Toyota is building a huge battery plant in Greenville, NC, and they are shipping a bunch of engineers from Cambridge down to set it up. Not sure if that means they won't build a battery...
   Joedelay Highhoe Politics 163 4,388 04-22-2024, 11:26 AM
  Thread: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/...
I think DTK is elegant compared to this. Granted - the DTK podium is horrific with the wacky lights and shoddy construction. The tower itself is slim and inoffensive. These behemoths are clunky and ba...
   Joedelay Highhoe Urban Areas 780 429,206 04-08-2024, 02:05 PM
  Thread: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed
Rainrider22 Wrote: (04-04-2024, 02:47 PM) -- I haven't tried it yet. Is it good ? -- I think it's pretty good. I'm a fan of the red/green curry. Friend of mine tried thai food for the first time an...
   Joedelay Highhoe Urban Areas 79 5,973 04-04-2024, 03:09 PM
  Thread: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 236 Victoria St N | 40 & 35 fl | Proposed
ac3r Wrote: (04-04-2024, 02:14 PM) -- They built a brand new office across from the LCBO downtown and only one tenant moved in over the course of a year (not including the bank). It's more a problem ...
   Joedelay Highhoe Urban Areas 79 5,973 04-04-2024, 02:35 PM
  Thread: Charles Place | 25, 32, 34, 36, 40, 46, and 46 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Charles Place | 25, 32, 34, 36, 40, 46, and 46...
I think the city is already planning on installing some netting or trees along that hole. I remember last year a dude was doing a survey of balls over the fence. I tried to oblige but accidentally hit...
   Joedelay Highhoe Urban Areas 12 538 03-28-2024, 07:34 AM
  Thread: Charles Place | 25, 32, 34, 36, 40, 46, and 46 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Charles Place | 25, 32, 34, 36, 40, 46, and 46...
Tower 3/4/5 are gonna get hit with so many balls. Can't count the number of times I've smashed one into the printing shack
   Joedelay Highhoe Urban Areas 12 538 03-27-2024, 03:47 PM
  Thread: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Post: RE: Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment
Could we build a giant phallic tower with an observation deck, glass floor and rotating restaurant? Might attract some people downtown and spice up our skyline.
   Joedelay Highhoe Urban Areas 402 86,931 02-12-2024, 10:41 AM
  Thread: 410 Queen Street West - Cambridge
Post: RE: 410 Queen Street West - Cambridge
Given the Mayor, I still think this approval is a win. Now I wonder, will this be rentals or condos? Does the soil still need remediation? Because I know it was heavily polluted by trichloroethylene. ...
   Joedelay Highhoe Urban Areas 24 4,134 12-07-2023, 12:29 PM
  Thread: 102 Fountain Street South (former Preston Springs Hotel) | 26, 24 & 22 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 102 Fountain Street South (former Preston Spri...
I'm already sad this project is going to get cancelled because of a dozen or so homeowners who don't want to see towers anywhere near their backyard oases. Hopefully they get a MZO.
   Joedelay Highhoe Urban Areas 53 6,775 11-22-2023, 03:07 PM
  Thread: General Politics Discussion
Post: RE: General Politics Discussion
When Left Wing parties resist every action to build housing, it is no great surprise that the young and working class would flock to the conservatives. It feels like the only people who can afford to ...
   Joedelay Highhoe Politics 462 175,341 11-02-2023, 12:56 PM
  Thread: General Politics Discussion
Post: RE: General Politics Discussion
Neither candidate can achieve much other than being a thorn in the paw of Dougie. I'm sure Debbie would be far more annoying as an MPP, but I would personally rather see Aislinn get the promotion.
   Joedelay Highhoe Politics 462 175,341 11-02-2023, 10:17 AM
  Thread: 130-142 Victoria Street South | 25 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 130-142 Victoria Street South | 25 fl | Propos...
MacBerry Wrote: (10-25-2023, 11:51 PM) -- bravado Wrote: (09-19-2023, 03:58 PM) -- I think she’s emblematic of the kind of people that rise to the top in the modern NDP, and the source of their demi...
   Joedelay Highhoe Urban Areas 73 14,886 10-26-2023, 11:05 AM
  Thread: Elevate Condos (1333 Weber St E) | 15, 15, 12 & 12 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Elevate Condos (1333 Weber St E) | 15, 15, 12 ...
Makes me wonder how much it actually costs to build such a development. $46MM in down payments and apparently $64MM in outstanding loans. That's just $110MM right there, and I assume that doesn't incl...
   Joedelay Highhoe Urban Areas 216 88,723 10-25-2023, 09:57 AM
  Thread: 417 King St W | 55 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 417 King St W | 55 fl | Proposed
Fortunately nobody actually proposed it. It's just a strawman hypothetical for people who like to wring their hands.
   Joedelay Highhoe Urban Areas 103 18,586 10-25-2023, 08:10 AM
  Thread: 417 King St W | 55 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 417 King St W | 55 fl | Proposed
Kodra24 Wrote: (10-24-2023, 02:43 PM) -- Spokes Wrote: (10-23-2023, 07:28 PM) -- Absolutely.  Lots of people want a guest bedroom.  We have an extra bedroom in our house.  Is that an issue? -- Unf...
   Joedelay Highhoe Urban Areas 103 18,586 10-24-2023, 03:06 PM
  Thread: 26 King St E | 3 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 26 King St E | 3 fl | U/C
I keeping meaning to check this out when I drive through downtown, but it's so dang narrow that I miss it every time.
   Joedelay Highhoe Urban Areas 46 6,338 10-19-2023, 12:40 PM
  Thread: 83-87 Weber St E | 32 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 83-87 Weber St E | 25 fl | Proposed
She's running for MPP (not MP). I'm not voting for her - definitely - but I wonder if she would do less harm as a powerless MPP than she does as a regional NIMBY counsellor.
   Joedelay Highhoe Urban Areas 53 6,643 10-03-2023, 09:29 AM
  Thread: 332 Charles Street East | 17 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 332 Charles Street East | 17 fl | Proposed
I considered myself a stubborn NDP voter; I even voted for Beisan Zubi!! But this is the last straw for me. Never again.
   Joedelay Highhoe Urban Areas 36 5,172 09-27-2023, 02:55 PM
  Thread: 130-142 Victoria Street South | 25 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 130-142 Victoria Street South | 25 fl | Propos...
I'm baffled that she's representing the NDP. She seems like an archetypical conservative - someone who resists progress at every opportunity. It makes me question my entire history of voting NDP. Have...
   Joedelay Highhoe Urban Areas 73 14,886 09-19-2023, 03:22 PM
  Thread: Elevate Condos (1333 Weber St E) | 15, 15, 12 & 12 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Elevate Condos (1333 Weber St E) | 15, 15, 12 ...
I can confirm there's no crane erected on-site. There was one sitting idle for the past few months, but they took it down last week.
   Joedelay Highhoe Urban Areas 216 88,723 08-21-2023, 08:40 AM
  Thread: General Politics Discussion
Post: RE: General Politics Discussion
If Debbie does win the MPP seat, at least she'll be able to perform as her best self: vote "no," enjoy the perks of a powerful position, and do literally nothing else.
   Joedelay Highhoe Politics 462 175,341 06-09-2023, 10:39 AM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Maybe 270 King?
   Joedelay Highhoe Urban Areas 5,576 3,950,546 06-06-2023, 08:08 AM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
I live pretty much kitty corner from TEK and haven't yet been disturbed by any noise. It might be worst for people in 1 Vic, or for people with open windows facing the construction site. So far I'm im...
   Joedelay Highhoe Urban Areas 585 134,074 05-08-2023, 08:43 AM
  Thread: General Politics Discussion
Post: RE: General Politics Discussion
On one hand, it'd be cool if Debbie was no longer a counsellor... but on the other hand, if she's the NDP rep... who the F do we even vote for??!
   Joedelay Highhoe Politics 462 175,341 05-03-2023, 08:36 AM
  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
I work in Cambridge, and I honestly don't think anyone who lives here wants more homes or jobs, and they definitely don't want new neighbors. Best they can do is a McMansion infill project next to dil...
   Joedelay Highhoe Transportation and Infrastructure 1,133 699,948 04-21-2023, 01:28 PM
  Thread: Victoria and Park | 25, 36, 38 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Victoria and Park | 25, 36, 38 fl | Proposed
Everyone expects Debbie to vote no; she's a proud defender of abandoned corner stores and heritage parking lots. This one was weird because even Mayor Berry voted no. Was the whole charade just for th...
   Joedelay Highhoe Urban Areas 302 52,034 03-24-2023, 08:17 AM

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