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  Thread: VIA Rail
Post: RE: VIA Rail

It would be nice...if only the trains went faster. Cross country/province overnight trips are cool, but when you consider how painfully slow it takes to get anywhere on a VIA train it's hard to sell t...
  ac3r Transportation and Infrastructure 296 185,836 1 hour ago
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours

It seems that in addition to the really large project Vive has proposed near the hospital, they have brainstormed further development of property they also own downtown. These include: 46-56 College S...
  ac3r Urban Areas 5,567 3,924,865 2 hours ago
  Thread: 300 King St W | 50, 55 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 300 King St W | 50, 55 fl | Proposed

I guess one possibility would be doing the project in 2 phases. They could take down the existing buildings that go from the convenience store to the Slices restaurant on Water Street, build that and ...
  ac3r Urban Areas 15 310 3 hours ago
  Thread: 15 Dellroy Ave | 18 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 15 Dellroy Ave | 18 fl | Proposed

There are a couple excavators on site digging what I assume will be the hole for this. Interestingly, there's evidence of an existing foundation already poured, which I guess was put in decades ago wh...
  ac3r Suburbs 5 1,055 4 hours ago
  Thread: 300 King St W | 50, 55 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 300 King St W | 50, 55 fl | Proposed

Was this block sold or something? Or has Hallman always owned this? I could see the LCBO and The Beer Store moving eventually if this was approved, but I don't see that happening anytime soon.
  ac3r Urban Areas 15 310 Today, 05:58 AM
  Thread: Schneider Family Lands donation to rare charitable reserve
Post: RE: Schneider Family Lands donation to rare charit...

That's true for a lot of the crops we grow. A huge portion of it ends up being produced for things like seed oil production and animal feed, with a lot of that being exported. We import a lot of the f...
  ac3r Townships 44 1,701 Yesterday, 01:36 PM
  Thread: VIA Rail
Post: RE: VIA Rail

2030? So, more realistically 2050.
  ac3r Transportation and Infrastructure 296 185,836 Yesterday, 01:16 PM
  Thread: 864-872 King St W | 55, 44, 38, 16 fl | proposed
Post: RE: 864-872 King St W | 55, 44, 38, 16 fl | propos...

This would be exciting if it wasn't from Vive. All they seem to do is buy property, hire a local architecture team to throw together a vague plan, propose it, it gets approved and then they shelve it....
  ac3r Urban Areas 3 240 Yesterday, 01:08 PM
  Thread: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
Post: RE: Road design, safety and Vision Zero

Vision Zero Fucks Given to the state of our dangerous roads.
  ac3r Transportation and Infrastructure 601 184,514 Yesterday, 12:23 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...

Oh I forgot all about this. If it ever sees the light of day, it won't be for a real long time.
  ac3r Urban Areas 12 389 Yesterday, 12:20 PM
  Thread: 1 Columbia Street West | 7 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 1 Columbia Street West | 7 fl | Proposed

westwardloo Wrote: (03-22-2024, 01:39 PM) -- If only 1 Columbia was half as nice as this design. -- Yeah, it's awful. Not just the design but the quality of the building itself. If you go walk arou...
  ac3r University Area 7 394 03-26-2024, 02:59 PM
  Thread: General Township Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Township Updates and Rumours

Feels like they're going to need to go the expropriation route. The community reaction - however misinformed and shortsighted it may be - appears to be quite opposed to this idea. I think with some pr...
  ac3r Townships 191 156,186 03-26-2024, 02:56 PM
  Thread: Waterloo Region Housing: Mooregate (15-105 Mooregate Crescent) | 9 & 16 fl | Proposed
Post: Waterloo Region Housing: Mooregate (15-105 Moorega...

Waterloo Region Housing is seeking to expand their social/community housing by proposing a 9 and 16 floor apartment project at 15-105 Mooregate Crescent. Proposed are two towers. The first would be 9...
  ac3r Suburbs 2 170 03-26-2024, 02:50 PM
  Thread: Schneider Family Lands donation to rare charitable reserve
Post: RE: Schneider Family Lands donation to rare charit...

westwardloo Wrote: (03-26-2024, 08:54 AM) -- I get that 6 family farms is nothing to scoff at, but I think a potential 18 billion dollar investment in the Region and 1000's of new high paying jobs tr...
  ac3r Townships 44 1,701 03-26-2024, 02:16 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours

At least this means I can wait at the bus stop across the street without being constantly accosted for spare change. That place has got to be one of the worst spots, with the exception of out front of...
  ac3r Urban Areas 5,567 3,924,865 03-26-2024, 12:15 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit

I don't know of any such data available, but I could see that explaining the rise in ridership. Sometimes you can get on a bus and all but 2-3 people are Indian, yourself included. If there is no s...
  ac3r Transportation and Infrastructure 4,297 3,212,516 03-25-2024, 12:04 PM
  Thread: Schneider Family Lands donation to rare charitable reserve
Post: RE: Schneider Family Lands donation to rare charit...

I'll take electric vehicle automotive production (if that's what it is...nobody knows just yet) over a handful of farms.
  ac3r Townships 44 1,701 03-25-2024, 10:53 AM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit

Interesting, that was my first guess too. When they first started using them, I always overheard the drivers saying how bad they are. I've never really heard of VMC/Vicinity Motor Corp until we bought...
  ac3r Transportation and Infrastructure 4,297 3,212,516 03-24-2024, 01:48 PM
  Thread: Trails
Post: RE: Trails

At least. The other day I was looking up an address on Charles Street to find the exact location of a proposed development that is coming soon (but has not been announced), then started clicking aroun...
  ac3r Transportation and Infrastructure 2,698 1,580,139 03-23-2024, 05:39 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit

I know, but I'm saying they seem to have pulled them from the fleet on the routes they were on. I wonder if they had a problem with them or if they're undergoing maintenance. I haven't seen any in pro...
  ac3r Transportation and Infrastructure 4,297 3,212,516 03-23-2024, 02:48 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 can tell this guy hates his colleagues in council. He sounds as frustrated as we are.
  ac3r Urban Areas 53 6,635 03-23-2024, 02:46 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit

Does anyone know why GRT isn't current using the short buses they use on routes like 27 and I think 28? I've noticed they're running the big buses on this route and have closed off at least 1 or 2 sto...
  ac3r Transportation and Infrastructure 4,297 3,212,516 03-23-2024, 07:01 AM
  Thread: General Sports and Recreation News
Post: RE: General Sports and Recreation News

A lack of transit at present time doesn't mean the area doesn't deserve recreational facilities. It's a rapidly growing area that will have thousands of people living in new subdivisions and high dens...
  ac3r Sports and Recreation 278 304,841 03-22-2024, 06:47 PM
  Thread: 1 Columbia Street West | 7 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 1 Columbia Street West | 7 fl | Proposed

It would be replacing all the houses. I wasn't sure what to title the thread as it's technically the same project as the existing tower at 1 Columbia West, but also shares the address 351-355 King Nor...
  ac3r University Area 7 394 03-22-2024, 06:16 AM
  Thread: General media thread for architecture, urban planning and design
Post: RE: General media thread for architecture, urban p...

Last week's The Economist newsmagazine had an article on how NIMBYs - despite their pro-environmentalist rhetoric - actually increase environmental devastation with their opposition to new development...
  ac3r Urban Design 44 9,549 03-21-2024, 04:07 PM
  Thread: 83-87 Weber St E | 32 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 83-87 Weber St E | 32 fl | Proposed

The apartment count for this project has been reduced to 423 units.
  ac3r Urban Areas 53 6,507 03-21-2024, 04:00 PM

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