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  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Kodra24 Wrote: (01-18-2026, 08:12 PM) -- Headline is "25% of Canadian millennials say they will probably buy a home in 2026: survey" But the most interesting statement is below: "Gen Zs (typica...
   plam Urban Areas 5,976 4,779,281 01-18-2026, 08:30 PM
  Thread: Bus Megathread
Post: RE: Bus Megathread
Acitta Wrote: (01-09-2026, 12:30 AM) -- tomh009 Wrote: (01-08-2026, 03:59 PM) -- Interesting ... it seems the actual battery tech is from Nordic Nano. Both companies are based in Finland. Being demo...
   plam Transportation and Infrastructure 36 7,341 01-09-2026, 10:34 PM
  Thread: 30-40 Margaret Ave | 6 fl | Planned
Post: RE: 30-40 Margaret Ave | 3 fl townhouses | Planned
creative Wrote: (12-22-2025, 04:49 PM) -- Out of curiosity, what would have your suggestions added to the overall cost to build as a percentage. Also what would have underground parking added to the ...
   plam Urban Areas 271 128,818 12-22-2025, 08:06 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
ijmorlan Wrote: (12-05-2025, 09:51 PM) -- I have to say I think the notion of bus/bike lanes is very questionable. Buses need to be able to zoom along at full speed (whatever speed that is on a parti...
   plam Transportation and Infrastructure 4,842 3,624,860 12-06-2025, 04:19 AM
  Thread: Victoria and Park | 25, 36, 38 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Victoria and Park | 25, 36, 38 fl | Proposed
ZEBuilder Wrote: (12-01-2025, 06:11 PM) -- nms Wrote: (12-01-2025, 08:40 AM) -- Is there anything that municipalities are entitled to from developers who take up a lot of municipal staff time but th...
   plam Urban Areas 310 80,427 12-01-2025, 07:17 PM
  Thread: Kitchener Toys R Us - Up for sale
Post: RE: Kitchener Toys R Us - Up for sale
neonjoe Wrote: (11-27-2025, 09:29 AM) -- Considering the size and format of their location in Stone Road Mall Guelph location if they are still viable there's now a free box across the street with mo...
   plam Retail 7 952 11-27-2025, 03:35 PM
  Thread: High-speed rail coming to Canada!..in 4 years...maybe
Post: RE: High-speed rail coming to Canada!..in 4 years....
Rainrider22 Wrote: (11-24-2025, 11:40 PM) -- You can't be serious about giving up fossil fuels... do you actually.understand how much stuff other than ice engines rely on oil ? -- No, really, what ...
   plam General and Off-Topic Discussion 24 3,109 11-25-2025, 06:01 PM
  Thread: High-speed rail coming to Canada!..in 4 years...maybe
Post: RE: High-speed rail coming to Canada!..in 4 years....
danbrotherston Wrote: (11-24-2025, 01:50 AM) -- tomh009 Wrote: (11-23-2025, 08:46 PM) -- He's doing a balancing act with the tariff response, Canadian infrastructure, deficit spending and the enviro...
   plam General and Off-Topic Discussion 24 3,109 11-24-2025, 10:06 PM
  Thread: Housing shortfall, costs and affordability
Post: RE: Housing shortfall, costs and affordability
MidTowner Wrote: (11-11-2025, 04:04 PM) -- I think it would be fair to say that housing and real estate in many ways have been less market-driven in Canada than those things. Government in Canada has...
   plam Urban Issues 243 63,842 11-11-2025, 10:03 PM
  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Momo26 Wrote: (11-07-2025, 08:24 PM) -- It passed https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/waterloo-regional-committee-votes-to-expand-light-rail-transit-into-cambridge/ -- Great. But: Quote...
   plam Transportation and Infrastructure 1,234 911,569 11-09-2025, 01:38 AM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
ZEBuilder Wrote: (10-20-2025, 07:29 AM) -- plam Wrote: (10-19-2025, 11:55 PM) -- The University of Waterloo Sustainable Transportation people feel like they haven't made headway on shifting modeshar...
   plam Transportation and Infrastructure 17,649 12,658,595 10-20-2025, 09:22 PM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
nms Wrote: (10-18-2025, 08:19 AM) -- Acitta Wrote: (10-17-2025, 01:47 PM) -- An article (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/subway-safety/684566/) in the Atlantic starts off with this...
   plam Transportation and Infrastructure 17,649 12,658,595 10-19-2025, 11:55 PM
  Thread: Benton/Church project | 40 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Benton/Church project | 40 fl | Proposed
There's a segment of the Internet that will talk about Land Value Tax at quite some length.
   plam Urban Areas 76 22,563 10-19-2025, 11:54 PM
  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
MidTowner Wrote: (10-15-2025, 03:16 PM) -- Saying people "have to" use transit is not very meaningful. In reality, people weigh a number of different factors when deciding. They decide what given tra...
   plam Transportation and Infrastructure 1,234 911,569 10-15-2025, 07:30 PM
  Thread: General Politics Discussion
Post: RE: General Politics Discussion
Government budgets are not like personal budgets, and one should not think of balancing the budget as actually a good thing. Having bonds outstanding means that you are paying interest generally to Ca...
   plam Politics 643 276,760 10-10-2025, 05:32 PM
  Thread: Population and Housing
Post: RE: Population and Housing
bravado Wrote: (10-09-2025, 10:16 AM) -- Here's an educational and possibly counter-intuitive study about the risks of fire in housing types over the years. https://www.pew.org/en/research-and-ana...
   plam Urban Issues 577 338,957 10-09-2025, 05:36 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
dtkvictim Wrote: (10-07-2025, 06:47 PM) -- But Ontario also completely fails at keeping driver education up to date. A lot of people on the road have licenses that predate roundabouts and crossrides ...
   plam Transportation and Infrastructure 4,842 3,624,860 10-08-2025, 04:02 AM
  Thread: General Politics Discussion
Post: RE: General Politics Discussion
danbrotherston Wrote: (10-06-2025, 01:28 PM) -- Oh the Urbanity has a video talking about Montreal politics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpFpcEdrj3s It is rather interesting, their politica...
   plam Politics 643 276,760 10-06-2025, 06:12 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
bravado Wrote: (10-04-2025, 11:00 AM) -- Momo26 Wrote: (10-04-2025, 10:18 AM) -- Thanks for everyone's input. I think I just feel similar to many others Including those that have paid into it decade...
   plam Urban Areas 5,976 4,779,281 10-05-2025, 04:49 PM
  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Momo26 Wrote: (10-04-2025, 10:37 AM) -- Now the concept that the majority of public transit in a big city serves ubran dwellers isn't new, but the number of above will still likely come at quite a su...
   plam Transportation and Infrastructure 1,234 911,569 10-04-2025, 10:10 PM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Here's a good quote about workslop: Quote: -- Here’s how this happens. As AI tools become more accessible, workers are increasingly able to quickly produce polished output: well-formatted slides, l...
   plam Urban Areas 1,348 1,234,679 09-30-2025, 04:55 PM
  Thread: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
Post: RE: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
From Guelph's mayor on X: "Mayor Cam Guthrie @CamGuthrie Want to stop a program? Fine. Want to disparage cities like Guelph while you do it? Not fine. In a follow up to my comments regard...
   plam Transportation and Infrastructure 648 270,207 09-29-2025, 07:11 PM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
KevinL Wrote: (09-28-2025, 12:36 PM) -- There are some emerging useful applications of AI, but only in particular specialty fields. Most of the AI currently being hyped is vaporware, absolutely. -- ...
   plam Urban Areas 1,348 1,234,679 09-28-2025, 05:33 PM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
ac3r Wrote: (09-27-2025, 02:52 PM) -- They don't have a local presence here though, do they? Speaking of, I'm surprised the university hasn't been heavily leaning into AI considering we do have a ...
   plam Urban Areas 1,348 1,234,679 09-28-2025, 05:13 AM
  Thread: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 43, 50 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 43, 50 fl | U/C
Momo26 Wrote: (09-13-2025, 07:10 PM) -- Has anyone done a proper study on that? There are a couple big tickets with sfh its true....roof, windows, furnace/a.c. to name a couple. Then any yard and dri...
   plam Urban Areas 1,859 1,288,652 09-14-2025, 01:28 AM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Momo26 Wrote: (09-11-2025, 05:10 AM) -- Pay wall but I  would love to read it. Anyone here have a bypass? https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/waterloo-region-is-growing-extraordinarily-...
   plam Urban Areas 5,976 4,779,281 09-11-2025, 05:59 AM

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