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  Thread: 535 Quiet Pl | 8 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 535 Quiet Pl | 8 fl | Proposed
If our current population growth is at zero, who is going to live in all of these apartments that are currently under construction or recently completed? Definitely not the homeless. None of the apart...
   creative Suburbs 21 5,436 6 hours ago
  Thread: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
Post: RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
And you know that for a fact? Separated bike and pedestrian lanes are being built on the Frederick street bridge.
   creative Transportation and Infrastructure 994 960,684 Yesterday, 01:12 PM
  Thread: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
Post: RE: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
Not sure how it would encourage more red light running. The time adding to have to wait for the light is minimal. There has been one at River Road and the entrance to the Ottawa street plaza for some ...
   creative Transportation and Infrastructure 648 270,206 02-13-2026, 12:37 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
My estranged brother is one of those so called “unhoused bums”. He is not addicted to drugs but he does have major mental health issues. He has trouble living by others rules. He is actually very int...
   creative Urban Areas 5,976 4,779,278 01-22-2026, 12:12 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | completed
Sunset Sessions are continuing through the winter at the Conrad Centre. https://goodcompanyproductions.ca/pages/winter-sunset-sessions
   creative Urban Areas 5,976 4,779,278 01-15-2026, 03:28 PM
  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
https://www.wrhn.ca/waterloo-regions-new-hospital#new-hospital-site “As part of the site planning due diligence process, architects did a “test-fit” to ensure the building of the new hospital could...
   creative Urban Issues 365 100,493 01-07-2026, 12:15 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
Are they not required to go with the lowest bid as long as they meet the requirements?
   creative Transportation and Infrastructure 4,542 3,884,605 01-05-2026, 04:57 PM
  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
https://www.wrhn.ca/waterloo-regions-new-hospital#new-hospital-site Great read including all of the subsections regarding how and why the site was chosen. I encourage everyone to review. A lot ...
   creative Urban Issues 365 100,493 01-05-2026, 01:06 PM
  Thread: World politics
Post: RE: World politics
You were spouting false accusations that I corrected. There are no further discussions needed.
   creative Politics 12 1,183 12-30-2025, 12:09 PM
  Thread: World politics
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
Every time Canada announces $2.5 billion in loan guarantees for Ukraine, the same crowd loses their minds, loudly, confidently, and completely wrong. So let’s clear this up slowly, because clearly ...
   creative Politics 12 1,183 12-29-2025, 02:45 PM
  Thread: General Suburban Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours
Has anyone heard of a proposed redevelopment for the Krug St. Plaza with 3 towers and retail on the main floor? Someone on the Stanley Park Facebook group indicated that they have a friend with a stor...
   creative Suburbs 1,258 1,239,432 12-24-2025, 09:26 AM
  Thread: 30-40 Margaret Ave | 6 fl | Planned
Post: RE: 30-40 Margaret Ave | 3 fl townhouses | Planned
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 overall cost of building as a percentage? N...
   creative Urban Areas 271 128,817 12-22-2025, 04:49 PM
  Thread: Water capacity
Post: RE: Water capacity
Water taken from a Great Lake has to be returned to the same lake so it would have to be Erie.
   creative Transportation and Infrastructure 16 1,519 12-10-2025, 03:17 PM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
Midtowner never complained about this issue. They did what I was asking if any of the complainers had done. Dan I also did what you asked me to do. I asked if anyone had reached out.
   creative Transportation and Infrastructure 2,180 1,453,106 11-29-2025, 09:46 AM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
So, did anyone on here reach out to GRT or the region for a response on this issue?
   creative Transportation and Infrastructure 2,180 1,453,106 11-28-2025, 12:54 PM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
Why didn’t any of the complainers that had an issue with this inconvenience, reach out to others who had posted, to ask if anyone had contacted the region before complaining about this issue? Nobody h...
   creative Transportation and Infrastructure 2,180 1,453,106 11-28-2025, 10:53 AM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
If people on here were truly concerned about this they could have easily reached out to the region to enquire. It is possible that they were not even aware of this problem. Just complaining online, ho...
   creative Transportation and Infrastructure 2,180 1,453,106 11-27-2025, 10:41 AM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
Unfortunately for some, it is easier to complain than it is to ask.
   creative Transportation and Infrastructure 2,180 1,453,106 11-26-2025, 03:40 PM
  Thread: Housing shortfall, costs and affordability
Post: RE: Housing shortfall, costs and affordability
It used to work really well in the past. Home ownership was affordable to many and renting as an alternative to ownership was also affordable. House prices and rents pretty much rose at the rate of in...
   creative Urban Issues 243 63,838 11-14-2025, 09:20 AM
  Thread: Housing shortfall, costs and affordability
Post: RE: Housing shortfall, costs and affordability
And your alternative solution is… try nothing?
   creative Urban Issues 243 63,838 11-13-2025, 03:24 PM
  Thread: Housing shortfall, costs and affordability
Post: RE: Housing shortfall, costs and affordability
I’ve read your post several times and I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about.
   creative Urban Issues 243 63,838 11-13-2025, 01:58 PM
  Thread: Housing shortfall, costs and affordability
Post: RE: Housing shortfall, costs and affordability
Can you share an example as to how the media makes renters out to be losers.
   creative Urban Issues 243 63,838 11-12-2025, 03:16 PM
  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
So I guess that means that you didn’t. Which facts in particular were wrong? I believe that the ION extension is a good thing. The timeframe for its true benefit could be decades. Shoebox and dog crat...
   creative Transportation and Infrastructure 1,234 911,559 11-03-2025, 01:43 PM
  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Did you even read the article. He was stating facts from others, not his opinion. You don’t have to like the article but to label it as a hit job is totally wrong. This is partially what is wrong with...
   creative Transportation and Infrastructure 1,234 911,559 11-03-2025, 01:02 PM
  Thread: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION Phase 2 - Cambridge's Light Rail Transit
I thought that you said you own a home here.
   creative Transportation and Infrastructure 1,234 911,559 11-02-2025, 03:30 PM
  Thread: East Side Lands Trunk Sewer
Post: RE: East Side Lands Trunk Sewer
Paid for by development fees?
   creative Transportation and Infrastructure 5 698 11-01-2025, 09:43 AM

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