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  Thread: Amalgamation
Post: RE: Amalgamation
tomh009 Wrote: (Yesterday, 02:30 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (Yesterday, 11:52 AM) -- Make the statement an active personal statement "I feel the park's name should be retained"...even better, just...
   danbrotherston Urban Issues 417 190,110 Yesterday, 03:49 PM
  Thread: General University Area Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General University Area Updates and Rumours
SF22 Wrote: (Yesterday, 11:42 AM) -- Have there ever been any rumours of UW deciding to build a parking garage to free up some land for new buildings? The East Campus area at Phillip/Columbia have 5 ...
   danbrotherston University Area 368 409,419 Yesterday, 12:00 PM
  Thread: Amalgamation
Post: RE: Amalgamation
panamaniac Wrote: (Yesterday, 09:48 AM) -- SF22 Wrote: (Yesterday, 09:13 AM) -- There has been a push to rename Victoria Park to Willow River Park, as the indigenous name for the Grand is the Willow...
   danbrotherston Urban Issues 417 190,110 Yesterday, 11:52 AM
  Thread: General Waterloo Region Heritage
Post: RE: General Waterloo Region Heritage
SF22 Wrote: (09-14-2023, 11:23 AM) -- ac3r Wrote: (09-14-2023, 11:03 AM) -- Some idiot in a truck took out the century old iron fence along Frederick. It apparently had a heritage designation. ht...
   danbrotherston Waterloo Region Heritage 41 39,685 09-15-2023, 02:42 AM
  Thread: Amalgamation
Post: RE: Amalgamation
I dunno, I would prefer we don’t do yet more sprawl. To say nothing of the lack of evidence that bigger amalgamated cities are more efficient in any way. Also who would own GRT and garbage?
   danbrotherston Urban Issues 417 190,110 09-15-2023, 01:46 AM
  Thread: Trails
Post: RE: Trails
Yeah unless the trail is segregated the traffic won’t be. As for the poles ijmorlan the near side is fine but on the far side cyclists cannot push the button without being on the wrong side of the ...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 2,666 1,468,561 09-15-2023, 01:43 AM
  Thread: Strong mayor powers
Post: RE: Strong mayor powers
tomh009 Wrote: (09-13-2023, 07:56 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (09-13-2023, 02:01 PM) -- I dunno...the previous mayor of Waterloo was very much in the neoconservative sphere...and I'd argue the same...
   danbrotherston Politics 12 569 09-14-2023, 01:45 AM
  Thread: Trails
Post: RE: Trails
Well at least the pole is in less idiotic place than the crossing on Weber at Wellington.
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 2,666 1,468,561 09-14-2023, 01:38 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Lol...oh man...so on brand for Waterloo engineers. "Lets give the maximum amount of forgiveness to drivers, and the minimum amount of protection to cyclists that we can get away with."
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,664 2,705,931 09-14-2023, 01:30 AM
  Thread: Strong mayor powers
Post: RE: Strong mayor powers
tomh009 Wrote: (09-13-2023, 11:01 AM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (09-13-2023, 08:01 AM) -- ijmorlan Wrote: (09-13-2023, 07:00 AM) -- But not using them doesn't make our society less autocratic or les...
   danbrotherston Politics 12 569 09-13-2023, 02:01 PM
  Thread: Strong mayor powers
Post: RE: Strong mayor powers
ijmorlan Wrote: (09-13-2023, 07:00 AM) -- timc Wrote: (09-12-2023, 05:26 PM) -- My understanding of the powers is that they are only applicable in ways that the province wants things to go anyway. M...
   danbrotherston Politics 12 569 09-13-2023, 08:01 AM
  Thread: Strong mayor powers
Post: Strong mayor powers
The Mayor of Waterloo made a statement today affirming her intent to refuse the strong mayor powers. Honestly, I don't agree with this. This is why progressives fail. We are not driven to win. Y...
   danbrotherston Politics 12 569 09-12-2023, 08:48 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
I mean...none of that is accidental. The turn radii are huge...so the crossing always has to be set back...that could be managed by routing the trail well, but that was also never going to happen. A...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,664 2,705,931 09-12-2023, 01:13 AM
  Thread: UW Indigenous Residence
Post: RE: UW Indigenous Residence
ijmorlan Wrote: (09-10-2023, 05:15 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (09-10-2023, 03:32 AM) -- Unfortunately, our engineers, even the most progressive ones, see pedestrians and cyclists mixing as fine......
   danbrotherston University Area 15 955 09-11-2023, 03:47 AM
  Thread: UW Indigenous Residence
Post: RE: UW Indigenous Residence
ijmorlan Wrote: (09-08-2023, 07:28 AM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (09-08-2023, 03:17 AM) -- *looks at streetview* Oh yes, I remember now...the North side is like...idiotically misaligned...despite the...
   danbrotherston University Area 15 955 09-10-2023, 03:32 AM
  Thread: UW Indigenous Residence
Post: RE: UW Indigenous Residence
Awesome to hear it was expanded...I'll have to check it out. But if they haven't improved the paths, it's probably still a bit of a problem. Of course, the Netherlands isn't immune to this problem ...
   danbrotherston University Area 15 955 09-08-2023, 03:17 AM
  Thread: UW Indigenous Residence
Post: RE: UW Indigenous Residence
plam Wrote: (09-07-2023, 06:40 AM) -- KevinL Wrote: (09-06-2023, 10:41 PM) -- That will make trips to campus much easier for residents of that entire block of dorms - no need to cross University in ...
   danbrotherston University Area 15 955 09-07-2023, 08:13 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
bravado Wrote: (09-05-2023, 12:23 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (09-05-2023, 04:43 AM) -- Yeah, this intersection doesn't get enough attention for how badly designed it is.  It is right in the heart ...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,664 2,705,931 09-05-2023, 12:27 PM
  Thread: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
Post: RE: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
dtkvictim Wrote: (09-05-2023, 02:30 AM) -- Sorry, I forgot to get around to responding to this. danbrotherston Wrote: (08-09-2023, 03:32 PM) -- So I think you're thinking about it conceptually wr...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 540 131,101 09-05-2023, 05:42 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
dtkvictim Wrote: (09-05-2023, 02:40 AM) -- Curbs at crossings on the Weber St MUT (Water St to Spur Line) have been replaced and widened, and crossrides (or whatever they are called) have been painte...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,664 2,705,931 09-05-2023, 04:43 AM
  Thread: What does DTK need?
Post: RE: What does DTK need?
bravado Wrote: (09-01-2023, 11:50 AM) -- I have to say this whole discussion seems very out of touch. Software already exists for all these problems and a compellingly designed  downtown/commercial z...
   danbrotherston Urban Issues 141 11,970 09-01-2023, 12:24 PM
  Thread: What does DTK need?
Post: RE: What does DTK need?
SF22 Wrote: (09-01-2023, 10:40 AM) -- taylortbb Wrote: (08-31-2023, 03:28 PM) -- The problem with all of that is that it's actually really hard to build a good app. Yes, anyone with a laptop and a l...
   danbrotherston Urban Issues 141 11,970 09-01-2023, 12:20 PM
  Thread: What does DTK need?
Post: RE: What does DTK need?
tomh009 Wrote: (09-01-2023, 09:21 AM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (09-01-2023, 02:59 AM) -- As for users, I think if they could offer a comparable user experience, and everything is 10-20% cheaper, I t...
   danbrotherston Urban Issues 141 11,970 09-01-2023, 09:30 AM
  Thread: What does DTK need?
Post: RE: What does DTK need?
dtkvictim Wrote: (08-31-2023, 07:11 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (08-31-2023, 05:53 PM) -- People will use the app where the restaurants are. It’s why some of the sleazier apps lie about which resta...
   danbrotherston Urban Issues 141 11,970 09-01-2023, 02:59 AM
  Thread: What does DTK need?
Post: RE: What does DTK need?
dtkvictim Wrote: (08-31-2023, 02:55 PM) -- tomh009 Wrote: (08-30-2023, 10:57 PM) -- From memory, and between Queen and Victoria (excluding restaurants and cafes): there are at least two dollar store...
   danbrotherston Urban Issues 141 11,970 08-31-2023, 05:53 PM
  Thread: What does DTK need?
Post: RE: What does DTK need?
SF22 Wrote: (08-31-2023, 08:47 AM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (08-31-2023, 02:49 AM) -- Yeah, I mean, it's remarkable how much damage has been done by delivery companies masquerading as delivery compa...
   danbrotherston Urban Issues 141 11,970 08-31-2023, 01:50 PM

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