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  Thread: Recycling Issues
Post: RE: Recycling Issues
I really wish the circular materials also had switched to wheelie bins for their switch to biweekly pickup. Now I have 6 blue boxes in my garage, typically we fill 2-3 of them each week.
   neonjoe Urban Issues 154 185,215 8 hours ago
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
ac3r Wrote: (01-22-2026, 05:58 PM) -- Momo26 Wrote: (01-14-2026, 11:00 PM) -- Wonder what tenants those retail spaces will house -- I'm gonna guess another Indian restaurant, a pharmacy and a revo...
   neonjoe Urban Areas 834 280,612 01-22-2026, 08:00 PM
  Thread: Water capacity
Post: RE: Water capacity
ZEBuilder Wrote: (01-11-2026, 09:40 AM) -- neonjoe Wrote: (01-11-2026, 08:34 AM) -- There’s been well drilling equipment on the municipal property by the Amand Drive SWP. Last year it appeared that ...
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 16 1,519 01-11-2026, 01:21 PM
  Thread: Water capacity
Post: RE: Water capacity
There’s been well drilling equipment on the municipal property by the Amand Drive SWP. Last year it appeared that they were doing exploratory drilling. Is this perhaps related to bringing more capacit...
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 16 1,519 01-11-2026, 08:34 AM
  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
Could be a good research protect for UW to run an autonomous shuttle between the R/T station and the hospital. Most of the cost in bus transit is the operator. For a small circulator it may be a good ...
   neonjoe Urban Issues 365 100,494 01-05-2026, 05:11 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
Perhaps the region should get the cities to do the clearing of the bus stops instead of relying on private contractors (some from outside of the region) that seem to not actually care or the contract ...
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 4,542 3,884,624 01-05-2026, 02:51 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
If I recall correctly the free service in the past was funded by a corporate sponsorship.
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 4,542 3,884,624 01-04-2026, 01:09 PM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Here's the news release related to the media advisory. https://www.canada.ca/en/housing-infrastructure-communities/news/2025/12/canada-ontario-and-the-region-of-waterloo-invest-in-public-transit-im...
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 17,649 12,658,637 12-17-2025, 03:13 PM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
KevinL Wrote: (12-16-2025, 11:45 PM) -- On the more positive side, a nebulous 'infrastructure announcement' is coming tomorrow morning at the Northfield bus barn. Three levels of government reps, so ...
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 17,649 12,658,637 12-17-2025, 08:25 AM
  Thread: King-Victoria Transit Hub
Post: RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub
^ Society fails when we lose empathy…
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 1,248 1,261,558 11-30-2025, 09:35 AM
  Thread: Kitchener Toys R Us - Up for sale
Post: RE: Kitchener Toys R Us - Up for sale
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 more pedestrian traffic that could be a fit....
   neonjoe Retail 7 952 11-27-2025, 09:29 AM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
^ This explains why they purchased second hand locomotives from Metrolink
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 2,180 1,453,130 11-24-2025, 11:06 AM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
The agreement with CN to allow for Metrolinx to build their own dedicated trackage between Silver Junction and Mount Pleasant should allow them to open up a log of operational flexibility since the cu...
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 2,180 1,453,130 11-24-2025, 10:42 AM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
4 based on a ratio of what existed before is infinitely better.
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 2,180 1,453,130 11-22-2025, 08:57 AM
  Thread: Imperial Pub in Toronto
Post: RE: Imperial Pub in Toronto
nms Wrote: (11-18-2025, 06:27 AM) -- It would be interesting to know a bit more about why the pub is closing.  Did rent go up so the pub was no longer viable?  Did the owner want to retire but no one...
   neonjoe Outside Waterloo Region 3 636 11-18-2025, 12:44 PM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
Bytor Wrote: (01-10-2025, 01:16 PM) -- LesPio Wrote: (01-09-2025, 01:35 PM) -- Ford directs Metrolinx to study GO Transit expansion by diverting freight rails -- How much you wanna bet that the op...
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 2,180 1,453,130 10-20-2025, 02:46 PM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
ac3r Wrote: (10-16-2025, 04:51 PM) -- Does anyone know what they anticipate the schedule to be like? Hopefully it isn't like...2 trips a day to start. -- It’s 4 new trains all weekend. The people o...
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 2,180 1,453,130 10-16-2025, 06:50 PM
  Thread: Willow River PS
Post: RE: Willow River PS
I don’t know How but the Separate Board finished Holy Trinity School on time.
   neonjoe General and Off-Topic Discussion 7 1,569 10-04-2025, 01:12 PM
  Thread: General Retail News
Post: RE: General Retail News
KevinL Wrote: (09-28-2025, 12:33 PM) -- The long-vacant segment on the south side of the Laurentian Zehrs building has had some active work recently, and finally a 'coming soon' sign for... Value Vil...
   neonjoe Retail 1,031 1,087,916 09-28-2025, 05:17 PM
  Thread: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
Post: RE: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
I’d rather the speeded be fined via automated speed enforcement than.. -Hiring additional police officers to do speed enforcement -Paying property taxes to enforce “victimless laws” -Having officer...
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 648 270,209 09-27-2025, 07:09 AM
  Thread: Ending Chronic Homelessness
Post: RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness
I was in Hamilton last weekend, the problem there is that the homeless are scattered around instead of centralized. It seems worse than KW based on the area but it's actually not bad. London appears t...
   neonjoe Urban Issues 185 58,249 09-26-2025, 11:19 PM
  Thread: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
Post: RE: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
I dunno, it seems negligent that someone can get a ticket. I've been driving since I was 16 so thats 28 years with my license and I haven't ever received a ticket nor have I got into an accident. I'm ...
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 648 270,209 09-26-2025, 10:11 PM
  Thread: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
Post: RE: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
Maybe it's because I have kids, but I'm always very aware when I'm driving through school zones. It's not hard to slow down. I'm fine with the cameras in school zones. If they were in arbitrary areas ...
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 648 270,209 09-26-2025, 08:27 AM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
They are too high for Waterloo, the three storey ones are in Kitchener. Waterloo wants to keep its small town charm... ... :/
   neonjoe Urban Areas 1,348 1,234,691 09-17-2025, 01:02 PM
  Thread: Ending Chronic Homelessness
Post: RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness
ac3r Wrote: (09-11-2025, 04:05 PM) -- Condo sales are sliding, right? If putting the homeless and substance addicted people into garden sheds like they're a Trailer Park Boys character is a good idea...
   neonjoe Urban Issues 185 58,249 09-11-2025, 09:42 PM
  Thread: Restricting Right Turns on Red
Post: RE: Restricting Right Turns on Red
creative Wrote: (09-11-2025, 08:43 PM) -- I was stopped at a red light recently. Stopped behind the line, checked both directions. Crept forward into the pedestrian crossing and stopped again. Checke...
   neonjoe Transportation and Infrastructure 43 4,745 09-11-2025, 09:28 PM

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