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  Thread: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/...
tomh009 Wrote: (06-13-2025, 07:36 PM) -- I am told Starbucks will also open (a second DTK location) in the building. -- That would be very surprising. I thought Starbucks pulled back to focus on su...
   dtkvictim Urban Areas 864 516,782 06-14-2025, 11:26 AM
  Thread: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
Post: RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
danbrotherston Wrote: (06-02-2025, 07:29 AM) -- Yes, this is the biggest factor. I am constantly paranoid about there being a crash on the 401 and delaying me 3 hours (it's happened before) and missi...
   dtkvictim Transportation and Infrastructure 1,431 1,239,952 06-02-2025, 12:25 PM
  Thread: Population and Housing
Post: RE: Population and Housing
tomh009 Wrote: (05-31-2025, 07:28 PM) -- So, there really are multiple costs, and there is a gradation of grey in the middle. Dedicated new infrastructure (site servicing, as noted by ZEBuilder) Ro...
   dtkvictim Urban Issues 549 310,816 05-31-2025, 08:47 PM
  Thread: General Retail News
Post: RE: General Retail News
KevinL Wrote: (05-31-2025, 11:09 AM) -- Great to see downtown retail diversifying to meet local residents' needs. Hopefully we get a general-purpose grocer soon. -- It's funny how those work togeth...
   dtkvictim Retail 1,014 1,017,402 05-31-2025, 12:42 PM
  Thread: Population and Housing
Post: RE: Population and Housing
creative Wrote: (05-30-2025, 03:00 PM) -- So I want to buy a new house but I don’t want to pay for all of the infrastructure to support that new home. People that already own a home and have paid for...
   dtkvictim Urban Issues 549 310,816 05-30-2025, 03:40 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Always good when Ontario Traffic Man uploads. His video on red light clearance timing is one of my favourite videos, and a great introduction for people who usually aren't interested in this stuff.
   dtkvictim Transportation and Infrastructure 4,802 3,349,973 05-20-2025, 06:18 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
ZEBuilder Wrote: (05-15-2025, 08:12 PM) -- ... -- Good info. I don't know of many places in the Region that detect bicycles though, and I don't think that ever happens where the pedestrian signal i...
   dtkvictim Transportation and Infrastructure 4,802 3,349,973 05-16-2025, 01:00 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
dscurtis Wrote: (05-15-2025, 04:13 PM) -- Clearly it's been a while since I've gone down Duke between Cedar and Frederick, I didn't know about this new MUT! Pavement markings are nearly complete, jus...
   dtkvictim Transportation and Infrastructure 4,802 3,349,973 05-15-2025, 07:19 PM
  Thread: Avalon Place Highway 7/8 Multi-Use Trail Crossing
Post: RE: Avalon Place Highway 7/8 Multi-Use Trail Cross...
Made use of this bridge yesterday. Works perfectly well, and already seemed to be getting a bunch of use. There is still a small MUT trail gap on Strasburg but not a big deal. Heading from the bridge ...
   dtkvictim Transportation and Infrastructure 148 67,241 05-12-2025, 12:16 PM
  Thread: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | completed
Post: RE: Duke Tower Kitchener | 39 fl | completed
tomh009 Wrote: (05-12-2025, 10:30 AM) -- Sure, it's not Berlin. But Berlin has over three million people in its urban area and more than five centuries of history, whereas KW has maybe 100K people in...
   dtkvictim Urban Areas 1,425 698,005 05-12-2025, 12:06 PM
  Thread: Housing costs
Post: RE: Housing costs
bravado Wrote: (04-27-2025, 07:37 PM) -- dtkvictim Wrote: (04-27-2025, 12:51 PM) -- That's quite a leap to make. Housing is a relatively inelastic good so reducing the price to match a reduction is ...
   dtkvictim Urban Issues 48 8,675 04-28-2025, 05:29 PM
  Thread: Housing costs
Post: RE: Housing costs
bravado Wrote: (04-27-2025, 12:32 PM) -- As for the topic of developers pocketing the cash… if we can’t actually agree that reducing the cost of creating something won’t lower the price of it, then e...
   dtkvictim Urban Issues 48 8,675 04-27-2025, 12:51 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion
Anecdotally, growing up in this area I know about a fair number of pedestrians being hit, but I recall it always being pedestrians crossing from the path at the end of Chandler Dr over Ottawa St to ge...
   dtkvictim Transportation and Infrastructure 3,272 2,487,167 04-24-2025, 09:03 PM
  Thread: Market Square
Post: RE: Market Square
westwardloo Wrote: (04-18-2025, 11:37 AM) -- I would have loved for them to buy the whole market square building from Europro. Tear it down and built a proper Downtown campus with a nice green space....
   dtkvictim Urban Areas 222 112,771 04-18-2025, 08:49 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion
ijmorlan Wrote: (03-23-2025, 09:22 AM) -- My favourite example is at the corner of Erb and Caroline, where the single right turn from Caroline onto Erb frequently jams up. The obvious thing to do is ...
   dtkvictim Transportation and Infrastructure 3,272 2,487,167 03-23-2025, 11:44 AM
  Thread: 300 King St W | 50, 55 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 300 King St W | 50, 55 fl | Proposed
I ended up asking about this and forgot to ever reply here (apparently close to a year ago... wow). The ownership of this block is a joint venture between Tony and someone else (I've forgotten who) an...
   dtkvictim Urban Areas 45 6,894 03-11-2025, 06:52 PM
  Thread: General Retail News
Post: RE: General Retail News
neonjoe Wrote: (03-11-2025, 03:53 PM) -- The Beer Store at 400 King St W is slated to close. This could open up some decent development opportunities with the vacant McCabe's next door. -- https://...
   dtkvictim Retail 1,014 1,017,402 03-11-2025, 06:45 PM
  Thread: Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Brantford most vulnerable to tariffs
Post: RE: Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Brantford m...
Kodra24 Wrote: (03-06-2025, 05:09 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (03-06-2025, 04:05 PM) -- Admittedly, this is why we are entering end stage capitalism. There are more and more developed countries, an...
   dtkvictim Politics 94 11,391 03-06-2025, 09:21 PM
  Thread: General Politics Discussion
Post: RE: General Politics Discussion
Kodra24 Wrote: (03-02-2025, 06:00 PM) -- tomh009 Wrote: (03-02-2025, 09:03 AM) -- Landslide? It's pretty much the same as before, the PCs ended up with 80 seats, down from 83 in the last election, w...
   dtkvictim Politics 597 229,619 03-02-2025, 08:15 PM
  Thread: Buying Canadian (and not American)
Post: RE: Buying Canadian (and not American)
danbrotherston Wrote: (02-28-2025, 07:00 AM) -- dtkvictim Wrote: (02-28-2025, 02:01 AM) -- But did you try asking any property management company? They'll tell you. -- I'm not sure I get your poin...
   dtkvictim Politics 35 3,948 02-28-2025, 12:26 PM
  Thread: Buying Canadian (and not American)
Post: RE: Buying Canadian (and not American)
bravado Wrote: (02-27-2025, 05:39 PM) -- Rainrider22 Wrote: (02-27-2025, 12:31 PM) -- You would think, but that's wrong.  The amount of people from Britain that own real-estate in Florida is crazy. ...
   dtkvictim Politics 35 3,948 02-28-2025, 02:01 AM
  Thread: Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Brantford most vulnerable to tariffs
Post: RE: Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Brantford m...
Momo26 Wrote: (02-15-2025, 03:18 PM) -- You know, and this may blow your mind, there are people out out there that to this day believe COVID didn't come from a lab. There are people that believe that...
   dtkvictim Politics 94 11,391 02-15-2025, 09:08 PM
  Thread: Winter Walking and Cycling
Post: RE: Winter Walking and Cycling
plam Wrote: (02-15-2025, 09:24 AM) -- I just walked from say Bridgeport and King to 1 Victoria this morning, mostly along Moore. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by how passable the sidewalks...
   dtkvictim Transportation and Infrastructure 1,228 579,356 02-15-2025, 01:26 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
tomh009 Wrote: (02-12-2025, 09:05 PM) -- dtkvictim Wrote: (02-12-2025, 05:29 PM) -- Bit of a chicken and egg problem, isn't it? -- Which part? Birth rates have been dropping for something like hal...
   dtkvictim Urban Areas 5,826 4,467,809 02-13-2025, 01:49 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
tomh009 Wrote: (02-12-2025, 05:27 PM) -- 76% of households have three or fewer members. Most of those (at least the ones that consist of a couple and one other member) would be OK with a two-bedroom ...
   dtkvictim Urban Areas 5,826 4,467,809 02-12-2025, 05:29 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
panamaniac Wrote: (02-05-2025, 11:19 AM) -- Since their pay anticipates the costs of working in the office, working from home should result in a reduced salary, no? -- Costs of working in the offic...
   dtkvictim Urban Areas 5,826 4,467,809 02-05-2025, 12:37 PM

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