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  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
To the small but dedicated 2-wheelers on here: CycleWR is organizing a Sep 20 (Fri) group ride from Victoria Park to Forest Heights and back to TWB Brewing that will pass by some of the new (and upcom...
   cherrypark Transportation and Infrastructure 4,764 3,163,914 09-11-2024, 04:46 PM
  Thread: Trails
Post: RE: Trails
Yeah, the south sidewalk on Highland is one of those "we paved the grass so it's a MUT now" sections, though it unceremoniously spits you onto a zero protection Lawrence between two busy lot exits. ...
   cherrypark Transportation and Infrastructure 2,714 1,687,999 09-11-2024, 01:14 AM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Easiest tell for these spaces are the (usually blue) groundwater sample wells and a few drums around the site. Where those are, you can be fairly certain some level of contamination is being monitored...
   cherrypark Urban Areas 5,656 4,197,503 09-10-2024, 08:47 AM
  Thread: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Vertikal (471-481 King St E) | 23 & 19 fl | U/...
That is breathtakingly bad.  https://s3.amazonaws.com/lws_lift/drewlo/images/gallery/512/1675267304658_vertikal-5-Web.jpg
   cherrypark Urban Areas 816 471,789 09-03-2024, 11:26 PM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Very interested to see the first floors that get balcony glass. So far looks to be fairly muted window/spandrel colouring.
   cherrypark Urban Areas 686 170,515 08-29-2024, 10:04 PM
  Thread: 169 Victoria St S | 8 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 169 Victoria St S | 8 fl | Proposed
SF22 Wrote: (08-27-2024, 11:50 AM) -- Could be that they've set it back from the road to allow for future ROW development along Victoria. The sidewalk is right along the road here, I wouldn't be surp...
   cherrypark Urban Areas 11 661 08-27-2024, 01:06 PM
  Thread: 864-872 King St W | 55, 44, 38, 16 fl | proposed
Post: RE: 864-872 King St W | 55, 44, 38, 16 fl | propos...
Park and Victoria has been quiet but it has been like... 14 months since the settlement was reached.
   cherrypark Urban Areas 28 2,621 08-25-2024, 10:17 PM
  Thread: 169 Victoria St S | 8 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 169 Victoria St S | 8 fl | Proposed
Wishful thinking, but agreed it is a good fit for scale in that area. Wish more of these units had more street interaction in the design, similar to the TH units on the Caroline St towers.
   cherrypark Urban Areas 11 661 08-23-2024, 11:53 AM
  Thread: 864-872 King St W | 55, 44, 38, 16 fl | proposed
Post: RE: 864-872 King St W | 55, 44, 38, 16 fl | propos...
Vive and IN8 truly in a race to the bottom on any respect for the visual appearance of the communities they are building in. As Westardloo said, it doesn't have to break the bank to get a half ways co...
   cherrypark Urban Areas 28 2,621 08-23-2024, 11:48 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Yes but having trees and boulevards might require lanes to be narrower and money be invested into the public realm and roadways that are not directly convertible to level of service increases... There...
   cherrypark Transportation and Infrastructure 4,764 3,163,914 08-14-2024, 03:39 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Unclear on if that cross ride on the north side of the Duke/Victoria intersection means that that sidewalk is a theoretical cycling route or MUT? The rest looks great and is a welcome improvement, how...
   cherrypark Transportation and Infrastructure 4,764 3,163,914 08-13-2024, 02:56 PM
  Thread: Conestoga College
Post: RE: Conestoga College
Putting aside where the graduating/leaving students are going, I recall it was around 20,000 international students last year, so 4000 would be -80%? That is a significant drop, even if 4000 is still ...
   cherrypark Waterloo Region Economy 25 4,955 08-06-2024, 10:47 AM
  Thread: More interesting precast panels
Post: More interesting precast panels
Literally begging anyone to build something with colour and some visual fortitude that isn't attempting to Minecraft razzledazzle the parking podium out of existence. it's so tired. Rest assured th...
   cherrypark Urban Design 7 368 07-28-2024, 10:34 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
Yes but if you build a new fly-over without that capacity then you have both that and the current sections that can't support it to update. Doesn't mean its coming soon but does mean that new infra wi...
   cherrypark Transportation and Infrastructure 4,406 3,407,555 07-23-2024, 01:22 PM
  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
Rainrider22 Wrote: (07-22-2024, 12:05 PM) -- UW lands would be way to far away for the majority of the population.  Remember, this will be the only emergency hospital. -- The only emergency hospita...
   cherrypark Urban Issues 315 62,741 07-22-2024, 01:53 PM
  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
Announcement set up happening on Hagey Blvd, so looks like that's the (unsurprising) winner.
   cherrypark Urban Issues 315 62,741 07-22-2024, 12:48 PM
  Thread: 1082 & 1094 Wilson Avenue
Post: RE: 1082 & 1094 Wilson Avenue
Parking is kind of lame but I guess is sized to reduce loss of mature trees. Still wish garages were cheaper to reduce that asphalt footprint...
   cherrypark Suburbs 14 1,231 07-08-2024, 10:31 AM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
As much as I loathe parking podiums, this one is at least shaping up to be better than the DTK hack job.
   cherrypark Urban Areas 686 170,515 07-04-2024, 02:01 PM
  Thread: The Inclusive on Courtland | 38, 34, 30 & 29 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: The Inclusive on Courtland | 38, 34, 30 & 29 f...
Not even the snow, but rain at 4C is not pleasant! I am on Team More Porticos and it's absolutely true that the outdoor walk from house to transit to destination is a reason people like to keep to the...
   cherrypark Suburbs 315 213,477 06-27-2024, 02:07 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion
Nice to see Miovision expanding its use locally. Inspiring company.
   cherrypark Transportation and Infrastructure 3,201 2,349,365 06-25-2024, 03:20 PM
  Thread: Bramm Yards Master Plan
Post: RE: Bramm Yards Master Plan
Really disappointing if this leads to a multi-year process just to sell it off and wait another decade for an Auburn or similar to re-develop it. Agreed with other posters that a combined project subd...
   cherrypark Urban Areas 42 6,020 06-11-2024, 11:55 AM
  Thread: Isabella Residences | 11 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 28 Dorset St., Waterloo - Boutique Condo
Looks like something borrowed out of a Olde Oakville proposal. Bit odd but all the power to them to try it.
   cherrypark Urban Areas 90 44,512 05-29-2024, 04:42 PM
  Thread: 200 Northfield Dr | 40 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 200 Northfield Dr | 40 fl | Proposed
I would assume the conceptual drawings are only going to consider the basics of the changes in their land area and not involve any crossing over into other rights of way. That said, it would be very o...
   cherrypark Urban Areas 12 1,725 05-29-2024, 04:40 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion
dtkvictim Wrote: (05-28-2024, 04:46 PM) -- The south side has at least had signage since somewhere between 2017-2019 according the street view. Not sure why they wouldn't put it on the north side at ...
   cherrypark Transportation and Infrastructure 3,201 2,349,365 05-29-2024, 11:31 AM
  Thread: General Suburban Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Suburban Updates and Rumours
Interesting... wonder if the city has improving Riverbank in the plans. Going to be a lot busier by all modes if this gets going.
   cherrypark Suburbs 1,244 1,030,177 05-28-2024, 01:15 PM
  Thread: General Road and Highway Discussion
Post: RE: General Road and Highway Discussion
dtkvictim Wrote: (05-28-2024, 02:28 AM) -- When did the North sidewalk of Weber St get designated as a multi-use pathway? My recollection was that only the south sidewalk was, but this document and t...
   cherrypark Transportation and Infrastructure 3,201 2,349,365 05-28-2024, 01:06 PM

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