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  Thread: St. Patrick's celebrations
Post: RE: St. Patrick's celebrations
The region got what they want, a large policing cost with no questions on was that money spent actually effective/worth it/ or if they hired everyone they could to get the biggest pricetag p[possible....
   darts Urban Issues 438 258,786 11-27-2018, 11:45 AM
  Thread: Affordable Housing
Post: RE: Public Housing
How many new units were created? I've seen a few units made in waterloo or in the process at least. I guess this isn't the type of thing that anyone keeps stats for
   darts Urban Issues 13 8,784 11-27-2018, 11:38 AM
  Thread: Affordable Housing
Post: Affordable Housing
How much subsidized housing has been made in the region? Is there any sort of tracker for this? I have heard of a few projects in Cambridge but haven't heard much happening in Kitchener or Waterloo
   darts Urban Issues 13 8,784 11-21-2018, 08:47 PM
  Thread: Amalgamation
Post: RE: Amalgamation
ijmorlan Wrote: (11-21-2018, 06:42 PM) -- nms Wrote: (11-21-2018, 06:18 PM) -- I wouldn't say the "doing the jobs of paramedics just to keep busy" is a bad thing.  In Waterloo, at least, the firefig...
   darts Urban Issues 446 276,508 11-21-2018, 08:42 PM
  Thread: Amalgamation
Post: RE: Amalgamation
nms Wrote: (11-21-2018, 06:18 PM) -- I wouldn't say the "doing the jobs of paramedics just to keep busy" is a bad thing.  In Waterloo, at least, the firefighters are often the first to arrive ahead o...
   darts Urban Issues 446 276,508 11-21-2018, 08:37 PM
  Thread: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
Post: RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
Is there some reason that is preventing Hamilton from picking up all this traffic? Overall it is much closer and more convenient to most of Toronto than Bresleau
   darts Transportation and Infrastructure 1,450 1,322,830 11-21-2018, 08:31 PM
  Thread: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
Post: RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
danbrotherston Wrote: (11-20-2018, 10:56 PM) -- "Very little like parking and roads": "bigger aircrafts on average" = (higher capacity) transit "improvements in air traffic / ground control techn...
   darts Transportation and Infrastructure 1,450 1,322,830 11-21-2018, 08:28 PM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Spokes Wrote: (11-21-2018, 08:20 PM) -- Was the decision made just for the Lumen festival? -- probably the opposite.
   darts Urban Areas 1,348 1,234,668 11-21-2018, 08:26 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
trainspotter139 Wrote: (11-05-2018, 11:42 PM) -- darts Wrote: (11-05-2018, 10:18 PM) -- the 206 is pretty much the existing 52 but with  a little bit that goes off on a separate small loop. I can't ...
   darts Transportation and Infrastructure 4,542 3,884,573 11-09-2018, 12:02 AM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
Viewfromthe42 Wrote: (11-05-2018, 12:23 PM) -- Now, if the 206 sees more usage than the iON bus route, we'd have a good argument that the stay-off-King, stay-away-from-Preston LRT route folks aren't ...
   darts Transportation and Infrastructure 4,542 3,884,573 11-05-2018, 10:18 PM
  Thread: Uber in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Uber in Waterloo Region
interesting to read this thread after the thread about supporting the construction unions and their ability to offer employee protection. While taxi companies aren't really unionized they are the less...
   darts Transportation and Infrastructure 199 253,712 11-04-2018, 10:30 PM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
trainspotter139 Wrote: (11-03-2018, 01:00 PM) -- Pheidippides Wrote: (11-03-2018, 12:13 PM) -- That really isn't true. All the other major Ion reports, even controversial ones, like the mode sele...
   darts Transportation and Infrastructure 17,649 12,658,512 11-04-2018, 10:02 PM
  Thread: Toronto transit projects
Post: RE: Toronto transit projects
danbrotherston Wrote: (10-21-2018, 09:48 PM) -- Canard Wrote: (10-21-2018, 09:06 PM) -- Right - so you end up paying more... for what?  The ability to tap? Even if they implement a day pass on Pr...
   darts Outside Waterloo Region 384 283,726 10-21-2018, 10:57 PM
  Thread: Ottawa LRT
Post: RE: Ottawa LRT
Some of the new shelters that they have been putting up look pretty shitty where it is one wall and a bit of an overhang so angled rain from can get in half the time.
   darts Outside Waterloo Region 392 271,232 10-19-2018, 09:52 PM
  Thread: Downtown outdoor spaces
Post: RE: Downtown outdoor spaces
Do they have to buy land for this? How does logs, rocks, and a chess table add up to $115,000
   darts Urban Design 247 161,261 10-17-2018, 08:23 PM
  Thread: Kitchener City Council Election Discussion
Post: RE: Kitchener City Council Election Discussion
tomh009 Wrote: (09-30-2018, 10:23 PM) -- darts Wrote: (09-30-2018, 08:34 PM) -- Maybe building sidewalks is a mistake, you make a good case for why they should be removed. -- Maybe we should remov...
   darts 2018 Municipal Elections 69 52,840 09-30-2018, 10:50 PM
  Thread: Kitchener City Council Election Discussion
Post: RE: Kitchener City Council Election Discussion
danbrotherston Wrote: (09-30-2018, 08:24 PM) -- darts Wrote: (09-30-2018, 08:09 PM) -- Great information sounds like other cities regretted their decisions -- Have other cities compared their side...
   darts 2018 Municipal Elections 69 52,840 09-30-2018, 08:34 PM
  Thread: Kitchener City Council Election Discussion
Post: RE: Kitchener City Council Election Discussion
creative Wrote: (09-30-2018, 07:05 PM) -- Ward 1 incumbent Scott Davey came to my door today. He currently heads the finance committee. I asked him about sidewalk clearing. He indicated that he has t...
   darts 2018 Municipal Elections 69 52,840 09-30-2018, 08:09 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
KevinL Wrote: (09-29-2018, 12:59 PM) -- darts Wrote: (09-29-2018, 11:50 AM) -- Is it actually ready? I heard that even as late as last month paper transfers were being issued at times -- Keep in m...
   darts Transportation and Infrastructure 4,542 3,884,573 09-29-2018, 03:01 PM
  Thread: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
Post: RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
SammyOES Wrote: (09-28-2018, 01:11 PM) -- I think it would be interesting to look at the economics more.  The service doesn't necessarily need to be free.  If it can beat Uber / Taxi / Airport Parkin...
   darts Transportation and Infrastructure 1,450 1,322,830 09-29-2018, 12:09 PM
  Thread: Uptown Public Realm Strategy
Post: RE: Uptown Public Realm Strategy
nms Wrote: (09-28-2018, 02:01 PM) -- When the Buskers Festival and Jazz Festival were moved from King Street to the parking lots behind City Hall, it opened up the mindset of reimagining these parkin...
   darts Urban Areas 43 31,465 09-29-2018, 11:53 AM
  Thread: Trails
Post: RE: Trails
creative Wrote: (09-29-2018, 10:33 AM) -- I would be interested to see your design ideas that would accomodate both the needs of trail users as well as the needs of the restaurant. The curb cut into ...
   darts Transportation and Infrastructure 2,755 1,898,929 09-29-2018, 11:52 AM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
Is it actually ready? I heard that even as late as last month paper transfers were being issued at times
   darts Transportation and Infrastructure 4,542 3,884,573 09-29-2018, 11:50 AM
  Thread: Uptown Public Realm Strategy
Post: RE: Uptown Public Realm Strategy
danbrotherston Wrote: (09-28-2018, 11:50 AM) -- darts Wrote: (09-28-2018, 11:43 AM) -- Does it really need more presence? The majority of the operations at any city hall is office work. Dressing it ...
   darts Urban Areas 43 31,465 09-28-2018, 12:03 PM
  Thread: Uptown Public Realm Strategy
Post: RE: Uptown Public Realm Strategy
ijmorlan Wrote: (09-28-2018, 11:18 AM) -- KevinL Wrote: (09-28-2018, 11:00 AM) -- Waterloo City Hall is in such an unfortunately drab building, it could have been built for any commercial purpose an...
   darts Urban Areas 43 31,465 09-28-2018, 11:43 AM
  Thread: Uptown Public Realm Strategy
Post: RE: Uptown Public Realm Strategy
danbrotherston Wrote: (09-28-2018, 08:57 AM) -- darts Wrote: (09-28-2018, 07:56 AM) -- Why? People go to parks because of the equipment in the park, not because it is close to city hall. The only...
   darts Urban Areas 43 31,465 09-28-2018, 09:12 AM

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