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  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...
   panamaniac Urban Areas 833 272,726 Yesterday, 10:08 PM
  Thread: High-speed rail coming to Canada!..in 4 years...maybe
Post: RE: High-speed rail coming to Canada!..in 4 years....
danbrotherston Wrote: (Yesterday, 06:26 PM) -- tomh009 Wrote: (Yesterday, 06:16 PM) -- The indisputable need for infrastructure investment aside, few people outside Canada view our country as a joke...
   panamaniac General and Off-Topic Discussion 24 2,187 Yesterday, 10:05 PM
  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
MidTowner Wrote: (01-06-2026, 09:25 AM) -- If it goes west of Hagey instead of adjacent to Wes Graham Way, there will be no rerouting of the LRT and no spur or anything like it. Route 9 is the closes...
   panamaniac Urban Issues 365 96,275 01-06-2026, 09:40 AM
  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
westwardloo Wrote: (01-05-2026, 09:34 AM) -- https://nextmetro.substack.com/p/an-urgent-and-avoidable-transit-mistake Nice little article about how big of a mistake this hospitals location is. We ...
   panamaniac Urban Issues 365 96,275 01-05-2026, 01:07 PM
  Thread: Housing shortfall, costs and affordability
Post: RE: Housing shortfall, costs and affordability
tomh009 Wrote: (12-30-2025, 11:13 AM) -- Momo26 Wrote: (12-30-2025, 01:32 AM) -- I  could not find the right thread for above link -- They have renamed the project to "Weber Yards": https://www.w...
   panamaniac Urban Issues 243 62,122 12-30-2025, 06:18 PM
  Thread: Water capacity
Post: RE: Water capacity
KevinL Wrote: (12-10-2025, 01:25 PM) -- I recall it from the late 80s, when they went with water from the Grand. -- I remember how good Kitchener water was before they started drawing from the Gran...
   panamaniac Transportation and Infrastructure 16 1,148 12-10-2025, 06:03 PM
  Thread: Water capacity
Post: RE: Water capacity
Another round of Lake Erie vs Lake Huron in the offing? When was that the hot issue - back in the 1970s?
   panamaniac Transportation and Infrastructure 16 1,148 12-10-2025, 09:43 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Acitta Wrote: (12-05-2025, 03:18 PM) -- dtkvictim Wrote: (12-04-2025, 02:38 AM) -- When this whole ordeal started I recall there was a process included to get the province's approval to remove lanes...
   panamaniac Transportation and Infrastructure 4,842 3,585,850 12-05-2025, 05:59 PM
  Thread: Victoria and Park | 25, 36, 38 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Victoria and Park | 25, 36, 38 fl | Proposed
ac3r Wrote: (11-29-2025, 06:03 PM) -- So...whatever happened to this project? NIMBYs tried to stop it and it ended up going to the OLT who went ahead and approved it back in 2023, then we never heard...
   panamaniac Urban Areas 310 79,109 11-29-2025, 06:27 PM
  Thread: Storm Water Management - Stream Naturalization
Post: RE: Storm Water Management - Stream Naturalization
Beavers in Schneiders Creek seems like a positive development to me - I'm old enough to remember when it wasn't much more than a glorified storm sewer. I can see why the dam would be an issue however...
   panamaniac Transportation and Infrastructure 57 22,447 11-28-2025, 09:56 AM
  Thread: High-speed rail coming to Canada!..in 4 years...maybe
Post: RE: High-speed rail coming to Canada!..in 4 years....
ijmorlan Wrote: (11-22-2025, 10:58 PM) -- Don’t worry, there will be another study but still no actual high speed rail construction, so it doesn’t really matter how far line is proposed to go. -- I...
   panamaniac General and Off-Topic Discussion 24 2,187 11-23-2025, 10:56 AM
  Thread: Bramm Yards Master Plan
Post: RE: Bramm Yards Master Plan
It's funny, I've always thought that Kitchener should emphasize the German heritage aspect even more than it does, for example with place/street names. Oktoberfest itself is kitsch, but with some wo...
   panamaniac Urban Areas 54 12,199 11-17-2025, 01:38 PM
  Thread: 30-40 Margaret Ave | 6 fl | Planned
Post: RE: 30-40 Margaret Ave | 3 fl townhouses | Planned
ZEBuilder Wrote: (11-14-2025, 10:37 PM) -- Well this project is back from the dead as a Site Plan Application (SPA) was submitted to the city on November 3rd. I don't know if the ownership is still A...
   panamaniac Urban Areas 270 126,118 11-15-2025, 06:55 PM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
KevinL Wrote: (09-19-2025, 05:56 PM) -- Kodra24 Wrote: (09-19-2025, 12:18 PM) -- I never understood that, in terms of high-end streets or neighbourhoods Kitchener blows Waterloo out of the water - H...
   panamaniac Urban Areas 1,346 1,218,191 09-19-2025, 07:07 PM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Kodra24 Wrote: (09-19-2025, 12:18 PM) -- MidTowner Wrote: (09-18-2025, 07:13 PM) -- Might as well be the Rio Grande according to many Waterloo residents. Incomparable standards, entirely different w...
   panamaniac Urban Areas 1,346 1,218,191 09-19-2025, 07:05 PM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
neonjoe Wrote: (09-17-2025, 01:02 PM) -- They are too high for Waterloo, the three storey ones are in Kitchener. Waterloo wants to keep its small town charm... ... :/ -- In order to keep it, they'd...
   panamaniac Urban Areas 1,346 1,218,191 09-18-2025, 12:18 PM
  Thread: Victoria Commons
Post: RE: Victoria Commons
These are intended as rentals?
   panamaniac Urban Areas 106 139,928 09-17-2025, 06:33 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
As long as they leave Vickie's statue alone.
   panamaniac Urban Areas 5,973 4,720,383 09-11-2025, 10:02 PM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Firesale! Everything must go! Make an offer!
   panamaniac Urban Areas 833 272,726 09-09-2025, 06:59 PM
  Thread: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 43, 50 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 43, 50 fl | U/C
Momo26 Wrote: (09-09-2025, 01:34 PM) -- Looks like initial assignments on sale for building 3 on realtor.ca https://www.realtor.ca/real-estate/28820117/1506-25-wellington-street-s-kitchener 1b...
   panamaniac Urban Areas 1,859 1,268,562 09-09-2025, 06:56 PM
  Thread: General Retail News
Post: RE: General Retail News
neonjoe Wrote: (08-26-2025, 07:35 PM) -- KevinL Wrote: (08-26-2025, 01:48 PM) -- Looks to be around 2500 sqft, bit on the small side but still serviceable. As for parking, there's additional spots a...
   panamaniac Retail 1,030 1,076,318 08-26-2025, 09:19 PM
  Thread: General Retail News
Post: RE: General Retail News
2500 sq ft would be way too small for FreshCo or any other full supermarket.
   panamaniac Retail 1,030 1,076,318 08-26-2025, 05:02 PM
  Thread: Ending Chronic Homelessness
Post: RE: Ending Chronic Homelessness
bravado Wrote: (08-21-2025, 05:38 PM) -- creative Wrote: (08-21-2025, 04:31 PM) -- And where does the money come from to acquire the land, build the suitable housing and staff it with sufficient soc...
   panamaniac Urban Issues 181 56,274 08-21-2025, 09:05 PM
  Thread: Restricting Right Turns on Red
Post: RE: Restricting Right Turns on Red
One assumes that those folks who keep turning in front of ION trains are the sort who only look straight ahead.
   panamaniac Transportation and Infrastructure 43 4,454 08-16-2025, 10:14 PM
  Thread: 670 King St W | 8fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 670 King St W | 8fl | Proposed
These would probably be rentals, if it's built.
   panamaniac Urban Areas 9 2,546 08-16-2025, 11:28 AM
  Thread: Restricting Right Turns on Red
Post: RE: Restricting Right Turns on Red
Kodra24 Wrote: (08-14-2025, 01:28 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (08-13-2025, 04:05 PM) -- Having actually lived in a country which has lights positions to the left and right, I can tell you that you'...
   panamaniac Transportation and Infrastructure 43 4,454 08-14-2025, 02:26 PM

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