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  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
ZEBuilder Wrote: (05-05-2026, 08:44 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (05-05-2026, 01:40 PM) -- Well that's great news. It's grading on a curve to be sure, but it is still earned. Leaving aside the cance...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,854 3,771,903 Yesterday, 12:51 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Well that's great news. It's grading on a curve to be sure, but it is still earned. Leaving aside the cancellation of the downtown grid, and the cancellation of improvements to Benton and Frederick st...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,854 3,771,903 05-05-2026, 01:40 PM
  Thread: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News
Post: RE: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News
Wow...I was thinking of their old location in the Atrium. I didn't even know they had moved.
   danbrotherston Food, Dining and Nightlife 2,430 2,513,257 05-05-2026, 01:34 PM
  Thread: King-Victoria Transit Hub
Post: RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub
ijmorlan Wrote: (05-04-2026, 09:24 PM) -- taylortbb Wrote: (05-04-2026, 06:16 PM) -- Every time the agenda is updated the old link is invalidated, it's now https://pub-regionofwaterloo.escribemeetin...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 1,260 1,306,629 05-05-2026, 01:30 PM
  Thread: Toronto Waterfront Projects
Post: RE: Toronto Waterfront Projects
Acitta Wrote: (05-01-2026, 06:00 PM) -- City unveils Copenhagen-inspired plans for new island neighbourhood — with a car-free street. Is Toronto ready for it? (https://archive.ph/20260501094552/https...
   danbrotherston Outside Waterloo Region 2 154 05-02-2026, 09:16 AM
  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
westwardloo Wrote: (04-24-2026, 09:12 AM) -- Thanks for the update.  I was not a huge fan of the massing model presented to the public a couple months ago, but I am hopeful that the hospital can b...
   danbrotherston Urban Issues 383 114,957 04-24-2026, 01:15 PM
  Thread: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
Post: RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
Lol..."sometimes"..."nice things" are firmly illegal in Ontario. Only "car things" are permitted.
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 1,006 994,112 04-20-2026, 06:05 PM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
Acitta Wrote: (04-17-2026, 04:34 PM) -- nms Wrote: (04-17-2026, 12:04 PM) -- Stratford to get daily GO train service starting in July (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/stratford-ont...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 2,210 1,534,769 04-18-2026, 01:07 AM
  Thread: Population and Housing
Post: RE: Population and Housing
tomh009 Wrote: (03-27-2026, 08:39 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (03-27-2026, 01:46 PM) -- I strongly disagree that population decline of any kind is a "very bad thing". In fact, given the population ...
   danbrotherston Urban Issues 604 361,266 03-28-2026, 03:11 AM
  Thread: Population and Housing
Post: RE: Population and Housing
MidTowner Wrote: (03-27-2026, 11:40 AM) -- Capitalism can probably cheat for a while in the face of worsening demographics and outright population decline. As an example, you can have household forma...
   danbrotherston Urban Issues 604 361,266 03-27-2026, 01:46 PM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
I mean, is anyone surprised by this? Disappointed of course, but this was pretty much a given, after the earlier issues this project has faced. It is the kind of thing that a brash, non-nonsense...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 2,210 1,534,769 03-27-2026, 10:06 AM
  Thread: Population and Housing
Post: RE: Population and Housing
Population decline is different from demographic shifts. (Related yes, but not the same). If a population declines slowly, then the demographics don't change all that much. But if demographics shift d...
   danbrotherston Urban Issues 604 361,266 03-27-2026, 10:04 AM
  Thread: Population and Housing
Post: RE: Population and Housing
plam Wrote: (03-21-2026, 10:25 AM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (03-21-2026, 02:38 AM) -- I don’t think this* article supports the “people are leaving”. It’s mostly driven by a decrease in temporary sta...
   danbrotherston Urban Issues 604 361,266 03-21-2026, 10:47 AM
  Thread: Population and Housing
Post: RE: Population and Housing
plam Wrote: (03-20-2026, 04:48 PM) -- Acitta Wrote: (01-22-2026, 11:09 PM) -- It must be nice to be so rich that you can afford to leave the country, lose your OAS and your health card and still man...
   danbrotherston Urban Issues 604 361,266 03-21-2026, 02:38 AM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
westwardloo Wrote: (03-19-2026, 08:33 AM) -- tomh009 Wrote: (03-18-2026, 08:13 PM) -- But it's not automatically 10-15 minutes.  SW Kitchener to Breslau is 20 minutes (without traffic). St Jacobs is...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 2,210 1,534,769 03-19-2026, 11:05 AM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
plam Wrote: (03-17-2026, 10:58 AM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (03-17-2026, 04:42 AM) -- I think commuter rail is a uniquely North American phenomenon. No other country (or at least none I can think of...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 2,210 1,534,769 03-17-2026, 11:50 AM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
And also, if we consider the traffic argument, I think my position still is the winner. Yes, building a P&R might take some traffic off the 401 and reduce congestion, but due to induced demand, probab...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 2,210 1,534,769 03-17-2026, 08:37 AM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
westwardloo Wrote: (03-17-2026, 08:18 AM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (03-16-2026, 11:10 AM) -- I'll be blunt, and this is an unpopular opinion. I think new large park and ride facilities on greenfield...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 2,210 1,534,769 03-17-2026, 08:30 AM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
nms Wrote: (03-16-2026, 12:19 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (03-16-2026, 11:10 AM) -- I'll be blunt, and this is an unpopular opinion. I think new large park and ride facilities on greenfield space i...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 2,210 1,534,769 03-17-2026, 04:42 AM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
I'll be blunt, and this is an unpopular opinion. I think new large park and ride facilities on greenfield space is a bad idea. And I realize that I'm not going to convince anyone here, nor am I eve...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 2,210 1,534,769 03-16-2026, 11:10 AM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
KevinL Wrote: (03-15-2026, 01:36 PM) -- He compares it very favourably to the new LRT lines in Toronto, which speaks as much to their failings as our success. -- I mean, low bar, but nice to clear ...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 17,660 13,108,672 03-15-2026, 03:17 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
the_conestoga_guy Wrote: (03-09-2026, 03:04 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (03-09-2026, 02:50 PM) -- So there is a proposed Route 2 cycling plan. It's amazing how bad things have gotten in Ontario....
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,854 3,771,903 03-09-2026, 04:27 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
So there is a proposed Route 2 cycling plan. It's amazing how bad things have gotten in Ontario. Seems the Frederick and Benton cycle lanes will not be happening (are deferred a decade in the futur...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,854 3,771,903 03-09-2026, 02:50 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
creative Wrote: (03-06-2026, 02:25 PM) -- Fear mongering. I read the attached documents and searched the web. I found nothing stating that this approved funding is under threat. Please share if you h...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,854 3,771,903 03-06-2026, 04:13 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Apparently federal funding for cycle infrastructure is under threat: https://mstdn.ca/@CycleWR/116183171760385868
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,854 3,771,903 03-06-2026, 01:56 PM
  Thread: Recycling Issues
Post: RE: Recycling Issues
tomh009 Wrote: (03-06-2026, 12:28 PM) -- timc Wrote: (03-04-2026, 12:25 PM) -- I don't have room to put out garbage, recycling, and green bin (and sometimes yard waste) all at the same time. So I ap...
   danbrotherston Urban Issues 158 192,237 03-06-2026, 01:50 PM

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