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  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
bravado Wrote: (07-17-2026, 02:40 PM) -- Ah, P3s are such an elegant way of providing public services reliably and on-budget... -- Is that public service a wealth of jobs for the legal consultant i...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 17,677 13,384,059 07-17-2026, 06:35 PM
  Thread: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
Post: RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
taylortbb Wrote: (07-06-2026, 02:25 PM) -- SammyOES Wrote: (06-29-2026, 08:04 PM) -- Just as one example, you could have a security seal placed on the doors (passenger and luggage) in Waterloo that ...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 1,498 1,396,902 07-07-2026, 03:26 AM
  Thread: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
Post: RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
I really don't understand why people think that it's possible to secretly board a bus without the driver being aware. To me, it's plenty secure if the driver is vetted. Even if there was a security...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 1,498 1,396,902 06-30-2026, 04:19 AM
  Thread: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
Post: RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
creative Wrote: (06-28-2026, 07:19 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (06-04-2026, 07:22 AM) -- My bad, KLM then. I think that kinda reinforces the point. There's no regulatory limitation, no technical li...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 1,498 1,396,902 06-29-2026, 02:51 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
tomh009 Wrote: (06-28-2026, 10:40 AM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (06-27-2026, 01:35 AM) -- I was speaking more of the design or designation of active transportation "routes". Like they're calling t...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,868 3,859,383 06-28-2026, 01:03 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
tomh009 Wrote: (06-26-2026, 03:14 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (06-26-2026, 04:29 AM) -- I kind of wish staff were more willing to take a stand on this. And yes, I don't believe that they can force ...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,868 3,859,383 06-27-2026, 01:35 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
tomh009 Wrote: (06-05-2026, 05:02 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (06-05-2026, 03:11 PM) -- Can anyone tell me if they've done anything on Benton St? Last time I heard, they were saying they could not ...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,868 3,859,383 06-26-2026, 04:29 AM
  Thread: Winter Walking and Cycling
Post: RE: Winter Walking and Cycling
MidTowner Wrote: (06-10-2026, 01:42 PM) -- City of Waterloo does accept complaints about sidewalks online. 2,122 doesn't seem like a high number to me. The fact that 40% of them resulted in orders...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 1,234 683,314 06-10-2026, 03:34 PM
  Thread: Winter Walking and Cycling
Post: RE: Winter Walking and Cycling
MidTowner Wrote: (06-09-2026, 11:33 AM) -- City of Waterloo handed out more than 350 fines for snow clearing concerns (https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/city-of-waterloo-handed-out-more-than-3...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 1,234 683,314 06-10-2026, 02:05 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
KevinL Wrote: (06-06-2026, 02:49 PM) -- It has some odd landmarks - the Highland Hills Transit Terminal has been inactive nearly a decade now... -- *shrug*...I guess it's still in the city's GIS. ...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,868 3,859,383 06-06-2026, 03:42 PM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Acitta Wrote: (06-05-2026, 07:48 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (06-05-2026, 03:11 PM) -- Kitchener is "launching" their new Route 1 as part of the new cycling network: https://www.therecord.com/ne...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,868 3,859,383 06-06-2026, 01:26 AM
  Thread: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Post: RE: Cycling in Waterloo Region
Kitchener is "launching" their new Route 1 as part of the new cycling network: https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/new-bike-route-connects-the-boardwalk-to-downtown-kitchener/article_685...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 4,868 3,859,383 06-05-2026, 03:11 PM
  Thread: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
Post: RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
I'm sorry. It's 2026 and we have a zone in our city "auto centric commercial".... We're so fucking done. I do agree with SammyOES connecting to the airport is far. Not that it matters if we're d...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 1,498 1,396,902 06-04-2026, 01:51 PM
  Thread: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
Post: RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
plam Wrote: (06-04-2026, 05:45 AM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (06-04-2026, 03:23 AM) -- I do not think "we'd have to do data entry in a computer for our system" is at all relevant. There are already f...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 1,498 1,396,902 06-04-2026, 07:22 AM
  Thread: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
Post: RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
plam Wrote: (06-03-2026, 07:27 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (06-03-2026, 03:23 AM) -- Yeah, AC does consider it a leg of their flight, but the benefits pretty much end there. There is no through con...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 1,498 1,396,902 06-04-2026, 03:37 AM
  Thread: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
Post: RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
SammyOES Wrote: (06-03-2026, 08:08 PM) -- There’s also just things like marketing.  A “luxury motor coach” from the airport treated as a flight  markets better than heading to the bus terminal down t...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 1,498 1,396,902 06-04-2026, 03:23 AM
  Thread: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
Post: RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
tomh009 Wrote: (06-03-2026, 11:37 AM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (06-03-2026, 03:23 AM) -- AC routing the bus to the airport is just an incredibly obviously bad decision that only arises because it's ...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 1,498 1,396,902 06-03-2026, 01:44 PM
  Thread: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
Post: RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
nms Wrote: (06-03-2026, 09:32 AM) -- Taking a look at the "Looking Ahead" slide I see that the proposal is to move the terminal from the south-west corner of the airport to the north-east corner.  Un...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 1,498 1,396,902 06-03-2026, 09:56 AM
  Thread: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
Post: RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
SammyOES Wrote: (06-03-2026, 07:00 AM) -- plam Wrote: (06-03-2026, 01:21 AM) -- Yes to being less likely to attract commercial flights, though I can't see any way that AC would fly to all of YTZ, YY...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 1,498 1,396,902 06-03-2026, 09:54 AM
  Thread: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
Post: RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
SammyOES Wrote: (06-03-2026, 06:54 AM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (06-03-2026, 03:23 AM) -- AC routing the bus to the airport is just an incredibly obviously bad decision that only arises because it's...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 1,498 1,396,902 06-03-2026, 09:53 AM
  Thread: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
Post: RE: Region of Waterloo International Airport - YKF
plam Wrote: (06-03-2026, 01:21 AM) -- SammyOES Wrote: (06-02-2026, 05:31 PM) -- I think the Air Canada bus makes a lot of sense from CYKF.  Particularly because AC treats it like a flight in a lot o...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 1,498 1,396,902 06-03-2026, 03:23 AM
  Thread: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
Post: RE: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
Kodra24 Wrote: (06-01-2026, 03:03 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (06-01-2026, 01:43 PM) -- Yes, it's horrific on or roads, just the number of cyclists who run red lights and kill innocent bystanders. ...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 661 299,178 06-01-2026, 04:18 PM
  Thread: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
Post: RE: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
Kodra24 Wrote: (06-01-2026, 01:19 PM) -- Wish there was a way cyclists can get fines for running red lights, unfortunately it's only for cars -- Yes, it's horrific on or roads, just the number of c...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 661 299,178 06-01-2026, 01:43 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
tomh009 Wrote: (05-31-2026, 08:24 PM) -- Acitta Wrote: (05-31-2026, 01:15 PM) -- Apparently, low birthrate is a worldwide phenomenon, not just in Canada. The Great Depopulation (https://removepaywal...
   danbrotherston Urban Areas 6,010 5,076,558 06-01-2026, 02:28 AM
  Thread: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
Post: RE: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
It's disappointing but not surprising that when the cities rebuild streets they often end up more dangerous than before. The new design is actually much better, and it is probably safer for cyclists ...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 661 299,178 05-30-2026, 09:34 AM
  Thread: King-Victoria Transit Hub
Post: RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub
ijmorlan Wrote: (05-29-2026, 07:55 AM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (05-29-2026, 07:40 AM) -- I'm sorry, you're suggesting that forcibly displacing a population of indigenous people is a solution for an...
   danbrotherston Transportation and Infrastructure 1,323 1,335,241 05-29-2026, 08:48 AM

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