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  Thread: 171 King St S Waterloo | 37 & 33 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 171 King St S Waterloo | 37 & 33 fl | Proposed

Momo26 Wrote: (06-05-2025, 11:51 PM) -- This love affair for heritage buildings needs to be revisited. There are some that were done well - Glove Box etc. And your retrofits - Communitech obv and the...
  Spokes Urban Areas 27 5,593 10-05-2025, 06:37 AM
  Thread: 171 King St S Waterloo | 37 & 33 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 171 King St S Waterloo | 37 & 33 fl | Proposed

bravado Wrote: (06-04-2025, 07:17 PM) -- Can it be "repurposed" into being demolished so that a new building can have an honest design that actually respects anyone who has to live nearby? -- This!
  Spokes Urban Areas 27 5,593 10-05-2025, 06:36 AM
  Thread: Willow River PS
Post: RE: Willow River PS

The school board is always behind schedule on every project they do. They should know this about themselves at this point. In every year I've taught, in the days leading up to the first day of sch...
  Spokes General and Off-Topic Discussion 7 1,072 10-04-2025, 08:10 AM
  Thread: 670 King St W | 8fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 670 King St W | 8fl | Proposed

Not bad. The scaling is perfect for that location. I know many are anti car and parking, but having no parking here (or anywhere) doesn't make sense. Maybe they've run the numbers from a business ...
  Spokes Urban Areas 9 2,213 08-16-2025, 07:06 AM
  Thread: Restricting Right Turns on Red
Post: RE: Restricting Right Turns on Red

To do it (or anything region wide) rather than on a case by case basis would be foolish. I certainly hope it's not the case.
  Spokes Transportation and Infrastructure 43 3,878 08-12-2025, 08:21 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/...

Wow. That's a lot. But that's the going rate I guess?
  Spokes Urban Areas 886 553,664 08-12-2025, 07:37 AM
  Thread: The Barrel Yards | 25 fl | U/C
Post: RE: The Barrel Yards | 25 fl | U/C

I'm a little surprised they're doing a second hotel
  Spokes Urban Areas 309 317,498 07-08-2025, 06:42 AM
  Thread: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 43, 50 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 43, 50 fl | U/C

Ya the panels look so good, it would/should have just been logical to continue the flow that they'd been creating
  Spokes Urban Areas 1,854 1,244,092 03-22-2025, 07:18 AM
  Thread: 22 Weber Street West | 15 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 22 Weber Street West | 15 fl | Proposed

Ya I definitely thought this one was dead
  Spokes Urban Areas 89 23,558 01-16-2025, 02:52 PM
  Thread: Garment Street Condos | 25 & 6 fl | Complete
Post: RE: Garment Street Condos | 25 & 6 fl | U/C

Is everything complete over there? Can we update the thread status? I feel like it has been. For a bit
  Spokes Urban Areas 529 274,394 11-14-2024, 07:15 AM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C

I remember walking past the Lang facility years ago thinking how big that street wall felt. 🤣
  Spokes Urban Areas 824 263,326 10-27-2024, 03:26 PM
  Thread: What's New? Not pinned threads
Post: RE: What's New? Not pinned threads

Ya, especially because it seems to be isolated to your experience. What about using different browsers?
  Spokes Forum Issues 8 5,125 09-29-2024, 08:04 AM
  Thread: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
Post: RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph

tomh009 Wrote: (09-24-2024, 02:16 PM) -- Spokes Wrote: (09-24-2024, 12:51 PM) -- Timeline = never -- I think the Spanish term "mañana" is the most appropriate here! -- mañanamañana, always mañana
  Spokes Transportation and Infrastructure 979 945,034 09-29-2024, 08:03 AM
  Thread: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph
Post: RE: Highway 7 - Kitchener to Guelph

Timeline = never
  Spokes Transportation and Infrastructure 979 945,034 09-24-2024, 12:51 PM
  Thread: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 43, 50 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 40, 50 fl | U/C

I'm sure some local artists will add some creativity to the blank wall
  Spokes Urban Areas 1,854 1,244,092 09-24-2024, 12:49 PM
  Thread: What's New? Not pinned threads
Post: RE: What's New? Not pinned threads

I wonder if it was a one time Mybb glitch? Curious if greybird is still experiencing this.
  Spokes Forum Issues 8 5,125 09-24-2024, 12:47 PM
  Thread: What's New? Not pinned threads
Post: RE: What's New? Not pinned threads

Weird. I'm not seeing that. Anyone else?
  Spokes Forum Issues 8 5,125 09-20-2024, 03:16 PM
  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's.....something.
  Spokes Urban Areas 886 553,664 09-06-2024, 08:21 PM
  Thread: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 43, 50 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 40, 50 fl | U/C

Very cool shot! Was fun going back through the last couple pages worth of photo updates. Thank!
  Spokes Urban Areas 1,854 1,244,092 09-03-2024, 09:32 PM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C

Even if it's not great when finished, I don't think it can "break" a lot of what King/Vic has going for it.
  Spokes Urban Areas 824 263,326 09-03-2024, 09:27 PM
  Thread: 169 Victoria St S | 8 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 169 Victoria St S | 8 fl | Proposed

taylortbb Wrote: (08-23-2024, 12:23 PM) -- ZEBuilder Wrote: (08-22-2024, 10:55 PM) -- The development does not propose any commercial spaces so the ground floor contains theĀ lobby, move in room etc,...
  Spokes Urban Areas 13 2,191 08-27-2024, 06:26 PM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C

Such a great shot. Thanks for posting
  Spokes Urban Areas 824 263,326 08-02-2024, 10:04 PM
  Thread: Vic Station | 23 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Vic Station | 23 fl | Proposed

Definite upgrade for that location. Much needed.
  Spokes Suburbs 8 1,918 07-07-2024, 04:12 PM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours

Let's end the religion conversation and move on.
  Spokes Urban Areas 1,340 1,203,032 06-07-2024, 09:14 PM
  Thread: 332 Charles Street East | 17 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 332 Charles Street East | 17 fl | Proposed

Does anyone know, and this could be a case by case situation, but when a demolition permit is issued, and the buildings demolished, does the property owner have a certain amount of time they must star...
  Spokes Urban Areas 47 11,912 05-16-2024, 06:25 AM
  Thread: Benton/Church project | 40 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Benton/Church project | 40 fl | Proposed

I like it!
  Spokes Urban Areas 76 20,841 04-03-2024, 05:31 PM

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