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  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
dtkvictim Wrote: (Yesterday, 03:56 PM) -- timio Wrote: (Yesterday, 03:45 PM) -- I could have used that last week after I discovered stored value expires from EasyGo cards after 2 years of inactivity...
   tomh009 Transportation and Infrastructure 4,406 3,407,520 Yesterday, 08:03 PM
  Thread: The Metz (Schneiders site redevelopment)
Post: RE: The Metz (Schneiders site redevelopment)
I'm hoping it'll still be buildings A/B/C (I think all are 8F mid-rise residential) that are going up first. That would address the vacant lot view from Courtland Ave--and an 8F building will go up su...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 624 357,649 09-16-2024, 11:36 AM
  Thread: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News
Post: RE: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News
Momo26 Wrote: (09-15-2024, 01:12 AM) -- Nanni's Gelato in Kitchener! I just discovered haha. Late to the show. It's bomb. -- That looks good! Too bad it's so far from DTK.
   tomh009 Food, Dining and Nightlife 2,372 2,136,597 09-15-2024, 12:57 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Stacked towns on Trussler Rd, with minimal variances. Surely the neighbourhood will be up in arms about this ... https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/plan-for-64-stacked-townhomes-where-sin...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 5,656 4,197,484 09-14-2024, 08:36 PM
  Thread: Taxation and the middle class
Post: RE: Taxation and the middle class
ijmorlan Wrote: (09-13-2024, 09:00 PM) -- Well, I suppose they could keep the rebate and cut something else, but that seems more complicated. Anyway, the Liberals messed up the carbon tax implementat...
   tomh009 Politics 146 29,949 09-13-2024, 09:20 PM
  Thread: Taxation and the middle class
Post: RE: Taxation and the middle class
Bytor Wrote: (09-12-2024, 05:24 PM) -- Conservative politicians like Doug Ford using the idea of keeping the taxes low, or even cutting them, as a way to hide the "starve the beast" strategy being us...
   tomh009 Politics 146 29,949 09-12-2024, 08:20 PM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
ac3r Wrote: (09-10-2024, 04:46 PM) -- But...because the zeitgeist of our nation hasn't really put much emphasis on this, we fall short. While on the other hand we can look at nations such as Nigeria,...
   tomh009 Transportation and Infrastructure 2,059 1,247,509 09-10-2024, 09:21 PM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
neonjoe Wrote: (09-09-2024, 07:54 PM) -- Epton Industries. Rubber and plastics company. https://www.plasticsnews.com/article/19950828/NEWS/308289995/epton-industries-inc-to-close -- Earlier (bu...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 5,656 4,197,484 09-10-2024, 10:27 AM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
ijmorlan Wrote: (09-08-2024, 11:41 PM) -- Fail. We’d be better with repealing about half of the zoning code. -- Yes. The zoning is a huge mess and should be massively simplified--in almost every ci...
   tomh009 Transportation and Infrastructure 2,059 1,247,509 09-09-2024, 11:59 AM
  Thread: Fischer-Hallman & Bleams development
Post: RE: Fischer-Hallman & Bleams development
Kwjinko Wrote: (09-05-2024, 05:18 PM) -- New to this forum but I live in the area, at what point in this process is it announced which businesses will be taking the spots in this new construction? --...
   tomh009 Suburbs 23 13,996 09-08-2024, 06:56 PM
  Thread: 1253 King Street East | 24 & 8 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 1253 King Street East | 24 & 8 fl | Proposed
ZEBuilder Wrote: (09-08-2024, 03:34 PM) -- tomh009 Wrote: (09-08-2024, 02:39 PM) -- Romeo has indeed been busy. It looks like Vive will have three major projects on the go: this one, Lower Kitche...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 15 3,399 09-08-2024, 06:53 PM
  Thread: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News
Post: RE: General Food, Dining and Nightlife News
Zazu Cafe has opened next to Golden Hearth, across the street from the Kitchener Market. This area is not overserved with coffee shops (apart from market days, there is only Yeti) so there should be e...
   tomh009 Food, Dining and Nightlife 2,372 2,136,597 09-08-2024, 02:55 PM
  Thread: 15 Church St | 6 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 15 Church St | 6 fl | U/C
Some more digging has been done. No sign of the actual building permit yet.
  tomh009 Urban Areas 12 2,093 09-08-2024, 02:49 PM
  Thread: 1253 King Street East | 24 & 8 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 1253 King Street East | 24 & 8 fl | Proposed
ZEBuilder Wrote: (08-27-2024, 08:13 PM) -- Full demolition of this building is expected to start tomorrow. The demolition is being done by Romeo Demolition and Excavation (Vive's go to for demo), the...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 15 3,399 09-08-2024, 02:39 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/...
ZEBuilder Wrote: (09-06-2024, 08:33 PM) -- Looking closer at it today it definitely looks to be the final product and not a protective film, there certainly isn't a protective film on the other colou...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 816 471,786 09-08-2024, 02:33 PM
  Thread: 387-397 King St E and 6 Madison Ave | 2 & 8 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 387-397 King St E and 6 Madison Ave | 2 & 8 fl...
The smaller commercial units are still not ready but at least the rainbow looks nice!
  tomh009 Urban Areas 226 128,673 09-08-2024, 02:28 PM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
westwardloo Wrote: (09-08-2024, 10:07 AM) -- The Boardwalk could have been a great little node at the edge of town, if it was planned correctly from the get go. The area could have easily been a mixe...
   tomh009 Transportation and Infrastructure 2,059 1,247,509 09-08-2024, 02:07 PM
  Thread: Benton/Church project | 40 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Benton/Church project | 40 fl | Proposed
dtkvictim Wrote: (09-06-2024, 08:11 PM) -- tomh009 Wrote: (09-06-2024, 09:01 AM) -- The rational for the reflective glass podium is that it will show the century homes on the opposite side of the st...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 48 9,361 09-07-2024, 09:10 PM
  Thread: Benton/Church project | 40 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Benton/Church project | 40 fl | Proposed
Momo26 Wrote: (09-05-2024, 03:39 PM) -- Tower looks decent. At least has some 'curvy illusion'. I agree though @ remarks re: podium. Do something decent, perhaps keep it brick or a homage to our indu...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 48 9,361 09-06-2024, 09:01 AM
  Thread: Benton/Church project | 40 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Benton/Church project | 40 fl | Proposed
It's going to stand out given the height and the hill, so I hope the design will stand out as well. So far, it looks quite good.
   tomh009 Urban Areas 48 9,361 09-05-2024, 02:00 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/...
What are you assuming based on the photo? I believe that the corner wall has dark tinted glass with some colour spandrel inserts. Isn't that blue protective film on most of the glass?
   tomh009 Urban Areas 816 471,786 09-04-2024, 02:25 PM
  Thread: General Politics Discussion
Post: RE: General Politics Discussion
plam Wrote: (09-04-2024, 07:11 AM) -- I'm going to push back against the suggestion that all politicians are equally corrupt. Some are empirically more corrupt than others, e.g. Doug Ford. Others are...
   tomh009 Politics 466 191,691 09-04-2024, 10:06 AM
  Thread: Taxation and the middle class
Post: RE: Taxation and the middle class
ludo643 Wrote: (08-27-2024, 04:22 AM) -- ijmorlan Wrote: (08-01-2024, 12:59 PM) --  Also I’d like to see the occasional discussion of “we’d like to do this for all of us, but we have to pay for it s...
   tomh009 Politics 146 29,949 09-04-2024, 02:52 AM
  Thread: 864-872 King St W | 55, 44, 38, 16 fl | proposed
Post: RE: 864-872 King St W | 55, 44, 38, 16 fl | propos...
Bjays93 Wrote: (08-25-2024, 08:09 PM) -- Soulless, cheap, impersonal, and inhuman. I mean genuinely many of these buildings would be at home in Soviet Russia so it’s simply sad that that is all this ...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 28 2,620 08-27-2024, 03:07 AM
  Thread: 864-872 King St W | 55, 44, 38, 16 fl | proposed
Post: RE: 864-872 King St W | 55, 44, 38, 16 fl | propos...
Bjays93 Wrote: (08-25-2024, 01:23 PM) -- Vive, IN8, HIP and even Drewlo all need to be stopped. -- Stopped ... how, and then what? We have absolutely zero rules for architecture outside the heritag...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 28 2,620 08-25-2024, 04:06 PM
  Thread: 169 Victoria St S | 8 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 169 Victoria St S | 8 fl | Proposed
taylortbb Wrote: (08-23-2024, 01:05 PM) -- You're definitely right that it exceeds current demand for commercial space, but I'm thinking about Victoria's long term future. Especially if it gets a lig...
   tomh009 Urban Areas 11 661 08-23-2024, 09:20 PM

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