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  Thread: Recycling Issues
Post: RE: Recycling Issues
Also fun fact: the black and green wheelie bins are property of the Region and are expected to stay with each property when it is sold. If you get to your new-to-you house and the bins are not there,...
   nms Urban Issues 154 185,215 Yesterday, 11:55 AM
  Thread: 535 Quiet Pl | 8 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 535 Quiet Pl | 8 fl | Proposed
Cranes are up, but the links higher up in this thread are broken. Does anyone have a copy of the proposed rendering?
   nms Suburbs 21 5,438 Yesterday, 11:52 AM
  Thread: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
Post: RE: Road design, safety and Vision Zero
I've noticed that the Region seems to be rolling out changes to signalized pedestrian crossings where pedestrians get 5-10 second head with the walk signal to cross while cars remain with a red light.
   nms Transportation and Infrastructure 648 270,213 02-13-2026, 11:43 AM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
nms Wrote: (12-08-2025, 08:19 AM) -- A single family home is being replaced by a 6 storey apartment building at 70A Short St in Waterloo (just the other side of the Caroline St S parking lot from the...
   nms Urban Areas 1,348 1,234,704 01-19-2026, 06:08 PM
  Thread: Water capacity
Post: RE: Water capacity
Waterloo Region’s water supply crisis, explained (https://www.therecord.com/opinion/columnists/waterloo-region-water-supply-crisis/article_401d52fd-1fd5-5f3e-a2de-2213abcf9934.html) (Luisa D'Amato, Th...
   nms Transportation and Infrastructure 16 1,519 01-09-2026, 10:56 AM
  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
I think it's been discussed before, but I think one of the criteria was how close the hospital would be to the main intersection of Westmount/Bearinger/Northfield for fastest ambulance arrival time. ...
   nms Urban Issues 365 100,500 01-07-2026, 01:49 PM
  Thread: Water capacity
Post: Water capacity
Long-term plan to address water capacity issues needed as Waterloo region grows (CBC) (https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/waterloo-region-water-capacity-issues-9.7003664) Quote: -...
   nms Transportation and Infrastructure 16 1,519 12-09-2025, 06:21 PM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
A single family home is being replaced by a 6 storey apartment building at 70A Short St in Waterloo (just the other side of the Caroline St S parking lot from the Willis Way LRT stop).  Given the amou...
   nms Urban Areas 1,348 1,234,704 12-08-2025, 08:19 AM
  Thread: Victoria and Park | 25, 36, 38 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Victoria and Park | 25, 36, 38 fl | Proposed
ZEBuilder Wrote: (11-29-2025, 10:05 PM) -- That is just the unfortunate reality of the development industry, people with money realized they could put in some work get approvals then sit on it while ...
   nms Urban Areas 310 80,435 12-01-2025, 08:40 AM
  Thread: High-speed rail coming to Canada!..in 4 years...maybe
Post: RE: High-speed rail coming to Canada!..in 4 years....
At the risk of derailing this furhter (and mods, feel free to move this elsewhere), how much of the produced fossil fuel is used for transportation (planes, trains, automobiles, ships),  and how much ...
   nms General and Off-Topic Discussion 24 3,109 11-26-2025, 01:15 PM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
How much warning did the Region have that the service was starting and was it far enough in advance to make operational changes? Was GRT given more information before the news reports a month ago? G...
   nms Transportation and Infrastructure 2,180 1,453,153 11-26-2025, 12:44 PM
  Thread: Trainfans
Post: RE: Trainfans
An interesting approach to recycling.
   nms Outside Waterloo Region 2 493 11-18-2025, 06:30 AM
  Thread: Imperial Pub in Toronto
Post: RE: Imperial Pub in Toronto
It would be interesting to know a bit more about why the pub is closing. Did rent go up so the pub was no longer viable? Did the owner want to retire but no one else wanted to take it over? Waterlo...
   nms Outside Waterloo Region 3 636 11-18-2025, 06:27 AM
  Thread: East Side Lands Trunk Sewer
Post: RE: East Side Lands Trunk Sewer
Since the bridge is planned anyway, how much might it add to cost to add a pedestrian or MUT component on top? It offer a travel route between the Ken Seiling Museum and the Pioneer Tower (plus the P...
   nms Transportation and Infrastructure 5 698 11-01-2025, 04:24 PM
  Thread: King-Victoria Transit Hub
Post: RE: King-Victoria Transit Hub
ZEBuilder Wrote: (10-18-2025, 07:48 PM) -- For those interested the bid that the Region had for the partial demolition of the Rumpel Felt building has been cancelled. The bid was posted in early Augu...
   nms Transportation and Infrastructure 1,248 1,261,574 10-20-2025, 11:21 AM
  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
I expect that the added weekend trips were limited by the spots available due to VIA traffic, and CN weekend traffic. Similarly. any train that travels west of Georgetown and back is potentially disr...
   nms Transportation and Infrastructure 2,180 1,453,153 10-18-2025, 08:25 AM
  Thread: Benton/Church project | 40 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Benton/Church project | 40 fl | Proposed
ac3r Wrote: (10-17-2025, 06:18 PM) -- Very likely, I feel for every 1 project that gets started, 3 sit in limbo for years and go absolutely nowhere. -- How does this compare with historic trends? ...
   nms Urban Areas 76 22,567 10-18-2025, 08:21 AM
  Thread: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Post: RE: ION - Waterloo Region's Light Rail Transit
Acitta Wrote: (10-17-2025, 01:47 PM) -- An article (https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/subway-safety/684566/) in the Atlantic starts off with this paragraph, "Mass transit in the Unite...
   nms Transportation and Infrastructure 17,649 12,658,704 10-18-2025, 08:19 AM
  Thread: UW Indigenous Residence
Post: RE: UW Indigenous Residence
At least the bottom 3 or 4 floors have preliminary cladding as of this past weekend so chances are good.
   nms University Area 36 12,652 10-14-2025, 07:05 AM
  Thread: Bramm Yards Master Plan
Post: RE: Bramm Yards Master Plan
tomh009 Wrote: (10-09-2025, 05:28 PM) -- Almost certainly Christkindl. -- I think they are also used for Oktoberfest and Wilkommenplatz at Carl Zehr Square.
   nms Urban Areas 54 12,899 10-10-2025, 07:49 AM
  Thread: 171 King St S Waterloo | 37 & 33 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 171 King St S Waterloo | 37 & 33 fl | Proposed
Acitta Wrote: (10-07-2025, 08:42 PM) -- How many buildings being built today will people a hundred years from now consider to be a heritage building that should be preserved? -- More likely public ...
   nms Urban Areas 27 6,924 10-10-2025, 07:46 AM
  Thread: Willow River PS
Post: RE: Willow River PS
neonjoe Wrote: (10-04-2025, 01:12 PM) -- I don’t know How but the Separate Board finished Holy Trinity School on time. -- Did they have God on their side?
   nms General and Off-Topic Discussion 7 1,569 10-05-2025, 09:48 PM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
The flood risk is the reason why the Uptown Parkade has no walls on the main level. Since it sits more or less on top of the now tunneled Laurel Creek, the Parkade serves as the emergency outlet shou...
   nms Urban Areas 1,348 1,234,704 10-05-2025, 09:47 PM
  Thread: 171 King St S Waterloo | 37 & 33 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 171 King St S Waterloo | 37 & 33 fl | Proposed
Kudos for keeping the hertiage building. I think it's a missed opportunity to move the house closer to the street. By doing do, it removes any chance to increase the size of the outdoor patio beyon...
   nms Urban Areas 27 6,924 10-01-2025, 06:02 AM
  Thread: New Media sources in Waterloo (eg Substack, YouTube etc)
Post: New Media sources in Waterloo (eg Substack, YouTub...
This thread is intended to collect a list of new media sources that are linked to Waterloo Region.  The only requirement is that the creator is Waterloo Region-based.  Bonus points if the topic that t...
   nms General and Off-Topic Discussion 0 521 09-26-2025, 07:51 AM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
ac3r Wrote: (09-25-2025, 08:03 PM) -- nms Wrote: (09-23-2025, 06:56 AM) -- There are at least ten different media outlets that serve Waterloo Region in a local capacity.  The local market for subscr...
   nms Urban Areas 1,348 1,234,704 09-26-2025, 07:48 AM

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