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  Thread: GO Transit
Post: RE: GO Transit
plam Wrote: (09-06-2024, 06:55 PM) -- danbrotherston Wrote: (09-06-2024, 02:24 PM) -- I mean, sure...but like all GO things, this puts the car before the horse...or rather the parking lot before eve...
   westwardloo Transportation and Infrastructure 2,059 1,247,530 09-08-2024, 10:07 AM
  Thread: 900 King St W | 25 fl | U/C
Post: RE: 900 King St W | 25 fl | U/C
Well this building is not going to be the nicest in the Region, but it seems to be looking better than what I pictured based on the render.  I think it would have looked nicer if they just picked blac...
   westwardloo Urban Areas 173 46,401 09-08-2024, 09:52 AM
  Thread: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Kitchener Updates and Rumours
Momo26 Wrote: (09-04-2024, 10:46 PM) -- Question for you architects and arm chair quarter back architects... Would you prefer a building like this to anything that has popped up in DTK (or Waterlo...
   westwardloo Urban Areas 5,656 4,197,499 09-05-2024, 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/...
Hahahaha this is actually comical, so glad I don't live near this piece of garbage.
   westwardloo Urban Areas 816 471,789 09-04-2024, 08:12 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...
ouch. Vive if somehow you read this forum hire an architect that knows how to use precast panels this is getting ridiculous. Randomly sprinkling white panels into a beige wall is not a thought out des...
   westwardloo Urban Areas 28 2,620 08-23-2024, 09:46 AM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
jordan2423 Wrote: (08-12-2024, 04:05 PM) -- westwardloo Wrote: (08-12-2024, 08:09 AM) -- It's too bad they are blocking all the potential natural light from the parking podium. As long as they aren'...
   westwardloo Urban Areas 686 170,515 08-13-2024, 08:25 AM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
It's too bad they are blocking all the potential natural light from the parking podium. As long as they aren't installing black and grey concrete panels in the gaps, it should still be an ok looking p...
   westwardloo Urban Areas 686 170,515 08-12-2024, 08:09 AM
  Thread: Lower Kitchener (534 Charles St E) | 32, 27, 15 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: Lower Kitchener (534 Charles St E) | 32, 27, 1...
Construction fencing is up with advertising for Eureka rentals. Construction trailer is on site, looks like Vive is hoping to start digging soon.
   westwardloo Urban Areas 153 38,783 08-09-2024, 09:47 AM
  Thread: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Post: RE: General Urban Waterloo Updates and Rumours
Maybe they should look at the forever staled post office redevelopment to see what the market is like in uptown waterloo.
   westwardloo Urban Areas 1,266 1,058,426 08-08-2024, 08:29 AM
  Thread: General Sports and Recreation News
Post: RE: General Sports and Recreation News
ac3r Wrote: (08-07-2024, 11:37 AM) -- Those plots of land are far too valuable (not just economically) for that, I think. There isn't a whole lot of space downtown we can use for development. Homes a...
   westwardloo Sports and Recreation 294 333,396 08-07-2024, 03:20 PM
  Thread: General Sports and Recreation News
Post: RE: General Sports and Recreation News
Looks like the Kitchener panthers are up for sale.  https://www.therecord.com/sports/baseball/panthers/kitchener-panthers-baseball-club-for-sale/article_d40c494f-c9ec-56cb-a383-57b66365d1f8.html ...
   westwardloo Sports and Recreation 294 333,396 08-07-2024, 10:38 AM
  Thread: Mall Retail (Cambridge Centre, Conestoga, Fairview)
Post: RE: Mall Retail (Cambridge Centre, Conestoga, Fair...
bravado Wrote: (08-02-2024, 02:51 PM) -- I have to assume there was local pushback - wasn’t the Fairview plan much more aggressive with the mixed use part? My memory tells me it was really reduced...
   westwardloo Retail 200 215,282 08-02-2024, 03:40 PM
  Thread: Mall Retail (Cambridge Centre, Conestoga, Fairview)
Post: RE: Mall Retail (Cambridge Centre, Conestoga, Fair...
neonjoe Wrote: (08-02-2024, 01:22 PM) -- I happened to stumble upon this news article from may Cadillac Fairview puts large Kitchener mall in play https://greenstreetnews.com/article/cadillac-fai...
   westwardloo Retail 200 215,282 08-02-2024, 02:34 PM
  Thread: 55 Franklin St S | 4x 6 fl | Proposed
Post: RE: 55 Franklin St S | 4x 6 fl | Proposed
Ouch those interiors look horrible. Outside looks good though. Nice infill development.  The boob lights are an easy fix, but choosing "wood" paneled kitchen cupboards when there is exposed wood ce...
   westwardloo Urban Areas 12 4,349 07-29-2024, 10:08 AM
  Thread: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 40, 50 fl | U/C
Post: RE: Station Park | 18, 28, 36, 40, 50 fl | U/C
I am really liking the look of this tower so far. Obviously another white tower, but the cladding looks really crisp. I am interested to see  ow the middle bump out turns out. For the most part this w...
   westwardloo Urban Areas 1,750 1,063,422 07-29-2024, 08:19 AM
  Thread: More interesting precast panels
Post: RE: 900 King St W | 25 fl | U/C
The panelling is bad, and I can't wait for the day that architects and developers start working with the prefab concrete manufactures to actually design a coherent building. It can be done at a very s...
   westwardloo Urban Design 7 368 07-29-2024, 08:13 AM
  Thread: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
Post: RE: TEK Tower (30 Francis) | 45 fl | U/C
That is actually much nicer than I was expecting. So far so good in my opinion.
   westwardloo Urban Areas 686 170,515 07-26-2024, 07:52 AM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
[quote pid="115713" dateline="1721752293"] I don't know where the image you quoted is from, but it's at best misleading. The Kitchener line can support 15 minute service to ... I dunno...probably G...
   westwardloo Transportation and Infrastructure 4,406 3,407,553 07-23-2024, 07:33 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
danbrotherston Wrote: (07-22-2024, 02:55 PM) -- I agree this news is good, and that it moves forward 2WAD GO to the region. What I disagree with is the suggested frequencies. We've seen nothing...
   westwardloo Transportation and Infrastructure 4,406 3,407,553 07-23-2024, 11:13 AM
  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
KevinL Wrote: (07-22-2024, 02:40 PM) -- westwardloo Wrote: (07-22-2024, 01:59 PM) -- I wonder if there is any consideration to connect Laurelwood drive to Wes Graham ave. -- It's on the long term ...
   westwardloo Urban Issues 315 62,741 07-22-2024, 02:51 PM
  Thread: Grand River Transit
Post: RE: Grand River Transit
the_conestoga_guy Wrote: (07-22-2024, 02:05 PM) -- KevinT Wrote: (07-22-2024, 01:38 PM) -- It just got a lot closer than it was, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/land-expropriation-...
   westwardloo Transportation and Infrastructure 4,406 3,407,553 07-22-2024, 02:35 PM
  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
Not loving the initial footprint, but I am sure they didn't pay too much for a couple of white dashed lines haha.  From an accessibility standpoint. This location is not that bad. Only a 6min drive...
   westwardloo Urban Issues 315 62,741 07-22-2024, 01:59 PM
  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
KevinL Wrote: (07-22-2024, 01:10 PM) -- It is on the west end of the site, mostly along Bearinger. https://www.therecord.com/news/waterloo-region/new-hospital-is-planned-on-the-university-of-waterloo...
   westwardloo Urban Issues 315 62,741 07-22-2024, 01:18 PM
  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
cherrypark Wrote: (07-22-2024, 12:48 PM) -- Announcement set up happening on Hagey Blvd, so looks like that's the (unsurprising) winner. -- yeah I drove by on my way to a jobsite, they had the stree...
   westwardloo Urban Issues 315 62,741 07-22-2024, 12:59 PM
  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
Rainrider22 Wrote: (07-22-2024, 12:05 PM) -- UW lands would be way to far away for the majority of the population.  Remember, this will be the only emergency hospital. -- It's better than beside Co...
   westwardloo Urban Issues 315 62,741 07-22-2024, 12:13 PM
  Thread: Hospitals in KW
Post: RE: Hospitals in KW
Please be UW lands.... Please be UW lands.... Please be UW lands.
   westwardloo Urban Issues 315 62,741 07-22-2024, 09:31 AM

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