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05-15-2013, 12:25 PMI would have to believe it's being done largely in response to the popularity of other messenger products, like KIK and WhatsApp.* BBM is arguably...281 replies | 46279 view(s)
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05-09-2013, 12:34 PMThe green portion appears to be City Centre, I believe. Charles Street terminal on the right, and Kitchener City Hall in the bottom left.556 replies | 81001 view(s)
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04-24-2013, 09:35 PMConfirmation bias.75 replies | 7042 view(s)
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04-19-2013, 02:38 PMThe point isn't that the location doesn't hold value, or that it wouldn't be an appealing place to live for some, but that the typologies of the...35 replies | 4913 view(s)
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04-15-2013, 09:55 PMI like the idea of crowdfunding. It would probably take an organization popping up, registering as a charity, getting serious donations, then giving...2988 replies | 311211 view(s) -
03-23-2013, 12:54 PMI am not making this up: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2011/11/13/tor-glass-walled-condos.html For a response to cbc's story:...735 replies | 127679 view(s)
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03-11-2013, 10:56 PMWhether or not this development has what you think it should depends on what you consider is "Every day necessities". The real problem here is the...124 replies | 20863 view(s)
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03-09-2013, 10:38 AMI also am glad there is no glass curtain to this building. Heat loss and transfer leads to the failing of glass curtains, which also means they're...735 replies | 127679 view(s)
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03-09-2013, 10:30 AMYou are correct. One of the biggest supporters of the Church is a large developer. I also believe this developer/church built the large apartment...124 replies | 20863 view(s)
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02-24-2013, 10:16 PMbcwessel replied to a thread U/C Waterloo Region Courthouse | 28 m | 7 fl | Completion March 2013 in DowntownsAnd many others. The entire building, less a retail space or two, is pretty-well full.310 replies | 59428 view(s)
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02-22-2013, 09:54 AMTo provide some supporting context, downtown King Street supports heavy traffic volume throughout the day, and crush volume at rush hours. However,...119 replies | 10703 view(s)
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02-03-2013, 09:57 AMCost, vandalism, perceived risk of assault leading to reduced pedestrian access or (now even more) unsafe at-grade crossings, real risk of assault...489 replies | 49463 view(s)
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01-29-2013, 09:39 AMWhat would be the particular difficulty in matching an addition to the original structure? Why would creating a successful contrasting structure be...372 replies | 62025 view(s)
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01-26-2013, 11:24 PMThe current incarnations of the King Centre and Market Square are far more active than either ever were as shopping malls. If I'm choosing between...36 replies | 4471 view(s)
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01-24-2013, 02:46 PMHere's a video walk-through of the building, which also spends some time highlighting this space as a site for potential activity and community...81 replies | 13035 view(s)
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01-24-2013, 10:15 AMYou're basically describing King Street. The renovations to the street shouldn't be thought of as a static project or as being complete. The...213 replies | 18795 view(s)
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01-22-2013, 10:30 PMLRT will run along its own dedicated right of way, and cross intersections at-grade in mixed traffic, where it will be given signal priority.2988 replies | 311211 view(s)
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01-22-2013, 03:08 PMIf I'm reading the situation correctly, most aren't saying that transit funding is sacred. Rather, a good deal of the disbelief and outrage stemming...2988 replies | 311211 view(s)
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01-20-2013, 12:53 PMLooking at Buffalo's light rail line strictly as a piece of transportation infrastructure, it actually performs very well. I believe it's daily...2988 replies | 311211 view(s)
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01-17-2013, 03:59 PMOutlet malls in Halton may be a bit beyond the scope of Wonderful Waterloo. As mentioned above, this discussion might be better had over at Urban...17 replies | 6188 view(s)
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01-11-2013, 11:05 AMThis is a pretty comprehensive list, broken into categories, that should be of some use: http://www.wonderfulwaterloo.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1 If...2 replies | 374 view(s)
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01-10-2013, 02:50 PMYou could just as easily call it the Charles Line or Hespler Line, and it would be equally as accurate.2988 replies | 311211 view(s)
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01-08-2013, 10:20 AMI do. Always.737 replies | 125654 view(s)
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01-08-2013, 10:17 AMA majority of residents are in favour of some form of rapid transit, as opposed to the alternative of just an improved standard bus network (the...2988 replies | 311211 view(s)
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01-07-2013, 08:33 PMThe iXpress brand has problems worth fixing before it's extended. For instance: - the unconventional spelling means that the brand is diminished...2988 replies | 311211 view(s)
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01-07-2013, 08:12 PMThis is actually part of my point: it's difficult to even begin to evaluate the quality of the branding of any individual line without first...2988 replies | 311211 view(s)
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01-07-2013, 05:25 PMIn the past, I've promoted a The Rapid/The Local binary branding strategy that I'd like to bump here again, while it's especially relevant. The...2988 replies | 311211 view(s)
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01-07-2013, 04:21 PMI ate at a Famoso during a trip through Edmonton this summer, and the food was fine. Nothing as special as Bread Heads, but perfectly passable. The...737 replies | 125654 view(s)
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01-06-2013, 09:44 PMThis isn't appropriate, or productive. There are plenty of places on the internet to insult people, and goad them into fights. This isn't one of them.119 replies | 10703 view(s)
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01-05-2013, 02:05 PMMost already call it the LRT. This has the added bonus of letting people know that it's an LRT, and gets away from the completely counterproductive...2988 replies | 311211 view(s)
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01-04-2013, 11:11 PMToronto Raptors...2988 replies | 311211 view(s)
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01-04-2013, 10:28 PMThe individual names aside, I think it says a great deal that under "What Are We Branding?," there's no mention of the GRT network. It's unsurprising...2988 replies | 311211 view(s)
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12-30-2012, 01:03 PMPromote away. Unofficially (for now, and I would wager officially within the next couple of years), the reconstruction of King Street is designed to...129 replies | 19557 view(s)
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12-30-2012, 11:15 AMplanningthatplannyplan replied to a thread Complete Uptown Waterloo Public Square in Past Downtown DevelopmentsA small detail: The Region owns and controls King Street. :RpS_ohmy:, which means speeds are controlled by the Region. I'm not sure the details of...129 replies | 19557 view(s)
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12-09-2012, 07:12 PMLinear districts are also incredibly easy to service with transit, something that becomes a great deal more difficult in your ideal tic-tac-toe...639 replies | 114987 view(s)
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12-09-2012, 06:07 PMWhy is that? What about places like Arlington, in Washington, DC? It's one of the most successful urban places in that entire region, and it's also...639 replies | 114987 view(s)
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11-30-2012, 09:04 PMplanningthatplannyplan replied to a thread Sales One Victoria Condominiums (Momentum) | 63 m | 19 fl in DowntownsI believe 50% sold out on first weekend.202 replies | 26420 view(s)
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11-27-2012, 08:59 PMGalt needs more skyscrapers so they can be looked at from the tops of other skyscrapers? I think Galt really needs more people; they generally tend...178 replies | 48418 view(s)
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11-27-2012, 08:24 PMplanningthatplannyplan replied to a thread U/C 171-191 Lester Street | 53 m | 17 fl in University ZoneA grocery store looks to currently be permitted in the "C4-25" zone applied to the University shops plaza (both sides of Philip St), and the "C6-25"...17 replies | 2400 view(s)
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11-24-2012, 08:00 PMplanningthatplannyplan replied to a thread Sales City Centre Condominiums | 56 , 52 m | 15 , 14 fl in DowntownsYou're right about fixer-uppers. That is the main challenge with older homes. We have put about $20 k into our house to update it. We could put...508 replies | 100588 view(s)
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11-24-2012, 07:26 PMplanningthatplannyplan replied to a thread Sales City Centre Condominiums | 56 , 52 m | 15 , 14 fl in DowntownsIts my perspective that local condos, at $350 or 430/ft2 as "Jay" recounted above, don't compete well with older homes in stable neighbourhoods...508 replies | 100588 view(s)
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11-24-2012, 08:35 AMplanningthatplannyplan replied to a thread Sales City Centre Condominiums | 56 , 52 m | 15 , 14 fl in DowntownsI dont get the condo market here. In the GTA, homes are more expensive such that there is not such a large spread between homes and condos. Here, you...508 replies | 100588 view(s)
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11-24-2012, 08:21 AMplanningthatplannyplan replied to a thread Proposed King & Victoria Intermodal Station in Transportation and InfrastructureWe need a time machine to see this site play out! This could be a game-changer for downtown Kitchener! I would assume the site will take more than 10...323 replies | 52918 view(s)
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11-24-2012, 08:12 AMplanningthatplannyplan replied to a thread What is the story behind the building at King and Fountain? in Past Downtown DevelopmentsMe too. Unfortunately, I have a hard time seeing something beyond a very marginal use (though at $1.2 Million, no marginal use will be moving in),...30 replies | 3625 view(s)
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10-12-2011
- 04:52 PM - bcwessel mentioned urbandreamer in post The BarrelYards | 78 m | 25 fl...ssed, I believe, by urbandreamer's original remark.
09-24-2011
- 10:52 PM - bcwessel mentioned BigCityBoy in post What Does Downtown Need?...pment of Downtown. BigCityBoy didn't say "What we ...
09-06-2011
- 09:45 PM - bcwessel mentioned loveskitchener in post The Bauer Kitchen...nd/or audacity that loveskitchener displays on this sit...
- 06:08 PM - bcwessel mentioned loveskitchener in post The Bauer Kitchen...nd the way in which loveskitchener in particular has ch...
08-21-2011
- 07:22 PM - TheMadisonGroup mentioned bcwessel in post City Centre Condominiums | 56 , 52 m | 15 , 14 flbcwessel - thank you for the ...
08-11-2011
- 11:27 PM - bcwessel mentioned TheMadisonGroup in post City Centre Condominiums | 56 , 52 m | 15 , 14 fl... Stephen Litt (from TheMadisonGroup) is an excellent exa...
06-14-2011
- 09:22 PM - bcwessel mentioned benjaminbach in post Mayfair Hotel Redevelopmentbenjaminbach is reporting that th...
01-24-2012
- 10:36 PM - BigCityBoy quoted bcwessel in post The Green Tech FallacyWhy the most environmentally ...
01-23-2012
- 12:46 AM - Daev quoted bcwessel in post Light Rail TransitHowever, as far as your Coron...
01-22-2012
- 07:36 PM - bcwessel quoted dunkalunk in post Light Rail TransitJust throwing this out there b...
01-21-2012
- 10:49 AM - panamaniac quoted bcwessel in post Light Rail TransitIt might help the discussion ...
01-20-2012
- 08:40 PM - Osiris quoted bcwessel in post Light Rail TransitIt might help the discussion ...
- 07:59 PM - bcwessel quoted panamaniac in post Light Rail TransitI was with you until the last s...
12-13-2011
- 05:26 PM - bcwessel quoted BuildingScout in post Highway 401An example of "if you build it the...
- 01:33 PM - zanate quoted bcwessel in post Highway 401Many people are also saying "...
- 07:04 AM - BuildingScout quoted bcwessel in post Highway 401What the above-cited study co...
12-12-2011
- 04:19 PM - bcwessel quoted zanate in post Highway 401You've got a point. After ...
- 04:17 PM - bcwessel quoted BuildingScout in post Highway 401My claim is that the cost per trip...
- 08:12 AM - BuildingScout quoted bcwessel in post Highway 401Correlations between gas pric...
12-11-2011
- 04:40 PM - bcwessel quoted BuildingScout in post Highway 401Sure, gas is more expensive but di...
12-07-2011
- 07:24 PM - bcwessel quoted mpd618 in post Alternative Traffic StrategiesThe only reason that's the ...
- 07:20 PM - bcwessel quoted Haljackey in post Highway 401To me it's better to have one ...
- 12:03 AM - mpd618 quoted bcwessel in post Highway 401The Record has a typically un...
12-06-2011
- 11:59 PM - mpd618 quoted bcwessel in post Light Rail TransitOutspoken Mayor of Cambridge,...
- 11:56 PM - BuildingScout quoted bcwessel in post Highway 7It doesn't really seem like y...
- 08:01 PM - bcwessel quoted BuildingScout in post Highway 7I'm not promoting another highway ...
- 05:54 PM - bcwessel quoted panamaniac in post Victoria Common (1 Adam Street)I'm not sure what to think abou...