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I may be dating myself here, but the night clubs Lulus and The Lyric.

The old Moose Winooskis outdoor deck/patio.

I actually saw them filming this by coincidence. If you see two confused-looking guys standing at the corner of Queen and Charles waiting for filming to stop so they can cross the street, that would...

I'm just going to leave this here. :RpS_biggrin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I03UmJbK0lA

Based on the newscast, it's across the parking lot from a large Canadian Tire, if that helps anyone familiar with the area to place it.

I was down there on Friday and it looks like the DQ is open, or at least very close to being open.

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Why do they even bother to call the station "570 News" when they don't even have a focus on the news.

I flew to Las Vegas (non-direct) out of YKF several years ago back when Northwest Airlines was operating there. It was a great experience. Coming back, it was literally less than 10 minutes between...

I was actually thinking of something similar last summer. We already have a Jazz Festival and a Blues Festival, we had a Pop/Top 40 Festival (The Beat Rocks the Block); It would be really cool if...

So is this radio station going to play music or is it a talk station? If so, what type of music?

I'm not sure if it's expanded. It's been about 4 years since I've been there. I just remember that the floor area was probably comparable to Fairview Mall (excluding the department stores), but it...

It's definitely something that is needed. It's pretty sad that Guelph's Stone Road mall is nicer and has more retail outlets (not to mention two floors). This is despite the fact that the city of...

Costco had planned to open a store at the Boardwalk sometime in the planning/initial construction stages. For unknown reasons, they pulled out.

As for Best Buy, I don't recall hearing about them...

Submitted. I suggested "Lightning" with the following reasons:

Similar to "arc", but it does a much better job of conveying speed. It is also in virtually everyone's everyday vocabulary.
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They showed a board at the first LRT name open house on the news. It looked like the names on it were the top 20ish names as chosen by the consulting company. I didn't catch all of them, but some of...

Does that speed limit sign say 80km/h?

Well holy crap. I never thought I would see the day. I'll have to take a little drive out that way tomorrow. :RpS_thumbup:

According to CTV news from about 3 weeks ago, they were supposed to finish with that interchange at the end of November. Obviously they are running late.

Are all of the bus routes currently stopping at the Charles Street terminal going to be moved to this new hub? I don't see anywhere on the layout above where that many buses could stop. Surely they...

Another possibility is that the picnic tables are temporary and that they are going to be getting "real" tables installed in the spring.

Thanks for the link. I heard about this on the radio yesterday and I swear they said a roundabout at Webster. A roundabout at Bleams makes much more sense and will have a bigger impact on traffic in...

They might do a christening ceremony for something like a bridge, but in general yes; it is usually that simple.

From a strictly vehicle traffic perspective, I don't think adding a center turning lane will have much of an impact at all on traffic on this section of Manitou. The only businesses to turn into on...

Yes, my mistake. I was talking about the hydro corridor in Northwest Waterloo. Although in my defense, I was quite tired at the time I wrote that. :RpS_tongue:

I have edited the original post...

***Correction: The post below is directed at the hydro corridor in Northwest Waterloo, not the Allen Street area being discussed here. ***



Costs aside, the lines in question are 115,000 Volts...

Yep. My money is on the cancelled power plant fiasco.

Not that I'm trying to pick on you, but do you have any figures to back that up?

I only ask because I've been to numerous places with casinos, from Las Vegas to Moncton to Niagara Falls, and at...

That's preposterous, every block on Hespeler Road is already paved over. :RpS_sad:

I got an automated call 2 hours after he resigned informing me of his resignation and asking how I would vote if an election were called today. This was by no means spontaneous, at least not for the...

The thread for that is here: http://www.wonderfulwaterloo.com/showthread.php?t=64

If memory serves me, the project is essentially ready to go, they are just waiting for funding to be allocated;...

About time! I guess I can go back to going 100km/h 120 km/h on highway 8 again. :RpS_biggrin:

I went to the concert at City Hall and it was pretty decent. The turnout actually rivaled some of the larger shows on the Bluesfest main stage. The opening groups were some of the best I've heard and...

A pedestrian was hit down by the service stations undergoing renovations. She was seriously injured. I'm guessing a suicide attempt since pedestrians aren't allowed access to the 401, however this...

I drove by there a few days ago. They are in the process of demolishing the south side of the factory. There is currently no indication that I can see as to whether or not the office building will be...

No. They were considering that site, but chose another one.

I've heard through the grape vine that most of the land will be used for light industrial. Something akin to the smaller light industrial strip mall-type buildings that already permeate the Sheldon...

According to the Record, the Ottawa and Westmount location is scheduled to open on Monday, April 23, 2012 (tomorrow).

If that's true I'm thrilled. I live within walking distance of there!

This would be substantially better if GRT actually ran early enough such that you could catch the first train before it leaves. As it is, only people that are able to take the second train (arrives...

I don't see the passing as an issue for the reasons you specified. There are two concerns that I would have however:

- If the highway traffic is slowly moving or near stopped on the normal traffic...

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the proposed highway 7 essentially going to be a four lane rural highway with stop lights and no grade separated interchanges? I don't recall reading that the MTO...

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Here's hoping that I'm completely wrong and the service does become a big success. :RpS_thumbup:

Possibly. These will likely almost all be single occupant vehicles. What is the capacity of a GO train?

Then we would no doubt see Microsoft move in right across the street. :RpS_biggrin:

I see several things wrong with the setup as it currently is, especially for daily commuters:

-The trip to Toronto is close to two hours with a mean speed of 50km/h, and this is just to get to...

I would rather see a new arena built on King St. at Moore Ave., just on the other side of the railroad tracks from the new transit terminal. The city would have to buy the land that the strip mall...

I was afraid of that. :RpS_sad:

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Have any renders or design layouts been released for this development yet, or is it too early in the design phase?

It looks like the Region maybe looking more deeply into adding/improving an interchange on the West side of the region. I was given a traffic survey card on my way home from work today and completed...

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Pedestrian safety is definitely the most impotent issue, but being that there are on average two collisions there every three days (25 collisions in a little over a month), it should still be looked...