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I'm not aware of any major suburban shopping centres in Woodstock besides neighborhood plazas. That could have something to do with Woodstock's ability to support a downtown Telus store. However, I...

On the other hand, this site is quite peripheral to the downtown and there are already a fair number of vacancies in the core as is.

I must say, I'm quite impressed with the rendering. As long as...

I always thought it go north-south directly through Puslinch township, starting directly east of Cambridge/west of Guelph (eventually connecting to new hwy 7), and continuing on to connect to the 403...

Have any sources to back this claim?



What Hespeler needs badly is a pedestrian bridge crossing the 401 from the current bus terminal (Zehrs plaza) to the Bridgecam Centre. Since it's faster...

This is one of those places where it actually makes sense to place a roundabout.

I agree with this. Give the bus lines descriptive names. The region's transportation network is confusing enough without people not knowing where the busses are headed.

Cambridge actually has seen a lot of growth since then, but I doubt it has anything to do with amalgamation. I think it has a lot more to do with the 401, proximity to Kitchener-Waterloo and the...

^ Yep.

How come every facade "improvement" has to result in a stucco exterior? I'm not a fan of this.

Note how all of the slowest growing CMAs are in Ontario. I think this is the typical pattern of recessions. Ontario, with its huge manufacturing base and lack of natural resources, bears the brunt...

Well said.

I wonder if that was a typo and he meant to say "weren't". With the kind of growth that has been going on here, I can't imagine 70%+ of the people living here being born here. Our birth rate just...

I'd like to see more 'villages'. That isn't to say I'm against serious highrise intensfication in our existing cores. But I'd like to see more mixed-use streets radiating of the cores, like in...

Re: Butterly Conservatory:

This region is known, and recognized for, its rural identity. More specifically, its Mennonite heritage. But I feel that, while there is that unique element here, this...

We shouldn't feel obliged for that particular reason, but IMO, making it spur all of the way over to Courtland compromises the purpose of the system. That purpose should be to move people rapidly...

For a fleeting moment I suppose. But for me, in these temperatures, it makes me want to head indoors and stay there ASAP. In summer, I'll actually be walking outside with friends, just for the sake...

I've heard very little that's positive about the civic experience of Mississauga. You have all the privacy culture of suburbia, for one. I have also seen studies in the past that people in more...

I find the Waterloo Region lifestyle to be very utilitarian. There's very little sense of or branding of community here. It's very anonymous Southern Ontario here. When I look at the civic urban...

Nice! :RpS_thumbup:

I like it. Was that taken from Weber street in or near the Waterloo border?

The profile of the stores in the Cambridge Centre is generic and middle class, but that's fitting with Cambridge on the whole. And for people who live in Cambridge, it's still the closest mall, so...

Aside from Toronto and maybe Niagara Falls, I don't think anywhere in Southern Ontario holds a strong brand. People from outside Ontario just see this Region as being Toronto. Most other cities in...

Gross indeed. But for US metropolitan statistical areas, it's really common. For example:

- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater
-...

Haven't you heard? One 15km line is an expensive boondoggle that will cost us for years and years. :RpS_rolleyes:

A few points:

1) Yes, Waterloo is known for its innovation in mobile devices and other types of software development. There are lots of entrepreneurs in the high tech sector, who are very...

Yeah I recall a time when he was much more embracing of the LRT in principle. This is purely a matter of playing politics. But with Cambridge getting the '____' end of the stick in this proposal,...

bcwessell, what can I say? That was a great post!

I think people focus far too much on density figures when talking about what constitutes good planning. I think part of the problem with our...

I suppose. But commuting patterns are best represented as a distance-decay function. I know for a fact that there are people in Kitchener and Waterloo who commute to the GTA. I don't think it's...

By central west, are you referring to the areas around Victoria/Westmount and Highland/Westmount? This particular Sobeys is nowhere near those neighborhoods.

Given the way the region has grown in recent years, it's hard to blame them for feeling that way.

:RpS_lol:

And Fairway Rd, and Highland, and Weber, and now Ira Needles, among others.

So much of this region was built in the past 30 years that many areas look indistinguisable from much of Mississauga. ...

Too late... :RpS_sad:

Question is, how do we reverse it.

Really small news, but the Recovery Technologies building on Franklin Blvd that was put up for lease is now sold.

As one of the more successful examples of new urbanism in the region, the development of the Williamsburg area definitely interests me. While not perfect, the retail has a better relationship to the...

For the typical condo buyer, walkability is an important consideration. The Westmount Grand is a close drive to uptown, but it is a solid 25-30 minute walk along a street that isn't that...

^ The above makes it clear that the higher end of the condo market isn't doing well. This is probably a wise move for the Westmount Grand. I also think it doesn't speak well of 150 King south's...

Interesting. Do you have a link to this fact?

^ That sounds cool and all, but I'm a bit disappointed they didn't decide to expand into the 3 floors of vacant space at Cambridge Place.

Really? I disagree with that. I wish they'd let the mall die a slow death, and instead put their money into the redevelopment of the mall. It could become a massive mixed-use development (highrise...

I think we'll see some development related to the universities, but it will cool off from last year. The last couple of years saw a lot of students going back to school to do a masters because of...

For as much as I like the idea of Cambridge having access in the first phase, I think suggesting what you're saying would have been a better tactical move on Mollison's part. I think that would have...

On top of the 9 we have already:

- I'm surprised 144 Park didn't start this year, but I'm sure it will start in 2011.
- Reflections at Laurelwood, mid-to-late 2011
- City Centre Condos Phase 1,...

I can't help but feel very doom-and-gloom about Canada these days. We used to be a nation that was future-oriented and very much into the concept of nation-building. It was the kind of mentality...

Not sure what that has to do with it. But from what I've heard being tossed around, if the GO-train did come to Galt, the only station would be out around the Savage Drive area. It wouldn't link up...

My only worry would be that, if LRT tanked, would developers stop focusing on the cores?

I know some of the opponents of LRT say that intensification shouldn't be dependent on public transit. ...

I cannot give you any answers with certainty, but my hypothesis is that it has more to do with its position in the regional transportation network. Its distance from the 401 doesn't make it very...

Yeah, design is key. I remember reading somewhere that the maximum height for buildings in the Galt core was 30-40 metres, which is really short. Something about preserving the view of the steeple...

Actually, I just figured out what the rendered building at Main and Ainslie reminds me of.

This Telus building in Ottawa.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1067/1398168348_d2b73a4342.jpg?v=0
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Just a few updates for the Townline/401 area.

South of the 401, another large industrial building appears to be under construction. After the halt in activity of 2008, perhaps leasing activity is...