Wonderful Waterloo Archive

This site is maintained by Sam Nabi as a record of the vibrant Wonderful Waterloo community, which was taken offline in 2014. This site is a partial archive, containing some posts from 2009-2013. To read more about the recovery effort and access the data in a machine-readable format, check out the GitHub page.

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Reconstructing King Street
Post #1885
For historical reference, here are the before and after photos I posted on SSP:<br /> [...]
Pedestrian Charter Steering Committee
Post #3213
This seems like a good time to link an awesome article on Gordon Price's blog, about <i>m[...]
What Does Downtown Need?
Post #4362
1. Grocery store<br /> 2. Grocery store<br /> 3. Grocery store<br /&g[...]
How has the Region's pilot program for Pedestrian Countdown Signals Worked?
Post #5136
I think the pedestrian countdown timers are a terrific idea, but I know there are some implementatio[...]
How has the Region's pilot program for Pedestrian Countdown Signals Worked?
Post #5229
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Streetcar/Light Rail versus Bus Service
Post #5313
I think the concerns about visual pollution might be a bit exaggerated. We aren't going to have[...]
The Conestoga Parkway: Is it good for K-W?
Post #6054
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Grand River Transit
Post #6305
The thing about tolls is that they help create a mental connection between driving and paying. An an[...]
Reconstructing King Street
Post #7399
I walked through downtown today and saw a few places with tables out on the sidewalk. The ones I rem[...]
Proposed King & Victoria Intermodal Station
Post #10520
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Proposed Riverbank Lofts | 16m | 4fl | Municipally Approved
Post #11164
Doug Craig reports <a href="/web/20110402040755/http://twitter.com/DougCraig2010/status/1902[...]
Proposed Riverbank Lofts | 16m | 4fl | Municipally Approved
Post #11210
Downtown Hespeler is Queen Street, centred on Guelph Avenue or so. (<a href="/web/2011040204[...]
Kitchener Election Talk
Post #12175
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Kitchener Election Talk
Post #14532
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Candidate Surveys
Post #15399
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Candidate Surveys
Post #15444
Here's one for Waterloo: <a href="/web/20101016002611/http://www.waterloovotes.com/cand[...]
Candidate Surveys
Post #15967
I know some local groups have been conducting election surveys, so here's a thread to discuss t[...]