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Strong mayor powers used to expedite redevelopment project
GuelphToday
23Seems silly that 9 units requires all this drama
- Mark McCullagh
Traffic key concern as Edinburgh Road infill project deferred
GuelphToday 17Sounds to me like an awesome plan, we need lots more housing.
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City parking strategy to look at paid on-street parking downtown
GuelphToday 11In my experience "free" onstreet parking has meant NO onstreet parking, which is worse than paid. I'd rather pay, if that means there are actually spots available and I don't have to drive blocks to find my "free" spot. The free parking should be in our under-used monster parking garage.
5- Mark McCullagh
'Do we care about affordable housing or not?': City council wrestles with development rules
GuelphToday 8Every unit coming on the market exerts a downward pressure on prices. We need more units coming on market, not more hindrances.
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OPINION: Canada Day Transit debacle demands a response
GuelphToday 14I could not agree more strongly. It’s a disgrace and I have been baffled for years about how the people responsible for it are allowed to continue in their roles
- Mark McCullagh
OPINION: How does transit this bad keep getting worse?
GuelphToday 13I agree. The longstanding dysfunction of Guelph Transit is something to behold. It's so ingrained that people don't even seem to know that transit doesn't have to be this bad.
1- Mark McCullagh
OPINION: Guelph Transit is a failure; we need a real transit option.
GuelphToday 13Same. The uselessness of the routes is the problem, not the fares. Hub and spoke just doesn’t work.
1- Mark McCullagh
Developers want the city to grow up ... as in taller
GuelphToday 10The choice is between that and sprawl. Density is far better environmentally, financially, in terms of service delivery, and for transit.
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OPINION: Council seems more focused on vibes that practicalities
GuelphToday 7The "supposed lack of cleanliness and safety downtown"? Many people avoid downtown because of this, after having had bad experiences. There are businesses that have relocated for this reason. Everyone I talk with says things are markedly worse on both counts than they were a decade ago. Kinda weird to suggest that this is a mass hallucination.
4- Mark McCullagh
OPINION: Council readies its most disgusting attack on the homeless yet
GuelphToday 8Questioning the idea that all these services should be in one specific place isn't an attack on people needing those services.
2- Mark McCullagh
As city eyes daytime shelter, mayor doesn't want it downtown
GuelphToday 4I think the mayor’s position is reasonable. These services are already overrepresented in downtown. I like someone’s idea of refurbishing the old correctional centre. It could be a comprehensive facility run by the city which would be better than the hodgepodge of facilities run by private groups each with their own policies, agenda etc.
5- Mark McCullagh
City parking strategy to look at paid on-street parking downtown
GuelphToday 5finally someone gets it!! "Free" is no good if they're all taken. Gimme paid if it means I can park.
2- Mark McCullagh
Residential units planned for former downtown bank building
GuelphToday 7I think the developer will try to avoid developing units that nobody wants.
- Mark McCullagh
OPINION: Canada Day Transit debacle demands a response
GuelphToday 5Your reasoning neglects that “not heard from” includes those who long ago gave up. My son had to buy a car for a job in the industrial park, because GT’s service was so abysmal. To an INDUSTRIAL PARK. And yes we certainly could run transit “like Toronto” if by that we mean with sensible routes
- Mark McCullagh
OPINION: Canada Day Transit debacle demands a response
GuelphToday 4Routes that follow arterial roads minimize the need for preplanning. Random snakelike routes maximize it
- Mark McCullagh
Decision on former Lafarge lands brings them much closer to development
GuelphToday 3Yay finally! Can’t believe how long this has gone on
- Mark McCullagh
ICYMI: Addressing homelessness: Clearing up ‘misconceptions’ about Stepping Stone
GuelphToday 2Thanks for writing such an in depth article and thanks to Ms Hoekstra for her service to the community!
1- Mark McCullagh
Lengthy Speedvale Bridge project starts today
GuelphToday 2I think the reason we're all frustrated with Speedvale is that Woodlawn doesn't quite make it to connect with Eramosa, so ALL the traffic to and from northeast of the city has to use Speedvale. Someone, at some time, decided that Woodlawn should stop about 300 meters short of connecting with Eramosa. If those roads shared that traffic there'd easily be room for bike lanes on at least one of them.
- Mark McCullagh
ICYMI: Builder returns with planned three-storey, 30-unit north end project
GuelphToday 2This looks great, we need lots more housing
- Mark McCullagh
Lineup announced for Guelph Musicfest
GuelphToday 1Awesome! Just bought tickets
- Mark McCullagh
