I believe that Kitchener is at its best when we come together as neighbours. On our trails, in our community gardens, at festivals, and in the everyday acts of care — we show up for one another and we celebrate together.
This community-building spirit thrives when people can stay in their neighbourhoods, with housing options that meet their needs at every stage of life. When we have everything we need close by, and good transportation connections to the rest of the region. When the benefits of economic growth translate to new public spaces, services, and opportunities across the entire city.
Protect renters from bad-faith evictions and maintenance neglect
Use city land for social housing
Plan for more affordable types of homes in every neighbourhood
Create new pedestrian streets
Expand park space
Implement municipal sidewalk snow clearing
Speed up construction of the city-wide trail network
Protect farmland
Bring more food stores close to home
Expand community gardens so nobody is stuck on a wait list
Addiction & mental health support
Strengthen effective street outreach programs and expand overdose detection
Design neighbourhoods for intergenerational belonging at every stage of life
Plan neighbourhoods for efficient utilities and district energy
Use Kitchener Utilities to help residents affordably switch from gas to electric heat
Accelerate creek naturalization projects to increase biodiversity and resilience to flooding
Hire dedicated liaison roles to help first-time applicants navigate bureaucracy
Strengthen consultation with Indigenous communities
Use participatory budgeting to give residents real decision-making power
Offer more multilingual services and translations
Create a new 2SLGBTQ+ community grant program
Expand affordable studio spaces
Partner with arts organizations for festival programming
Explore a new multi-sport outdoor stadium
Support neighbourhood community events with an easy mobile stage rental kit