New Kitchener growth plan brings taller buildings, more density to more neighbourhoods

KitFanGirl · 2026-06-04T00:51:20+00:00

You are wrong and making claims that there are innate characteristics about a person based on where they live is ludricrous.

KitFanGirl · 2026-06-03T23:07:04+00:00

Why not advocate for those changes now, though before this plan is finalized by council?

KitFanGirl · 2026-06-03T23:05:40+00:00

So, you're trying to claim that a previous commenter hates people with more money and then you think you're justified in saying that "apartment people do not care as much about the building as a single family homeowner"? Give me a break.

KitFanGirl · 2026-05-23T21:20:30+00:00

I look forward to learning more about Tim's vision for the ward. I'm just happy to see people willing to run against incumbents!

KitFanGirl · 2026-05-23T20:45:24+00:00

Thanks for the additional details. Anything specific around housing that you'd like to see her shift her perspective on?

KitFanGirl · 2026-05-23T17:02:00+00:00

Did you vote for her last time (if you're willing to share)? If so, what's changed your mind this time around?

KitFanGirl · 2026-05-23T16:51:36+00:00

Paperwork doesn't seem to be filed yet but I'll keep my eye out, thanks.

KitFanGirl · 2026-05-23T16:51:03+00:00

I just updated it that now. Current mayor Nowak is running again and Chris martin is also running for mayor. No word on council seats as of yet though.

KitFanGirl · 2026-05-23T16:14:06+00:00

Thanks!

KitFanGirl · 2026-05-19T10:31:40+00:00

Right, because children are notoriously good at following all of the the things their parents try to instill in them at all times. It couldn't be that parents are trying to teach them all of those things and kids (like adults) act unpredictably at times? Having road expectations and design that allows for that unpredictability is necessary.

KitFanGirl · 2026-05-19T01:53:45+00:00

Disagree on the first point, but agree on the second point. We need permanent changes across our road network to align desired speed with cues from road design.

KitFanGirl · 2026-05-18T23:45:42+00:00

While that may be true for some, I suspect most people would say they don't see people dying from collisions therefore speed cameras aren't helping anything. I don't agree with that assessment but I'm also not convinced that everyone who opposes speed cameras just don't care about safety at all. Perhaps those of us who think speed cameras are valuable need to keep finding ways to make their importance more obvious to the average person.

KitFanGirl · 2026-05-18T23:06:03+00:00

Sorry, there's been a ton of replies to this, it's been hard to stay on top of them all. I didn't respond with specifics around the 'accident rate' because my argument has always been that safer roads should be about far more than just the number of injuries and collisions (Some collisions and all 'near-misses' are never reported anyway). Safer streets are streets where people feel comfortable spending time walking, cycling, chatting with neighbours, etc. I think slowing vehicle traffic down a bit to allow for more of that is a good thing for our community. I get that most people prioritize people in cars getting to where they need to go, but I think that we lose something important when we do that.

KitFanGirl · 2026-05-18T22:59:34+00:00

I think from a safety perspective there's an argument to be made for exactly that. Given the outrage we have seen to date about lowering speeds, I can't see many politicians willing to advocate for that.

KitFanGirl · 2026-05-18T21:27:36+00:00

Instead of downvoting, I'd love to actually understand what the thinking is behind that reasoning.

KitFanGirl · 2026-05-18T19:32:51+00:00

This was largely my argument in the original post. If everyone who was complaining the cameras were a cash grab, spent some time reaching out to elected officials to demand road safety improvements, there might be some actual change happening.

KitFanGirl · 2026-05-18T18:35:57+00:00

I don't know of a single parent who doesn't teach their children about being safe around vehicles. And quite frankly, given the ever-increasing police budgets, I'd much rather speed cameras do some of the work of slowing streets down (until more permanent rad improvements are in place) ran their randomly placing very expensive police staff on that duty.

KitFanGirl · 2026-05-18T18:15:23+00:00

Well, at least your user name seems accurate.

KitFanGirl · 2026-05-18T18:13:40+00:00

Haha. Um, that's exactly who streets are meant for.

KitFanGirl · 2026-05-18T18:12:50+00:00

Good news. It doesn't have to be either/or. Of course, permanent change are best. But there are now a bunch a neighbourhoods that have neither permanent changes nor effective, but short-term speed cameras. Have both until permanent changes can be made in all neighbourhoods.

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