Uh… fun!! Our neighbourhood is so lucky! Sandra Dunn, of Two Smiths, is creating the public art piece that will be installed in the green space at the corner of Guelph & Weber Street. And we can help!! The piece is a 50’ long public art sculpture commissioned by the City of Kitchener – of … More Community Forging Event
Like many neighbours, you might be asking… where the heck is Uniroyal Goodrich Park? It’s a hidden gem beside the Spurline Trail at Guelph Street. The Guelph Street Community Garden is located there. The City is currently in the process of revitalizing Uniroyal Goodrich Park with construction expected to take place in 2019. During the … More Renaming of Uniroyal Goodrich Park
No, these are not back-up plans for a Saturday night. Secondary Plans are planning documents and policies developed by a municipality “and contain land use policies and mapping which provide more detailed direction pertaining to growth and development in specific areas of the city.”These plans guide the use of land such as where housing, commercial … More Secondary Plans – What’s that?
As part of the CROZBY review (Comprehensive review of the zoning by-law), City staff will be holding a public meeting to review the zoning changes for Midtown (referred to as K-W Hospital/Midtown – running along the east and west sides of King Street including a portion of our neighbourhood up to Moore Ave. Thursday April … More When one city-led planning process ends…. another one begins!
Do you know of a project or place that you think makes a positive impact on our city? The call for nominations is now open for Kitchener’s Great Places Awards (until April 26th). This program includes a variety of categories – for large and small projects – that demonstrate design excellence in Kitchener for: Urban Design Placemaking … More You can nominate a “Great Place” for a Kitchener award
Your Midtown KW Neighbourhood 