Draft DTK Vision and Principles
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Over the past year, the City has been working with a Downtown Community Working Group (DCWG) on a new vision and guiding principles for Downtown Kitchener. The DCWG includes members of the downtown and broader Kitchener community, each bringing unique and diverse perspectives to the process.
The group has met 13 times since June 2022 to engage in a series of conversations about our downtown, exploring topics like:
- public spaces and parks
- culture, events and street life
- growth and housing
- neighbourhoods and the movement of people and goods
- thriving businesses
- climate change and environmental leadership
- safety and security
Additionally, the DCWG has also helped shape a comprehensive community engagement process for this project. In our first round of broad community engagement spanning February to April 2023, over 2,600 people provided input on their vision for Downtown Kitchener, which can be found in the Phase One Engagement Summary.
This input was used by the DCWG to draft a vision statement and set of guiding principles for Downtown Kitchener, presented in this questionnaire for your feedback.
About the vision and principles
Before we begin, it is important to understand what each statement is meant to do:
- A vision statement is an aspiration statement that defines the direction in which we are going. It is the picture of our ideal future.
- A guiding principle is a value that guides decision-making with respect to the downtown.
These statements will guide the direction and future decision making for the downtown area in terms of how it looks and feels over the next 15-20 years.
This questionnaire takes approximately 10 minutes to complete and closes on August 18, 2023. Thank you for your time.