Great Places Awards: People’s Choice

Kitchener’s Great Places Awards for 2023 are coming and now is your chance to cast your vote for the “People’s Choice” category!

Let us know which new great places are your favourite. There are 15 projects that you can vote for that range from a mixed-use development to pedestrian streets. If you haven’t visited these projects yet, you may want to use the list of projects to explore Kitchener – then vote!

Vote for your choice online, in-person at Kitchener City Hall, or at one of our event booths until September 24, 2023. Everyone who votes has the chance to enter a draw to win one of two $25 Downtown Dollars gift certificates.

Winners will be announced on this page and at the Great Places Awards event on November 8, 2023.

About the Great Places Awards

Through the Great Places Awards, we honour projects that:

• demonstrate a commitment to design excellence and innovation in the areas of urban design, sustainability, and heritage conservation
• contribute to creating a built environment that enhances our quality of life

The People’s Choice award is given to a project that receives the most votes from the community through online and in person voting.

Projects chosen for consideration are selected from eligible nominees from the Urban Design, Placemaking, Mike and Pat Wagner Heritage and Sustainable Kitchener categories. Find out more about these categories and past winners by visiting kitchener.ca/greatplaces.

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