Strategic Stories

City staff have worked hard to find efficiencies and improvements to allow us to continue providing excellent everyday services, while advancing additional projects using existing base budgets and resources. We’ve also carefully considered all the strategic priorities when it comes to new capital projects, focusing on those that will have the greatest impact for our community.

To emphasize the ties between the City of Waterloo's 2024-2026 budget and the strategic plan, we’ve included six strategic stories, to highlight the connection between the tabled budget and the priorities of Reconciliation, Equity, Accessibility, Diversity and Inclusion, Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action, Complete Community, Infrastructure and Transportation Systems and Innovation and Future- Ready. These priorities all intersect, and with a wide focus that encompasses all of them we will get to our strong, sustainable future together. The following projects will advance if the staff tabled budget is adopted:

• More sidewalk clearing to improve winter mobility for everyone
• Transforming our facilities for net-zero
• Planning for affordable housing
• Fire prevention, education and response for community safety
• Investing in active transportation infrastructure
• Transitioning from web content to digital service

These key initiatives and more can be found in the 2024-2026 Business Plans.