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Waterloo Region, ON
The City of Waterloo wants your ideas on how to protect and grow its urban tree canopy as the city develops. They're creating a management strategy that will guide tree preservation and planting through 2050. You can share ideas, take a poll, or...
Why This Matters: Live in Waterloo? Trees on your street keep your home cooler in summer and boost property values. As the city grows, development pressure threatens existing trees. This strategy will decide which trees get protected and where new ones get planted.
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Environment & Climate
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Calgary, AB
Calgary is creating a policy to help businesses survive when City construction projects disrupt their streets. Think blocked sidewalks, lost parking, and customers who can't find the front door. The City has tested things like temporary parking...
Why This Matters: Own a shop on a street that's being torn up? You know the pain. Construction can tank sales for months. This policy could mean the difference between staying open and closing up. Even as a customer, you've probably given up on a business because the sidewalk was blocked or parking vanished.
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Economy & Jobs
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London, ON
Residents in Central North London have complained about speeding, cut-through traffic, and unsafe conditions for pedestrians and cyclists. The City hired a traffic consultant to study the area and recommend solutions like speed bumps, curb...
Why This Matters: Live in Central North London? Walk your kids to school? Bike to work? This study could change how traffic moves through your neighbourhood. Speed bumps and curb extensions might slow things down—or they might just push traffic onto your street instead.
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Waterloo Region, ON
Doon Heritage Village, a 60-acre living history museum in Waterloo Region, is getting a major update. The museum has recreated life in 1914 rural Ontario since the late 1980s, but now they're asking: whose stories are missing? The Region wants input...
Why This Matters: Ever visited a museum and thought 'where's my family's story?' This is your chance to change that. The Region wants to hear from people whose cultures and traditions aren't yet represented at this historic site. If you've got memories of Doon Village from the past 60 years, they want those too.
Community Planning
Education
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Coquitlam, BC
Coquitlam wants to add a two-way protected lane for bikes and scooters along Pipeline Road, from Guildford Way to Lincoln Avenue. The trade-off? Street parking would be removed to make room. The new lane would connect to Glen Elementary School, Glen...
Why This Matters: Live near Pipeline Road? Your street parking could disappear. But if you bike, scoot, or have kids at Glen Elementary, getting around safely gets easier. The city wants 50% of trips made by walking, biking, or transit by 2050—this is part of that push.
Community Planning
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Waterloo Region, ON
Kitchener is creating a stewardship plan for Huron Natural Area, a 250-acre protected forest and wetland. The city wants your input on how to protect the environment, support Indigenous placemaking, and meet community needs for recreation and...
Why This Matters: Live in Kitchener? This is one of the city's largest green spaces. Whether you walk your dog here, bring your kids to explore nature, or just want wild spaces preserved, this plan will shape how the area is managed for decades. Indigenous communities have a special connection to this land too.
Community Planning
Environment & Climate
Housing & Communities
Indigenous & Northern
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Waterloo Region, ON
Kitchener is updating the long-term plans for McLennan Park and Lions Park. The splash pad at McLennan Park is being moved to Lions Park because the ground keeps sinking. The city wants your input on what the new splash pad should look like and how...
Why This Matters: Use these parks with your kids? The splash pad you know is moving. This is your chance to shape what replaces it and how both parks evolve. Live nearby? Changes to park layout, accessibility, and features will affect your daily visits for years to come.
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
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Brampton, ON
Brampton's Planning and Development Committee holds monthly public meetings where residents can weigh in on development applications. Right now, they're considering a proposal for 945 new homes in four towers (8 to 29 storeys) plus commercial space...
Why This Matters: Live in Brampton? These decisions shape what gets built in your neighbourhood. The current proposal would add nearly 1,000 homes and new shops near Heart Lake Road. That means more neighbours, more traffic, and changes to the local skyline. Whether you're excited about new housing or worried about...
Community Planning
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St. John's, NL
St. John's is creating a neighbourhood plan for the area around Memorial University. The plan proposes new zoning to allow taller buildings (up to 4 storeys) near MUN, more mixed-use development, and better walking and cycling paths. It's funded by...
Why This Matters: Live in the University Area or Rabbittown? This plan decides what gets built near you for the next decade. Looking for housing near MUN? New zoning could mean more apartments and townhouses. Walk or bike to campus? New shared-use paths are proposed along Newtown Road.
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Coquitlam, BC
Coquitlam is planning new walking and cycling routes through Southwest neighbourhoods. The goal? Make it safer and easier to get around without a car—whether you're on foot, bike, scooter, or wheelchair. Four corridors are being studied, connecting...
Why This Matters: Live in Austin Heights, Maillardville, or Burquitlam? These routes could change how you get to school, the library, or Mundy Park. Right now, 40% of residents say dangerous drivers stop them from cycling. Parents walking kids to the four schools along Smith and Regan Avenues would see safer...
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Calgary, AB
Calgary is building new pathways and bike routes in five northeast communities: Falconridge, Taradale, Martindale, Saddle Ridge, and Castleridge. Why here? This area has one of the highest concentrations of schools in the city, plus...
Why This Matters: Got kids walking to school in northeast Calgary? These new routes aim to make their trip safer. The area has seen more injury collisions than other parts of the city. If you live in Falconridge, Taradale, Martindale, Saddle Ridge, or Castleridge, construction could affect your street starting in...
Community Planning
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Brampton, ON
Brampton is creating its first plan to protect archaeological sites across the city. The plan will map areas where artifacts might be found and set rules for what happens when development is proposed on sensitive land. Indigenous communities are...
Why This Matters: Live in Brampton? This affects what happens when someone wants to build on land that might contain Indigenous artifacts or historical sites. If you care about preserving local history or ensuring Indigenous heritage is respected, this is your chance to weigh in.
Community Planning
Housing & Communities
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Halifax, NS
Halifax is planning a major overhaul of Windmill Road in Dartmouth. Why? The area could see 30,000 new housing units and 55,000 new residents in coming years. Right now, sidewalks are disconnected, some bus stops are inaccessible, and the road is...
Why This Matters: Live in Dartmouth or commute through it? This road connects Downtown Dartmouth to Burnside Industrial Park. If you walk, bike, or take the bus along Windmill Road, you've probably noticed the gaps in sidewalks and rough conditions. With tens of thousands of new neighbours potentially moving in, how...
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Coquitlam, BC
Coquitlam wants to make Nelson Street safer for walking, biking, and scooting. The 1.7-kilometre stretch connects Austin Heights and Maillardville neighbourhoods, plus two parks. The city's goal is separating pedestrians, cyclists, and cars by speed...
Why This Matters: Live in Austin Heights or Maillardville? This affects how you get to Blue Mountain Park, Mackin Park, or the future Fraser Mills neighbourhood. If you bike with kids or use a mobility scooter, separated lanes could make your trips safer. Drivers may see changes to parking and lane widths too.
Community Planning
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Waterloo Region, ON
Wellesley Township is creating a new Official Plan that will guide where homes, businesses, and farms can be built until 2051. This is your chance to shape how your community grows over the next 25 years.
Why This Matters: Live in Wellesley Township? This plan decides where new housing gets built, what businesses can open near you, and how farmland is protected. It affects property values, traffic, and the character of your neighbourhood for decades to come.
Community Planning
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Waterloo Region, ON
The City of Waterloo is updating its Urban Design Manual for the first time since 2009. This manual sets the standards for how buildings and public spaces look and function across the city. The refresh aims to incorporate new accessibility...
Why This Matters: Live in Waterloo? This shapes what new buildings look like in your neighbourhood. It affects sidewalk design, building heights, and how accessible public spaces are. If you've ever thought a new development looked out of place, this is your chance to influence future standards.
Community Planning
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