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The City of Kitchener has a long history of helping plan, build and support safe and thriving neighbourhoods through a variety of municipal investments and partnerships with other orders of government, community partners and residents.

The recommendations outlined in the LoveMyHood: Kitchener's Guide to Great Neighbourhoods strategy were created in response to what was heard from the community. They represent a collection of achievable actions that the city, community partners and residents can work towards in the coming years.

We are constantly working to develop new programs, tools and resources so you can make positive change in your neighbourhood. 

Love My Hood programs, plans and guides

Community gardens program

Community gardens offer a place to build lasting relationships with neighbours and provide a sense of belonging. People come together to grow vegetables, herbs, fruits and flowers in designated plots. Get started with a community garden by visiting our community garden page.

Resident-led traffic calming

Whether you're walking, biking, taking transit or driving, safe streets make our neighbourhoods safe. Resident-led traffic calming projects can improve safety, slow traffic, add beauty and bring neighbours together. Get started with a traffic calming project by visiting our traffic calming page.

Neighbourhood markets

Neighbourhood markets offer a unique social experience for neighbours to enjoy. Especially when combined with live music or entertainment, they create comfortable ways for neighbours to get to know each other and add to the rich fabric of neighbourhood life. Visit our neighbourhood markets page to get started!

Neighbourhood greening program

Neighbourhood greening projects harness the energy and creativity of residents in order to clean, protect and enhance green spaces in our city. Learn how to bring a neighbourhood greening project to life by visiting our neighbourhood greening page.

Public seating program

Resident-led public seating projects, including benches, picnic tables or naturalized seating options, can help create rest areas and spaces in neighbourhoods for residents to gather. Want to add public seating to your neighbourhood? Visit our public seating page to learn how.

Placemaking guide

Placemaking brings neighbourhoods to life by turning everyday spaces into cool gathering places and destinations. Learn more about how you can bring a placemaking idea to life on our placemaking page.

Neighbourhood Action Plans

Looking to create long-term change in your neighbourhood? A Neighbourhood Action Plan can help achieve your goals. Visit our neighbourhood action plan page to learn how to get started.

More neighbourhood events

We made it easier for residents to host neighborhood events, by introducing easier road closure requirements and by simplifying the process to get a noise exemption for small, neighbourhood events. We also created a how-to guide for planning street parties, making it that much easier to plan you next neighbourhood gathering. 

Love My Hood projects

Building great neighbourhoods is up to all of us. We've made progress on our commitment thanks to your eagerness to take the lead on projects in your neighbourhood. For many people living in Kitchener, playing an active role in the life of our community isn't a question, it's a passion. With the support of Love My Hood, residents have led and continue to plan projects across the city:

2017 projects