Description
For people to be able to walk, cycle, or roll to meet most of their daily needs, and to rely on transit for other trips, important destinations need to be located where they are easy to access using these modes of transportation.
All organizations should evaluate relocation options and future facility needs while prioritizing central access to transit and robust active transportation facilities.
This action must be done by all governments, social service agencies, and community organizations. Please see below for the most recent publicly available updates.
CITY OF KITCHENER
The City of Kitchener's Affordable Housing fee waiver incentive program has been utilized to support affordable and supportive housing projects with 450m of transit corridors. The City was awarded additional funding through the federal Housing Accelerator Fund in March 2025 to establish a Community Improvement Plan to incentivize affordable housing and housing in proximity to rapid transit. The program is expected to launch in early 2026.
TOWNSHIP OF WOOLWICH
The Township of Woolwich identifies siting key community services, health facilities, subsidized housing, etc., in central areas where they can be easily accessed using the active transportation and public transit systems, as a focus of planning practices, the Active Transportation Master Plan and Official Plan updates.