Hi Sam,
So good to see this moving ahead through the budget! That's a testament to the
survey and the pop-up park giving traction to the idea, well done.
Someone from the DTKNA would be happy to co-present with you at Council in the
new year.
Dave - My understanding is that the resurfacing of Goudie's Lane was a
necessary evil, but that there is commitment and enthusiasm from the City to
bring back the colour and life in the spring, so not to worry! There is also
a significant line item in the budget related to a major streetscaping project
starting 2020 on Queen between Charles and Duke which will bring the atmosphere
of Goudie's out onto Queen too. Agree it would be lovely to have these same
vibes on Gaukel as well!
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Cheers,Sarah
On Tuesday, December 3, 2019, 08:25:05 a.m. EST, Dave Steffler
<dgsteffler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello Sam,
I too filled out a survey at the September pop-up Park (and then got very busy
colouring the street with street chalk :) ).
Speaking of colouring the street, I was very disappointed to see that the
section of Goudie Lane that had been painted all sorts of colours and designs
was paved over. (Sigh) Asphalt is so nondescript and uninspiring.
Thanks for the work that you are doing on Gaukel. Here’s to hoping that it can
become the new Goudie Lane with lots of colour, art installations, trees, etc.
Cheers,
Dave Steffler.
On Wednesday, November 27, 2019, Sam Nabi <sam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi everyone,
First of all I just want to express my deep gratitude for everyone who helped
out during September's pop-up park on Gaukel St. We made a lot of noise and
built up a lot of support for turning Gaukel St. into a car-free space.
Please check out the media coverage and results from our survey on
https://gaukel.ca/.
Kitchener's 2020 Budget
The proposed 2020 Kitchener budget includes funding for a Gaukel Street Closure
in 2020 and 2021. This is the result of incredible hard work and advocacy by
community members, business leaders, staff and our city Council. This budget
proposal follows up the City of Kitchener's decision to include Gaukel Street
as a pedestrian route in its 2019-2022 Strategic Plan.
Urbanist Brent Toderian says, "The truth about a city's aspirations isn't found
in its vision. It's found in its budget." We're so happy to see the commitment
to Gaukel Street being realized in the 2020 budget!
Take the 2020 Budget Survey to express your support for the Gaukel Street
closure! https://www.engagewr. ca/kitchener-budget-2020
If you are interested in putting together a formal presentation to council
about the budget on January 13th or 20th, please reply here :)
Cheers,
Sam Nabisam@samnabi.com226-988-4137
