Active Transportation and Trails Advisory Committee
Agenda

Tuesday, April 08, 2025 at 4:00 P.m. - 5:00 P.m.

Conestoga Room

City of Kitchener

200 King Street W, Kitchener, ON N2G 407

People interested in participating in this meeting can email Project Manager, Active Transportation, Alison Carlyle at [email protected]. Please refer to the delegation section on the agenda below for the registration deadline. Written comments received will be circulated to the Committee prior to the meeting and will form part of the public record.

 

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Chair: V. Hand

Vice-Chair: J. Beech Falshaw

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1.

Commencement

The meeting will begin with a Land Acknowledgement given by the Chair:

The City of Kitchener is situated on the traditional territory of the Chonnonton, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee Peoples.

We recognize our responsibility to serve as stewards for the land and honour the original caretakers who came before us. Our community is enriched by the enduring knowledge and deep-rooted traditions of the diverse First Nations, Metis and Inuit in Kitchener today.

2.

Disclosure of Pecuniary Interest and the General Nature Thereof

Members of Council and members of the City’s local boards/committees are required to file a written statement when they have a conflict of interest. If a conflict is declared, please visit www.kitchener.ca/conflict to submit your written form.

3.

Delegations

Pursuant to Council’s Procedural By-law, delegations are permitted to address the Committee for a maximum of five (5) minutes. All delegations must register in order to participate in the meeting. Delegation registration is permitted up to the start of the meeting.

3.1

Delegation from D. Johnston

(D. Johnson will delegate on the cleanliness of trails in Kitchener.)

4.

Discussion Items

4.1

Report back on Pedestrian Charter

(B. Cronkite will report back to the committee on the Pedestrian Charter.)

4.2

Complete Streets Update - 2027 Complete Streets List

(D. Kropf will deliver an update to the City's Complete Streets work. The list of 2027 projects will be presented.)

4.3

Trail Paving 2025

(L. Christianson will present plans for trail paving in 2025)

4.4

Bike Day in DTK

(D. Kropf will lead a discussion on plans for the celebration and opening event for the Downtown Cycling Grid in June.)

4.5

Discussion on CycleWR bike parking

(V. hand will lead a discussion on the presentation made by CycleWR last month)

4.6

Ontario Bike Summit Attendee

(The committee will choose a representative of the committee to attend the Ontario Bike Summit in May)

4.7

Next Steps for subcommittees

(The committee will break out into subcommittee groups to discuss what they would like to accomplish over the term and dif additional meetings will be required.) 

5.

Information Items

5.1

Staff Updates

6.

Adjournment