09-30-2024, 07:36 AM
In the spirit of the actual purpose of this thread (What does Kitchener need), does anyone have any solutions that they’d like to offer to help combat these issues?
I have long believed that the best way to make our downtown “feel” more secure and safe for children is to increase the number of people living and working there. It’s a chicken & egg problem for nervous suburban families - they don’t want to live downtown because it’s safe, but the more people who live downtown will increase the general safety.
As a short term fix, I’d love to see our inflated police budget leveraged towards something tangible that increases perceived safety, such as by constructing a “koban” outpost station along King downtown. This is something that has been discussed elsewhere in the forum before:
https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/...5#pid83735
Regarding our drug supply, it’s unfortunate that the province has chosen to shut down our only safe consumption site. I’m not an expert in this issue, but people who are seem to have thought this was a poor move. I have no idea what the plan is now to help drug-addicted people transition to leading less-harmful lives.
Are there any other things you think downtown Kitchener needs to feel safer for raising families?
I have long believed that the best way to make our downtown “feel” more secure and safe for children is to increase the number of people living and working there. It’s a chicken & egg problem for nervous suburban families - they don’t want to live downtown because it’s safe, but the more people who live downtown will increase the general safety.
As a short term fix, I’d love to see our inflated police budget leveraged towards something tangible that increases perceived safety, such as by constructing a “koban” outpost station along King downtown. This is something that has been discussed elsewhere in the forum before:
https://www.waterlooregionconnected.com/...5#pid83735
Regarding our drug supply, it’s unfortunate that the province has chosen to shut down our only safe consumption site. I’m not an expert in this issue, but people who are seem to have thought this was a poor move. I have no idea what the plan is now to help drug-addicted people transition to leading less-harmful lives.
Are there any other things you think downtown Kitchener needs to feel safer for raising families?