05-12-2025, 10:30 AM
(05-12-2025, 12:23 AM)ac3r Wrote: The multimillion dollar concrete pad which took years to pour in front of city hall, a couple bollards and a weird bench to take Instagram selfies at on Gaukel and a parkette that insects use more than we do doesn't really mean a whole lot when this region is soon to be approaching 700'000 people. There should be much more. There should also be MUCH more greenery...walk around a place like Berlin for 15 minutes and it'll seem more full of life than all of downtown Kitchener.
Sure, it's not Berlin. But Berlin has over three million people in its urban area and more than five centuries of history, whereas KW has maybe 100K people in its urban area, and barely 150 years--and that in a car-centric North American society. It really makes no sense to compare these two cities.
And just because you don't like the Carl Zehr square doesn't mean it's not used--it's popular with many people, including kids and families, both in summer and winter. And that pretty much confirms that it's a "pleasing, bright, welcoming space".