Suburban to Urban transformation in Northdale

When: Sunday, May 4th 2025, 10:30am – 12:00noon

Meeting Point: Veterans Green, Beech Street at Hazel Street

Walk Leader: Michael Druker

Northdale is the neighbourhood north of Wilfrid Laurier University and east of the University of Waterloo. It has been undergoing a remarkable master-planned transformation directly from a mid-century suburban subdivision to an urban mid-rise form. As we take a tour of the area, we will discuss its history and context, look at the iterations of planning approaches that are continuing to create the landscape, evaluate how it’s working, and discuss city-building lessons we can apply elsewhere.