Stephanie Fritz 🇨🇦
@stephaniefritz.bsky.social
Always trying to find the right words. Urbanist. Working towards a future with a person-centric, person-scaled Waterloo Region. 🍁
Class of 2026 - Planning MA (University of Waterloo)
Class of 2026 - Planning MA (University of Waterloo)
Birdwatching makes me incredibly happy. I have a couple feeders in the yard, we planted a few small trees to improve the environment around the house, and I keep the Merlin app on my phone so I can find out who is singing around me. I also got a chickadee tattooed on my arm last year. 🐦🪺
March 28, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Birdwatching makes me incredibly happy. I have a couple feeders in the yard, we planted a few small trees to improve the environment around the house, and I keep the Merlin app on my phone so I can find out who is singing around me. I also got a chickadee tattooed on my arm last year. 🐦🪺
News for Waterloo Region transit nerds: the ION route now displays with the Transit layer on Google Maps!
March 28, 2025 at 12:22 AM
News for Waterloo Region transit nerds: the ION route now displays with the Transit layer on Google Maps!
Even in Quebec! I travel to Montreal sometimes, and the IGA grocery store near my usual hotel has a bottle-return spot. Their street garbage cans have a special spot to put your empty containers so that others can come by and collect them to make a buck, a way they support their homeless population
March 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Even in Quebec! I travel to Montreal sometimes, and the IGA grocery store near my usual hotel has a bottle-return spot. Their street garbage cans have a special spot to put your empty containers so that others can come by and collect them to make a buck, a way they support their homeless population
Quiet vibes waiting for the train
March 11, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Quiet vibes waiting for the train
Kitchener LCBO clearing out all the American product and taking the signs off too. Went in tonight and staff were rolling full carts of bottles off the floor. Bought myself some Canadian whisky and wine 🇨🇦
March 5, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Kitchener LCBO clearing out all the American product and taking the signs off too. Went in tonight and staff were rolling full carts of bottles off the floor. Bought myself some Canadian whisky and wine 🇨🇦
Today the bus dropped me off into a massive snowbank in front of the Waterloo regional building. Why can't the people who clear the sidewalks so beautifully take an extra minute to carve out a bit of space for people to get and off the bus?
February 14, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Today the bus dropped me off into a massive snowbank in front of the Waterloo regional building. Why can't the people who clear the sidewalks so beautifully take an extra minute to carve out a bit of space for people to get and off the bus?
@transit.app The app hasn't been showing me the location of the incoming bus/train for the past couple of days; it only pops in when I'm actually onboard with the app going. Is this a temporary glitch or is this a permanent change?
January 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
@transit.app The app hasn't been showing me the location of the incoming bus/train for the past couple of days; it only pops in when I'm actually onboard with the app going. Is this a temporary glitch or is this a permanent change?
This is on a regional road, with a bus stop less than a block away. Accessibility MATTERS - for the young, the elderly, people with mobility devices and strollers, and those who just don't want to slip and fall.
(The bus stop still hasn't been cleared either, so really we're winning on all counts).
(The bus stop still hasn't been cleared either, so really we're winning on all counts).
January 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This is on a regional road, with a bus stop less than a block away. Accessibility MATTERS - for the young, the elderly, people with mobility devices and strollers, and those who just don't want to slip and fall.
(The bus stop still hasn't been cleared either, so really we're winning on all counts).
(The bus stop still hasn't been cleared either, so really we're winning on all counts).
Yesterday was mild-ish, and the snow started to melt along the edges. But almost none of the street corners got cleared when everything was loose.
Then it froze solid overnight. Trying to get my child over these piles safely, while also watching for approaching cars this morning was... stressful.
Then it froze solid overnight. Trying to get my child over these piles safely, while also watching for approaching cars this morning was... stressful.
January 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Yesterday was mild-ish, and the snow started to melt along the edges. But almost none of the street corners got cleared when everything was loose.
Then it froze solid overnight. Trying to get my child over these piles safely, while also watching for approaching cars this morning was... stressful.
Then it froze solid overnight. Trying to get my child over these piles safely, while also watching for approaching cars this morning was... stressful.
Stumbled across this game at Mastermind Toys today and absolutely had to buy a copy. Stay tuned for an extremely casual review of Next Station: London.
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35...
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35...
January 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Stumbled across this game at Mastermind Toys today and absolutely had to buy a copy. Stay tuned for an extremely casual review of Next Station: London.
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35...
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/35...
Just saying, you can buy used for cheaper (and local)
January 22, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Just saying, you can buy used for cheaper (and local)
One of my favourite things about my old elementary school is the massive portrait of Jeremiah Suddaby (a former principal), painted by A.Y. Jackson of Group of Seven fame, who is attributed on the decorative plaque only as ANOTHER former principal's grandson.
January 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
One of my favourite things about my old elementary school is the massive portrait of Jeremiah Suddaby (a former principal), painted by A.Y. Jackson of Group of Seven fame, who is attributed on the decorative plaque only as ANOTHER former principal's grandson.
I have to say, I don't understand what's going on at these Kitchener transit stops. The bus stop on one side of Young St is a mess of ice and packed snow, and would be a nightmare to traverse with a stroller or mobility device. The ION station across the street is perfectly cleared.
January 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I have to say, I don't understand what's going on at these Kitchener transit stops. The bus stop on one side of Young St is a mess of ice and packed snow, and would be a nightmare to traverse with a stroller or mobility device. The ION station across the street is perfectly cleared.
Victoria & King in Kitchener. Heavy rail and light rail, all at once.
December 27, 2024 at 9:05 PM
Victoria & King in Kitchener. Heavy rail and light rail, all at once.
I absolutely have to show off the one-of-a-kind Christmas ornament my husband made me for Christmas - a 3D-printed ION LRT train to celebrate the start of my Master's program in urban planning 🎄🚊
Plus it comes with its own custom wooden storage box! (The benefits of being married to a maker-type 💕)
Plus it comes with its own custom wooden storage box! (The benefits of being married to a maker-type 💕)
December 25, 2024 at 3:21 PM
I absolutely have to show off the one-of-a-kind Christmas ornament my husband made me for Christmas - a 3D-printed ION LRT train to celebrate the start of my Master's program in urban planning 🎄🚊
Plus it comes with its own custom wooden storage box! (The benefits of being married to a maker-type 💕)
Plus it comes with its own custom wooden storage box! (The benefits of being married to a maker-type 💕)
A magical, people-centred way to use a street on Christmas Eve.
My neighbourhood assoc. organizes a "Reindeer Runway" every year, where families come out to light candles and work together to build a runway for Santa to find our neighbourhood. It's exciting and yet so peaceful with the candlelight.
My neighbourhood assoc. organizes a "Reindeer Runway" every year, where families come out to light candles and work together to build a runway for Santa to find our neighbourhood. It's exciting and yet so peaceful with the candlelight.
December 25, 2024 at 2:20 AM
A magical, people-centred way to use a street on Christmas Eve.
My neighbourhood assoc. organizes a "Reindeer Runway" every year, where families come out to light candles and work together to build a runway for Santa to find our neighbourhood. It's exciting and yet so peaceful with the candlelight.
My neighbourhood assoc. organizes a "Reindeer Runway" every year, where families come out to light candles and work together to build a runway for Santa to find our neighbourhood. It's exciting and yet so peaceful with the candlelight.
Like, how good is this?
December 6, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Like, how good is this?
I got that link via the OPPI monthly email blast today, so I'm taking it as confirmed
December 5, 2024 at 12:34 AM
I got that link via the OPPI monthly email blast today, so I'm taking it as confirmed
The two new mock-ups of the future Charles Street Terminal site:
December 4, 2024 at 4:25 PM
The two new mock-ups of the future Charles Street Terminal site:
It's not like I put on the "Midnights" album as background noise whenever I'm driving by myself and it's dark, or when I want to focus on something for an hour.
(Objectively I think this is the funniest Spotify Wrapped I've ever pulled off, and I'm not mad about it)
(Objectively I think this is the funniest Spotify Wrapped I've ever pulled off, and I'm not mad about it)
December 4, 2024 at 3:24 PM
It's not like I put on the "Midnights" album as background noise whenever I'm driving by myself and it's dark, or when I want to focus on something for an hour.
(Objectively I think this is the funniest Spotify Wrapped I've ever pulled off, and I'm not mad about it)
(Objectively I think this is the funniest Spotify Wrapped I've ever pulled off, and I'm not mad about it)
This is one of my favourite things a local organization has ever done. Look at this sticker sheet!!!! I'm going to frame it and turn it into wall art, as is. But truly, we should be getting 8.5x11 posters of all of these images. Who works at GRT and can make this happen?
December 4, 2024 at 5:37 AM
This is one of my favourite things a local organization has ever done. Look at this sticker sheet!!!! I'm going to frame it and turn it into wall art, as is. But truly, we should be getting 8.5x11 posters of all of these images. Who works at GRT and can make this happen?
When I was a little kid, I loved playing with the wooden train set at Scholar's Choice while my mum was shopping.
I still love seeing the trains move through my city 🚉
I still love seeing the trains move through my city 🚉
November 29, 2024 at 9:32 PM
When I was a little kid, I loved playing with the wooden train set at Scholar's Choice while my mum was shopping.
I still love seeing the trains move through my city 🚉
I still love seeing the trains move through my city 🚉
Downtown Kitchener has gotten spruced up 🎄 and festive ✨
November 28, 2024 at 5:04 PM
Downtown Kitchener has gotten spruced up 🎄 and festive ✨
Didn't have the chance to pop in this weekend, but I stumbled across a store all about design (including architecture and urbanism!) on Richmond St in Toronto. I'll definitely be visiting Swipe Design the next time I'm in TO to flip through some books
November 18, 2024 at 2:12 PM
Didn't have the chance to pop in this weekend, but I stumbled across a store all about design (including architecture and urbanism!) on Richmond St in Toronto. I'll definitely be visiting Swipe Design the next time I'm in TO to flip through some books