The City of Winnipeg is going to address the concerns of its citizens.
A series of open houses in late November outlined Winnipeg’s Call to Action plan, an aspect of the new Speak Up Winnipeg approach.
Kristen White, a Downtown Winnipeg employee, was unaware that such a program existed.
“I read the paper, I watch the news every night, and yet I haven’t heard anything about this,” she said.
Dianne Himbeault, Acting Manager of the Planning and Land Use Division for the City of Winnipeg, defined the Call to Action program in detail during an open house at Canad Inns Fort Garry.
“It is essentially a first check back in a huge review of the city’s development plan, which has gone through a public consultation process. We’ve been engaging citizens for the last six months in discussions about how the city wants to grow. We’ve taken what we’ve heard citizens want improved, and put them together in an action plan, which is the Call to Action plan.”
Speak Up Winnipeg launched in April of 2009. The city began collecting information about what citizens believe should be improved in and around Winnipeg. A website, SpeakUpWinnipeg.com, was created to collect feedback. The website is still available for Winnipeggers to access and make suggestions.
“Currently, we have identified about 80 issues that the city is going to undertake in the next 12 to 24 months,” Himbeault explained.
White was still unsure about the overall success of the program after she received more information about it.
“It’s a good place for people to speak their minds, however, it will be interesting to see if people’s ideas are actually followed through with. I think that people are going to be sceptical because they don’t think their points will be heard. Overall, I think people will be hesitant to use this website.”
The main areas of improvement identified include: Sustainability, Safety and Security, City Competitiveness, Communities, City of the Arts, and City Building. At the open houses, a room was filled with numerous boards of information outlining the different areas of the plan in detail. Passers-by were encouraged fill out surveys, write their ideas on colourful sticky notes, or speak to one of the many staff from the city that was present to answer questions.
“I think that Winnipeg has a lot to offer,” White explained. “I think that it’s not reaching its potential, and could be a much better city. I do enjoy living here, but there are still a lot of issues that need to be addressed for it to prosper.”
For more information, or to leave a comment, visit: http://www.speakupwinnipeg.com/home/call_to_action
A series of open houses in late November outlined Winnipeg’s Call to Action plan, an aspect of the new Speak Up Winnipeg approach.
Kristen White, a Downtown Winnipeg employee, was unaware that such a program existed.
“I read the paper, I watch the news every night, and yet I haven’t heard anything about this,” she said.
Dianne Himbeault, Acting Manager of the Planning and Land Use Division for the City of Winnipeg, defined the Call to Action program in detail during an open house at Canad Inns Fort Garry.
“It is essentially a first check back in a huge review of the city’s development plan, which has gone through a public consultation process. We’ve been engaging citizens for the last six months in discussions about how the city wants to grow. We’ve taken what we’ve heard citizens want improved, and put them together in an action plan, which is the Call to Action plan.”
Speak Up Winnipeg launched in April of 2009. The city began collecting information about what citizens believe should be improved in and around Winnipeg. A website, SpeakUpWinnipeg.com, was created to collect feedback. The website is still available for Winnipeggers to access and make suggestions.
“Currently, we have identified about 80 issues that the city is going to undertake in the next 12 to 24 months,” Himbeault explained.
White was still unsure about the overall success of the program after she received more information about it.
“It’s a good place for people to speak their minds, however, it will be interesting to see if people’s ideas are actually followed through with. I think that people are going to be sceptical because they don’t think their points will be heard. Overall, I think people will be hesitant to use this website.”
The main areas of improvement identified include: Sustainability, Safety and Security, City Competitiveness, Communities, City of the Arts, and City Building. At the open houses, a room was filled with numerous boards of information outlining the different areas of the plan in detail. Passers-by were encouraged fill out surveys, write their ideas on colourful sticky notes, or speak to one of the many staff from the city that was present to answer questions.
“I think that Winnipeg has a lot to offer,” White explained. “I think that it’s not reaching its potential, and could be a much better city. I do enjoy living here, but there are still a lot of issues that need to be addressed for it to prosper.”
For more information, or to leave a comment, visit: http://www.speakupwinnipeg.com/home/call_to_action
my green building course is putting together proposals for the speakupwinnipeg campaign for green building. lol love you hunny
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