Imagine Your Winnipeg: City Building Charrette

Response to the "Speak Up Winnipeg" campaign has been spectacular. As you can see by posts on www.speakupwinnipeg.com, Winnipeggers are full of great ideas about how they want their city to grow. We've also got all kinds of reports, surveys, and analyses to fold into the discussion. So what do we do now?

From June 23 to June 26, we'll put on a public workshop that will include not only chances to talk through some of the big ideas but also opportunities to sketch out how strategies might look if they were applied in specific areas of Winnipeg.

Opening Night Event - an overview of the task at hand, with an educational presentation followed by an engaging activity that encourages Winnipeggers to share their perspectives. Target audience: general public. Purpose: listening session / community input focused, biggest event. Tuesday, June 23, 5-7 p.m.

Visioning Workshop - an interactive event that combines elements from image preference surveys and intimate small-group dialogue. Target audience: general public. Purpose: listening session / community input focused. Wednesday, June 24, 3-5 p.m.

Topic-Based Working Groups - stakeholder focus groups that address topics involving Land Use Pattern, Downtown, Transportation, Parks, Urban Design, Infra-Structure, and Planning Processes. Target audience: stakeholder groups. Purpose: develop strategies on individual topics. Daytime events June 23 - 26, see schedule.

Urban Design Walking Tour - an opportunity to discuss the best and worst of Winnipeg urban design during a walking tour through key neighborhoods. Target audience: members government who will be making urban design decisions, and key real estate players. Purpose: education focused, with feedback loops. Wednesday, June 24, 10:30 - 12 p.m.

Asset Mapping Workshop - a collaborative work session for interested stakeholders to develop specific action ideas and begin forming work groups. Target audience: elected officials, city staff, and other agencies and institutions involved in community building either professionally or with heavy-duty volunteer interest. Purpose: implementation focused. Friday, June 26, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Closing Night Presentation - an overview and summary of the work done during the charrette, and point the way to the next steps. Target audience: general public. Purpose: summary of visioning. Friday, June 26, 3 - 5 p.m.