regional council december 8, 2009
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Penhorn/Woodlawn Community Liaison Group. Vision & Action Plan. Regional Council December 8, 2009. Who Are We?. William Zebedee. Joe Grigg. Sarah During. Charles Webber. Marilyn Danells. Patrick O’Brien. Public Consultation. Public Forums (2) Met with community organizations - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Regional CouncilRegional CouncilDecember 8, 2009December 8, 2009
Penhorn/WoodlawnPenhorn/WoodlawnCommunity Liaison Group Community Liaison Group
Vision & Action Plan
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Who Are We?Who Are We?
William Zebedee
Sarah During
Marilyn Danells
Charles Webber
Joe Grigg
Patrick O’Brien
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Public ConsultationPublic Consultation
• Public Forums (2) • Met with community organizations• Focused Workshops (4)
• Lego exercise, Visual Preference Surveys • Facebook Page & HRM Website• Survey of identified themes (over 300)
• Distributed to households and businesses
• Draft presented to the public
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Survey ThemesSurvey Themes
• Natural Environment & Parks• Transportation • Commercial Development • Residential Development• Public Spaces & Activities• Programs & Services
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Natural Environment & Parks
• Vision: Stewardship of parks, lakes, wetlands and forested areas to conserve, expand and enhance– Audit of existing parks– Clean lakes (water quality and litter) – Trails around lakes – Protect public access to lakefronts – Promotion of natural assets
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Transportation
• Vision: Sustainable, efficient, accessible and safe transportation options – Non-motorized link between Penhorn and
Woodlawn neighbourhoods – Pedestrian & bicycle connectivity – Local transit connections– Improved cross-walks – Reduced congestion of Portland St. corridor
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Commercial Development
• Vision: Vibrant commercial centre built to human scale & caters to the daily needs of local residents – Enable mixed-use/live/work, “urban village”
redevelopment of Penhorn Mall – Investment in Portland Street beautification – Middle Portland Street Business Association
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Residential Development• Vision: Safe, stable, affordable and beautiful
neighbourhoods; quality of life and housing options for all life stages. – Established neighbourhoods = low to medium
density– Penhorn Mall = medium to high density mixed-
use, transit and pedestrian friendly redevelopment
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Group 1
Group 2
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Community Spaces & ActivitiesCommunity Spaces & Activities
• Vision: Community buildings, public art and public spaces exhibit pride, a sense of place, history and belonging – A multi-use “community hub” – Skateboard park – Outdoor community ice rink – Programs for youth – Community events & festivals
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Who Will Make This Happen?
• Public & Private partnerships• HRM Projects and Plan reviews• Local interest groups• Vision Implementation Committee• Topic Teams• Other levels of Government
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• Community Volunteers • HRM Fire Services• 18 shopping carts retrieved• 23 bags of garbage collected
Penhorn Lake Clean-upPenhorn Lake Clean-up
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What We Learned
• The 1.5 km boundary was limiting• The inclusion of two distinct communities was
an issue• Penhorn Mall more of a factor than expected• Uniqueness of area played a major role
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Next Steps Next Steps
• Further detail the Action Plan• Recruit volunteers for Vision Implementation