City Circles IDEAS BOOK 2009 AECOM City of Lethbridge Ideas Book Executive Summary First and foremost we wish to extend a warm thank you on behalf of the Plan Your City Development Team to everyone who has made the City Circle process such a resounding success. When this phase of the Plan Your City Municipal Development Plan / Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (MDP/ICSP) was in development the Team had a clear vision of what we wanted City Circles to be – a direct dialogue with the residents of Lethbridge. The principle was simple, we had to try to convince people throughout the City to talk about how to make Lethbridge a better place AND write it down. The City Circles process began on May 1, 2009, with the first print run of 200 pamphlets, and culminated with the Ideas Fair held on October 17, 2009. Over the course of five and a half months an estimated five hundred* residents from Lethbridge and the surrounding region participated in a City Circle, providing their insight into this City and what it would take to make Lethbridge an even better place to live into the year 2050. This Ideas Book is a collection of that insight. In all there were 48 City Circles who made a total of 55 submissions. These submissions have been analysed by Urban Planners at both AECOM and the City of Lethbridge and have been used to identify and refine Policies and Actions contained within the Potential Policy Directions Document, a precursor to the first Draft of the Plan Your City MDP/ICSP. As the Plan Your City process moves forward, the visions and hopes contained in this Ideas Book will become THE point of reference for community direction as the Plan evolves into the guiding document for all of Council’s decision making for the next 40 years. Thank you for all of your hard work and effort. Sincerely, Robert McKay, MCIP, ACP Senior Community Planner, City of Lethbridge Plan Your City Project Manager Brian Conger, BA Planner, Community Infrastructure, AECOM City Circles Coordinator * Approximately 10 participants per City Circle AECOM 514 Stafford Drive North 403 329 4822 tel Lethbridge, AB, Canada T1H 2B2 403 329 1678 fax www.aecom.com 0112-318-00 AECOM City of Lethbridge Ideas Book Table of Contents Executive Summary CCID London Road Neighbourhood Kicks A**!! Facebook Group City Circle .............................................. 1 City Circle on Diversity: Celebrating Diversity Group .......................................................................... 2 Youth Advisory Council City Circle ........................................................................................................ 3 Hey Lethbridge Plan Your City Facebook Group .................................................................................. 4 Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Lethbridge ................................................................................... 5 GEOG 2535 ............................................................................................................................................... 6 Hamilton Neighbourhood ........................................................................................................................ 7 Seniors Community Forum ..................................................................................................................... 8 SADAT City Circle ................................................................................................................................... 9 Lethbridge Public Library City Circle ................................................................................................... 10 Heart of Our City Revitalization Committee Parts 1 & 2 ...................................................................... 11 Developing Lethbridge Using Ecological Principles: An Ecosystems Approach ............................. 12 Lethbridge Living Circle ........................................................................................................................ 13 Bikebridge Cycle City Circle ................................................................................................................. 14 Affordable Housing Committee ............................................................................................................ 15 Sports Council Circle ............................................................................................................................ 16 AECOM City Circle ................................................................................................................................ 17 Community Inclusion City Circle .......................................................................................................... 18 Enhanced Seniors Transit Service ....................................................................................................... 19 City Circle for Business ........................................................................................................................ 20 Allied Arts Council Board City Circle Parts 1 & 2 ................................................................................ 21 Allied Arts Council Staff City Circle ..................................................................................................... 22 UDI City Circle ....................................................................................................................................... 23 Natural Horsemanship and the Coulees in Lethbridge ....................................................................... 24 Working and Playing in Beautiful Neighbourhoods, Building Meaningful Relationships ................ 25 Kirby’s Coffee Chat Parts 1 & 2 ............................................................................................................. 26 Moving Up Lethbridge ........................................................................................................................... 27 Lethbridge Communities in Bloom ...................................................................................................... 28 6 Avenue A Neighbourhood Society City Circle .................................................................................. 29 Vox Musica Choral Society ................................................................................................................... 30 Family Village Parts 1 & 2 ...................................................................................................................... 31 Canadian Home Builder’s Association – Lethbridge Region Parts 1 & 2 ........................................... 32 SAGE City Circle Parts 1 & 2 ................................................................................................................. 33 Kids at Play City Circle Ideas Fair Survey Feedback ............................................................................ 34 CAL City Circle ...................................................................................................................................... 35 AAC Membership City Circle ................................................................................................................ 36 0112-318-00 AECOM City of Lethbridge Ideas Book Siever Family City Circle ....................................................................................................................... 37 5th on 5th Youth Services ....................................................................................................................... 38 Language Supports for Newcomers in Lethbridge ............................................................................. 39 Growing Food Security in Lethbridge & Area ...................................................................................... 40 Galt Museum & Archives Board City Circle ......................................................................................... 41 Lethbridge Healthy Communities ......................................................................................................... 42 CMARD City Circle: Building a Welcoming and Inclusive Community .............................................. 43 Lethbridge Astronomy Society ............................................................................................................. 44 Two Ideas Circle .................................................................................................................................... 45 (See Attached Disc) Video CCID Curbside Recycling in Lethbridge .......................................................................................................... 1 Community Gardens in Lethbridge ........................................................................................................ 2 Planning Our City .................................................................................................................................... 3 Appendices Appendix A. City Circles Newsletters Appendix B. City Circles Pamphlet & Ideas Fair Poster 0112-318-00 AECOM City of Lethbridge Ideas Book London Road Neighbourhood Kicks A**!! Facebook Group City Circle 0112-318-00 CCID 1 London Road Neighbourhood Kicks A**!! Facebook Group City Circle We Want Lethbridge To Be… Sustainable, Healthy and Earth Friendly Built up, not out; arrested urban sprawl • Farm (food) land preserved, not turned into urban sprawl • Limited need for inefficient infrastructure to support sprawl • Medium- and high-density housing developers rewarded • Stylish,