place making and the politics of planning: jennifer keesmaat
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Planning is inherently a political practice. There are many good ideas – how we materialize these ideas in the urban landscape demands creative thinking about how to maneuver through - and engage – diverse, and sometimes competing, interests. Based on her experience working with municipalities across Canada, Jennifer Keesmaat (Chief Planner, City of Toronto),introduced a series of tools that can be used to make ideas lived realities and, case studies to share best practices in advancing urbanism as an important idea and way of life.TRANSCRIPT
placemaking & the politics of planning
City Regions Studies Center @jen_keesmaat
January 22, 2013
•Why making places matters (this isn’t a frivolous activity)
•What’s at stake (who cares)?
•How we get there: building deep understandings
•Critical success factors (stuff that can trip you up)
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why making places matters
www.walkscore.com
SCHOOL
SCHOOL
HAIR DRESSER
DENTIST
DOCTOR
DRY CLEANERS
St George St, University of TO
great places, are designed for all…• children• youth• young professionals• families• active adults• retirees• seniors
Vancouver, Stanley Park
Provincial Influences
N.Y. City
Amsterdam, Stadsherstel Housing
Vancouver, Dr Peter HIV Centre
Culture Centre – Rørvik, Norway Culture Centre – Tjibaou, New Caledonia
Culture Centre – Hong KongCulture Centre – Nuuk, Greenland
Chicago
Nanjing Rd, Shanghai
• Housing Choice
• Shopping Choice
• Movement Choice
• Economic Prosperity
• Culture and Entertainment
• Services and Amenities
• Walkability
• Innovation
• Longevity
• Inclusiveness
• Pedestrian-oriented environments that are car supportive: choice
• A fine grain mix of uses and a variety of uses within walking distances
• A high quality public realm including streets, public spaces and architecture
• A strong civic purpose and presence
• Critical density of residents and activity to ensure a viable economy and vibrant street life in all hours and seasons
• A unique personality and leveraging heritage
• Congestion and parking shortages are signs of success
• Sensitive to mitigating environmental impacts of human behavior
qualities of successful places
what it is not…..
what’s at stake (five things)
we’re not as rich as we thought we were
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placemaking generates value/resilience
placemaking generates value/resilience
demographics are changing…whether our cities change or not
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the new economy will leave us behind
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the race for the competitive edge is intensifying….
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Location of Previous Residence In Toronto
Produced by Toronto City Planning, Research & Information - October 2007
Previous residence is mapped to postal code locations where provided by respondents..
Note:
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6%
10%
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33%
48%
Living Downtown Survey - 2006
5-km area surrounding Downtown
Downtown
These individuals are choosing quicker commute times, proximity to amenities, workplaces and transit, locating in mixed-use communities.
TD Economics, A Return to the Core, January 22, 2013
the legacies we are leaving our children could be….frightening
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building deep understandings
belief + understanding
Thousands of Ideas One Vision
Our Future Mississauga was the
largest and most successful engagement exercise
in the City of Mississauga’s history
2007 DIALOG (Office for Urbanism) was retained
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a conversation with thousands of
Mississaugans, to shape and influence the City’s new
Strategic Plan
Mississauga Public Engagement Overview
100,000 people participated in some
aspect of the process
Community Leader InterviewsMississauga
70+ community leaders attended stakeholder
interviews
Community Leader InterviewsMississauga
a Community Advisory Group (CAG) was recruited from community representatives, to be involved in all key
moments throughout the process (members had to commit, in advance,
to their availability and participation).
Speaker Series designed to inspire and provoke
Mississaugans to ‘think big’ about
the future of their city
provided a “fresh eyes”
Speaker SeriesMississauga
Speaker SeriesMississauga
3,000 participants
Ken Greenberg and Jan Gehl
Dr. Roberta Bondar and Tim Jones
Stephen Lewis and Glen MurrayJustin Trudeau and Larry BeasleyThe Speaker Series involved 8 guest speakers, over four evenings
Speaker SeriesMississauga
Mayor Hazel McCallion
Speaker Series – Fresh Eyes ToursMississauga
Fresh Eyes Tours allowed Speakers to learn
first-hand about Mississauga…
…also provided opportunities for City Staff and Leadership to engage
with Guest Speakers.
Lunch & Learn SeriesMississauga
Lunch & Learn attended by the Mayor, Members of
Council, and City staff. An opportunity for City leadership to engage
Speakers in a more focused and intimate conversation
Mississauga Big Ideas Workshop
Workshop (1 of 2)
to engage the Strategic Advisory Group, Community Advisory Group,
Mayor, Councillors, and Commissioners.
to test and refine developing Conversation outcomes (Drivers and
Pillars)
500 participants
2 days
• capacity building
presentations
• interactive panels
• workshops
(conversation cafés)
• music
• and more…
Visioning SymposiumMississauga
Visioning Symposium – Event StructureMississauga
Visioning Symposium – Opening PresentationsMississauga
Visioning Symposium – Interactive PanelsMississauga
Visioning Symposium – Interactive PanelsMississauga
Visioning Symposium – Interactive PanelsMississauga
Visioning Symposium – Conversation CafésMississauga
Visioning Symposium – Conversation CafésMississauga
Visioning Symposium – Conversation CafésMississauga
Visioning Symposium – Conversation CafésMississauga
Closing PresentationsMississauga
Closing Ceremonies – Honour RollMississauga
Visioning Symposium – Staff Participation: Café HostsMississauga
Visioning Symposium – Staff Participation: Café HostsMississauga
Visioning Symposium – Staff Participation: Café HostsMississauga
Visioning Symposium – Staff Participation: Café HostsMississauga
Mississauga Making it Real Workshop
Workshop (2 of 2)
transition from: a discussion of directions to
one of implementation and actions
Lemonade StandMississauga
100 + community meetings and presentations across the city
– engaged resident associations, schools, businesses,
social groups, and cultural groups
Community MeetingsMississauga
Puzzle PiecesMississauga
6,700 + ideas generated through puzzle pieces
1,800 from schools
a three-part series: Our Future Mississauga – Be Part of the Conversation
170,000 Rogers subscribers in Mississauga
aired on 15 dates
Rogers Television PartnershipMississauga
3,000 hits per day
WebsiteMississauga
3 areas: inspire, inform, and interact
included:
•surveys
•polls
•feedback forms
•electronic puzzle pieces
Stakeholder InterviewsCommunity Advisory GroupStrategic Advisory GroupPuzzle PiecesThe Lemonade StandCommunity MeetingsYouth EngagementMississauga Staff EngagementWebsite Speaker SeriesRogers Television ShowBig Ideas WorkshopVisioning SymposiumSymposium Survey results
Drivers for change
Our Future Mississauga Consultation Elements
Consolidating Outcomes:Mississauga
The Implementation
Plan
The Implementation
Plan
TheStrategic Plan
TheStrategic Plan
Champions
Actions
Goals
Drivers
Pillars
Measures and Indicators
Targets
Public Engagement
Public Engagement
Big IdeasWorkshopBig IdeasWorkshop
SymposiumSymposium
Making it Real Workshop
Making it Real Workshop
Consolidating Outcomes:Mississauga
Consolidating Outcomes:Mississauga
ideas and comments were synthesized as:
“18 Drivers for Change”
ideas and comments were synthesized as:
“18 Drivers for Change”
1 A City of Hidden Jewels
2 Tremendous Opportunities
3 An Engaged and Energized Population
4 A New Financial Reality
5 Density and Pedestrian-Oriented Places
6 Place-Making
7 Affordability
8 More Living Options
9 Innovative Businesses
10 Land Use and Mobility
11 Post-Secondary Educational Opportunities
12 Modern Day ‘Port’ for Immigration
13 Expressions of Diversity
14 Unveiling the Waterfront
15 Growth in the Greater Golden Horseshoe
16 Capitalizing on our Strategic Location
17 Health and the Environment
18 Evolution of the City Centre
Consolidating Outcomes:Mississauga
Drivers were, in turn, tested, refined, and distilled into:
5 Strategic Pillars for Change
Drivers were, in turn, tested, refined, and distilled into:
5 Strategic Pillars for Change
ideas and comments were synthesized as:
“18 Drivers for Change”
ideas and comments were synthesized as:
“18 Drivers for Change”
MOVE developing a transit oriented city
BELONG ensuring youth, older adults and new immigrants thrive
CONNECT completing our neighbourhoods
PROSPER cultivating creative and innovative businesses
GREEN living green
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Consolidating Outcomes:Mississauga
These Pillars provided the
foundation for the City’s new:
Strategic Plan
These Pillars provided the
foundation for the City’s new:
Strategic Plan
Drivers were, in turn, tested, refined, and distilled into:
5 Strategic Pillars for Change
Drivers were, in turn, tested, refined, and distilled into:
5 Strategic Pillars for Change
ideas and comments were synthesized as:
“18 Drivers for Change”
ideas and comments were synthesized as:
“18 Drivers for Change”
Consolidating Outcomes:Mississauga
These Pillars provided the
foundation for the City’s new:
Strategic Plan
These Pillars provided the
foundation for the City’s new:
Strategic Plan
Transit oriented development
Transit oriented development
Extended tree canopy
Active uses at grade level
Active public realm
Wider Sidewalks
Enhanced Crosswalks
cyclecyclewalkwalk
transittransitdrive + park
drive + park
Critical mass of people and activities
Consistent building podium (street-wall)
Distinct streetscaping
Buildings face the street with active uses at grade level
Pedestrian crossings at regular intervals
Integrated transit system
Critical success factors (as you seek to build deep understandings)
1 sustain the dialogue
2 use tools that embrace a myriad of constituencies
How will we promote the campaign?
Digital Incentives Social Advertising PR
FEELINGCONGESTED?
Microsite
-Learn-Engage-Find-Share-Win-Download
-TTC Pass For Life
-Bixi Credits
-Free Parking
-AutoShare
-Car2Go
- Daily Facts &
Info graphics
-FC Tweet Chat
-FC Daily Q
-Share Ur Commute
-Digital Boards
-Print Ads
-Banner Ads
-Radio
-Signage
-Op Ed- Interviews/stories:-Star-Metro Morning-Breakfast TV-Omni-Global TV-NewsTalk 1010
FEELING CONGESTED CAMPAIGN COMPONENTS
3 become communications savvy
Toronto is your city.Toronto is my city.
Let’s build it together.
ownyourcity.ca
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embrace complexity
5 unlikely, and likely, bedfellows are essential
6 identify + nurture champions
brief summit
7 always consider the region
8 plan for the neighbourhood
consider the opportunity and amenity mid-rise neighbourhoods
BMI
the places we create sustain us
ENSURING THE REVITALIZATION STARTS
June | 2 | 2009Office for Urbanism
STRATEGY INSTITUTE : TRANSFORMING & REVITALIZING DOWNTOWN SUMMIT