Regional Council December 8, 2009
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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