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How do we plan for a future of one million more Edmontonians? We begin with you.
Thousands of Edmontonians shared their voices to shape The City Plan vision. From workshops and surveys to engagement sessions and open houses, you took part in the conversation. Thank you, Edmonton. We couldn’t do it without you.
Public engagement activities, history and reports helping guide the development of The City Plan.
Learn about the many ways residents have been engaged throughout the project to help create and refine The City Plan.
Public Engagement for The City Plan began early fall 2018. Here's what you told us in September and October of 2018.
Here's what you told us in spring and summer 2019.
Here's what you told us in spring and summer 2019.
A summary of the results of city-wide engagement for the City Plan that took place between June and December 2019.
Prior to The City Plan work, more than 4,000 individual engagement records were gathered through engagement for Vision 2050. This information provided a foundation for The City Plan’s Guiding Values and City Building Outcomes.
Since September 2018, The City Plan team has carried out public engagement events across the city to encourage Edmontonians to refine the Guiding Values and City Building Outcomes.
At all those events we asked Edmontonians to tell us what they love about our city and what the opportunities are as we grow to a city of 2 million people.
Edmontonians commonly describe their vision for our city as a healthy, safe, inclusive, diverse and multicultural with a strong sense of community. Emphasis was placed on being ecologically sustainable, climate resilient and protecting and celebrating our river valley. It’s important to Edmontonians that our city provide affordable housing and diverse and accessible transportation options. Edmontonians are proud of our engaged residents and believe a diverse economy will help attract global investment.
The City Plan has structured a dedicated program to engage Indigenous communities in and around Edmonton.
In 2018, we contacted the City’s Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) partners including Enoch Cree Nation, the Confederacy of Treaty 6 First Nations, Métis Nation of Alberta Region 4, and the Métis Nation of Alberta. This process is part of the City’s commitment to build and maintain connections with First Nations and Métis communities with historic and cultural connections to the land where Edmonton is now located.
Throughout 2019 we continued working with MOU partners through dedicated engagement events facilitated by The City Plan Team, and recently retained Indigenous Engagement consultants. Read about the feedback and results from those processes in the What We Are Hearing: Indigenous Engagement
The City Plan will consider a full range of perspectives to ensure that it is responsive to the needs of the city. We are structuring our engagement to incorporate 4 perspectives:
In addition to engagement events that are open to the public, we have invited core stakeholders from local public institutions, civil society and businesses to engage on topics specific to their areas of expertise.
June 11, 2020-Webinar/panel discussion with members of the Urban Design Institute (UDI). Watch the discussion
Read the questions and answers generated from this discussion.
Feedback and results from this process will be reported in The City Plan What We Are Hearing reports throughout the project.
Project staff held public engagement sessions or workshops, to collect input on the creation of The City Plan on the following dates:
The following drop-in events, coordinated by Engage Edmonton, gathered feedback on 3 major projects that are transforming our city: The City Plan, Energy Transition Plan Update, and the Edmonton Bike Plan:
Date: October 19, 2019
Location: Londonderry Shopping Centre
Date: October 22, 2019
Location: The Meadows Recreation Centre
Date: October 23, 2019
Location: Southgate Centre Court
Date: October 24, 2019
Location: West Edmonton Mall
Date: October 25, 2019
Location: Edmonton Tower
Participants learned about The City Plan and upcoming Zoning Bylaw Renewal, and helped develop the direction of the new City Plan.
Date: June 18, 2019
Location: Chappelle Gardens Residents Association
Date: June 14, 2019
Location: Edmonton Public Library - Jasper Place Branch
Date: June 12, 2019
Location: Pride Centre of Edmonton
Date: June 10, 2019
Location: Abbottsfield Recreation Centre (ARC)
Date: June 5, 2019
Location: Mill Woods Senior and Multicultural Centre
Participants learned about the innovative ways Edmonton has changed and evolved, and what might be possible in the future. The City Plan’s Big City Moves gave focus to the conversation as participants strolled or biked around the city.
A Community of Communities - Getting Around by Bike
Date: June 15, 2019
Location: City Arts Centre
Inclusive and Compassionate - Edmonton’s Urban Wellness Plan
Date: June 14, 2019
Location: Dr. Wilbert Mcintyre Park
A Rebuildable City - Edmonton’s Zoning Bylaw Renewal
Date: May 4, 2019
Location: The Oliver Exchange
Greener As We Grow - A Sustainability Stroll
Date: May 3, 2019
Location: City Hall
Catalyze and Converge - Ramblings of a Heritage Planner on downtown heritage, investment and urban design
Date: May 3, 2019
Location: Churchill Square
Key stakeholders and members of the public dreamed up big, transformational City Moves in a series of model building workshops. Represented at different scales, the suggested City Moves generated by the public have been consolidated into the 5 Big City Moves.
Date: Thursday November 20, 2018
Location: Meadows Community Recreation
Date: Friday November 16, 2018
Location: Terwillegar Recreation Centre
Date: Thursday November 15, 2018
Location: Edmonton Tower
Date: Wednesday November 14, 2018
Location: J.A. Fife School
Date: Thursday November 8, 2018
Location: Millwoods Town Centre Mall
Date: November 7, 2018
Location: The Meadows Recreation Centre
Date: Tuesday October 30, 2018
Location: West Edmonton Mall
Date: Thursday October 25, 2018
Location: Londonderry Mall
Date: Thursday October 18, 2018
Location: Northgate Mall
Date: Thursday October 11, 2018
Location: Southgate Centre
Date: Sunday September 30, 2018
Location: Muttart Conservatory
Date: Wednesday September 26, 2018
Location: Edmonton Tower
Date: Saturday September 22, 2018
Location: Rosenthal Playground and Spray Park
Date: Friday September 21, 2018
Location: Enterprise Square
Date: Thursday September 20, 2018
Location: Terwillegar Recreation Centre
Date: September 17, 2018
Location: Facebook live event (Kalen Anderson with Dr. Karen Lee and Mack Male)
Participants shared their ideas about the future of Edmonton, considering what needs to be preserved and what bold steps should we take to prepare for the future?
Date: Sunday September 16, 2018
Location: Kaleido Family Arts Festival
Date: Friday September 14, 2018
Location: Commonwealth Recreation Centre
Date: Wednesday September 12, 2018
Location: The Meadows Recreation Centre
Date: Launched September 12, 2018
Location: Edmonton’s Future Is… Contribute to The City Plan on Reddit
Over 1600 kids in 33 different schools across all twelve wards shared their ideas for the choices we should make in The City Plan. This comic tells the story of an intrepid group of kids who build the City of Tomorrow and share their vision of the city they want to live in.
Take a virtual walk through Edmonton with The City Plan Story Map. Learn more about the impact of good planning on the development of our city.
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