District Planning Public Engagement

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We Want to Hear From You

Provide feedback on Edmonton's draft district plans and plans proposed to keep, change or retire. Sign up for an engagement session in October and November 2023.

Register for Session

The final phase of the project’s public engagement is scheduled from October 23 until December 1, 2023.

Engagement is at the advise-level, meaning the project team wants to hear Edmontonians' feedback and perspectives on potential future work, the refined policies and content in the draft District Policy, 15 draft district plans, potential future work and the 2023 List of Geographic Plans to Keep, Change or Retire.

Sign up today for a District Planning Engagement Session:

Wednesday, October 25 (6:30-8pm)
Thursday, October 26 (noon-12:55pm)
Tuesday, November 7 (8:30-10pm)
Thursday, November 16 (7-8:30pm)

There will also be opportunities to share feedback by booking a one-on-one Chat With a Planner session or taking an online survey.

Feedback will be used to make minor changes to the draft plans, and inform future work priorities, content and project communications. A final What We Heard Report will be available in early 2024.

Thank you to everyone who shared feedback on the draft district plans in 2022. Read the project’s Phase 2 What We Heard Report for a complete summary of the project’s 2022 communication and engagement approach.

Overview of Changes

Learn about changes made to the draft District Policy and 15 draft district plans since 2022 public engagement.

See Overview of Changes

Large Font Materials

The District Planning materials are available in larger fonts. Contact the project team at districtplanning@edmonton.ca.

Public Engagement Timeline

Phase 1 – Prototype Testing (January 2021 - July 2021)

From February 2021 to May 2021, shared four prototype district plans with The City Plan’s core stakeholders – a group of 100 individuals representing more than 90 organizations that represent lots of different communities, like residents, community leagues, business owners, advocacy groups and industry, from across Edmonton
Release of the 2021 draft District Policy and 2021 draft Mill Woods and Meadows District Plan in May 2021
From June 2021 to July 2021, hosted 8 public information sessions to introduce District Planning to residents, community and industry members
- See the 2021 presentation delivered at the public information sessions and read the information session recap

Phase 2 – Refine-Level Engagement (June 2022 - November 2022)

Release of the 2022 Conversation Starters and videos and an Annotated District Policy to support engagement
From June 2022 to August 2022, Refine-Level public engagement on the 2022 draft District Policy
From August 2022 to November 2022, Refine-Level public engagement on the 2022 draft District Policy, 15 district plans and 2022 list of plans proposed to be retired or changed
- Online and in-person engagement sessions including pop-up events, workshops, Engaged Edmonton pages, surveys, stakeholder meetings and open houses across Edmonton
A summary of engagement activities and results from Phase 2 can be found in the Phase 2 What We Heard Report

Phase 3 – Advise-Level Engagement (July 2023 - November 2023)

Release of the Overview of Changes 2023 and overview video – learn about the revisions made after Phase 2 Refine-level engagement (August 2023)
Release of the draft District Policy, 15 draft district plans and 2023 List of Geographic Plans Proposed to Keep, Change or Retire (August 2023)
Advise-Level public engagement on the 2023 draft plans and 2023 list of plans proposed to be retired or changed (October to November 2023).

Phase 4 – Public Hearing (May 2024)

Notification for the public hearing
Edmontonians can share their voice by registering to speak for the public hearing in May
Consult the Public Hearing Playbook —a step-by-step guide that simplifies land use public hearings to make sure everyone has the tools to participate meaningfully

For More Information

District Planning Team

Email	districtplanning@edmonton.ca