Engage Budget 2019, Draft Offleash Master Plan, OurWinnipeg, and Vehicles for Hire

New Opportunities for Engagement with the City of Winnipeg Let's build the 2019 budget together We have been having lots of great conversations at budget pop-ups across the City. There's still time to provide feedback on your priorities and the City services you value most to be considered as input as the City makes tough budgeting decisions.  If you want to discuss in detail with other Winnipeggers, be sure to register for the budget workshop! Register for the Workshop - join us for an in-depth conversation about the budget, what matters most to you, and the difficult decisions to come. Date: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Location: Millennium Library, Carol Shields Auditorium, 2nd floor, 251 Donald St. Format: Brief presentation at 6 p.m., followed by breakout group discussions Engage Online Prioritization and Allocation interactive online tool – tell us how you would spend the City's budget and which tradeoffs you would make. Service Priorities survey– tell us which services you value most We will be accepting online feedback until May 23. For more information, please visit: winnipeg.ca/engagebudget2019 Draft Offleash Areas Master Plan survey We are seeking your feedback on the draft Off-Leash Dog Areas Master Plan (OLAMP), developed to address and respond to growing interest and demand for off-leash dog areas in Winnipeg. The draft plan was developed through research and consideration of a large amount of public feedback received in late 2017. The project team had 540 in-person interactions at engagement sessions, received 2,120 online surveys and 250 submissions to an online mapping tool. Participants now have an opportunity to see how their feedback was considered within a public engagement report. Please take the time to go online to review a draft of the Off-Leash Dog Areas Master Plan and provide comment through an online survey at winnipeg.ca/offleashareas. The survey will be available until May 20.  OurWinnipeg Residential Growth Study survey Winnipeg's population is expected to grow by 200,000 over the next 20 years. How can it grow in the best way possible? The City is prioritizing areas for growth as part of the OurWinnipeg Review and the first step in this process is to develop a set of criteria that will be used to analyze all potential growth areas. Please complete this survey to help us weight the various potential criteria. The survey will be available until June 5. The Speak Up Winnipeg team will also be popping up across the city to discuss the Residential Growth Study. Drop by to learn more about this work and fill out a survey. For more information, please visit speakupwinnipeg.com. Apply to be part of the Vehicles for Hire Advisory Committee We are now accepting applications to be a member of the committee that will discuss vehicles for hire and provide their input directly to the Winnipeg Parking Authority. The terms of reference and application form for the Vehicles for Hire Advisory Committee can be found on winnipeg.ca/vehiclesforhire. Completed application forms can be submitted to WPA-VFH@winnipeg.caand will be accepted until June 1. Ongoing Opportunities for Engagement with the City of Winnipeg Recreation and Parks Strategies survey Share your input through an online survey on recreation and parks services and infrastructure, and tell us where your priorities lie in order to help inform the Recreation and Parks Strategies. The Strategies will provide a 25-year framework to help guide recreation and parks programs, services, policies, standards and procedures, and future investment in existing and new infrastructure. The survey will be accepting feedback until June 30 and is available online at: winnipeg.ca/RecandParks Adjustable bike lane curbs pilot The City installed adjustable bike lane curbs in two locations to test installation methods, monitor maintenance, and assess the comfort level of users. For more information, to fill out a survey or to view a map of the changes online, please visit winnipeg.ca/walkbikeprojects and select an adjustable bike lane curbs project. The survey will be open for the duration of the pilot project. Engagement Updates Sister MacNamara Park public engagement summary Thank you to all who attended the Sister MacNamara Park Redevelopment workshop on February 5, 2018 or completed an online survey. The public engagement summary is now available and provides an overview of the feedback collected for the project. For more information, please visit winnipeg.ca/sistermacnamarapark. Fermor Bridge Detailed Design public engagement summary Thank you to everyone who completed the online survey for the detailed design and construction plan that closed on January 24, 2018. We received 68 completed surveys. See how your feedback was considered in a public engagement report and public engagement summary that are currently available on the project webpage. For more information, please visit winnipeg.ca/fermorbridge. This newsletter is sent out every other Thursday. We strive to promote events at least two weeks ahead through other means such as newspaper ads, social media, and direct mail. Connect with us Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/CityofWinnipeg Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/CityofWinnipeg Share this mailing with your social network by clicking on the appropriate link:     Related Office of Public Engagement OurWinnipeg winnipeg.ca Unsubscribe If you do not want to receive these emails anymore, unsubscribe. Please do not reply to this email. 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