YOUR INPUT
Thank you to those who were able to attend our presentation at the May 14, 2019 luncheon. For those who were unable to attend, a copy of the presentation can be found here.
The project team is looking for your input on what is working well with the plans, what could work better and what would increase the likelihood of achieving the outcomes described in the current plans. While we expect feedback may be more focus on the Calgary Transportation Plan (CTP), feedback on both the CTP and Municipal Development Plan (MDP) are welcome as the two plans will be combined going forward. All questions are optional and concise answers are appreciated.
BACKGROUND
Great cities don't happen by accident. The city we experience today – our homes, work places, shops, parks, public transit, roads and sidewalks and pathways are a result of decades of planning today for tomorrow.
The Municipal Development Plan (MDP) and the Calgary Transportation Plan (CTP) help organize life in the city, providing policy and direction to guide decision making. These decisions shape how our city grows and how people will live and travel in the future.
Our long-range plans make sure City staff, communities, developers, business owners, citizens and Council are working to build a great city, together.
MDP and CTP 2018 Monitoring Progress Report
Every four yearsThe City reports on the progress made towards our 60-year goals. The most recent report is the 
MDP/CTP 2018 Monitoring Progress Report. View the report to see how we're making progress on our plans.
KEY PROJECTS THAT GOT US TO TODAY
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Timeline item 1 - complete
2005 – 2006: imagineCalgary
- 18,000 Calgarians create a 100-year vision for sustainable growth in Calgary.
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2008 - 2009: PlanIt Calgary
- Over 6,000 Calgarians provide input on a 60-year plan to accommodate over 1 million new people.
- Focus on land use, development, and transportation changes to build up and out and improve walking, cycling, transit, and auto travel.
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2019 – 2022: One Calgary - Service Plans and Budgets
- The City develops service plans and budgets for 2019-2022 to deliver on the services you value in your community.
- First service based budgets and plans for Calgary.
TIMELINE & PROCESS
An image of of the engagement timeline and process.
Timeline
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Stage 1: Lived experience and current trends
March 1 to April 8
- Develop a set of goals that will guide our focus for the next 20 years.
- Your feedback, along with trends from key groups, will give The City of Calgary a reference point for what needs to be refined. It will give the criteria, or goals, we will use throughout engagement to assess how we are doing with the policy recommendation.
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Stage 2a: Trade-offs
End of April - mid May
- Now that we know what is needed, what will it take to get us there? What tradeoffs, options and actions should we consider?
- In this stage we'll talk about the benefits, impacts, constraints and trade-offs needed to reach our vision of Calgary in 20 years.
- This step is critical in helping The City to understand, refine and create options for policy recommendation. Ideas from this stage will be review, collated and brought back in the next stage for evaluation and prioritization.
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Stage 2b: Evaluation and prioritization
Mid June to mid July
- Now that we know what options we have, it's time to evaluate and prioritize them so that The City can make a policy recommendation to Council.
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Stage 3: Recommended actions
Fall 2019
- Administration takes a report to Council with recommendations on what revisions are needed and how the plan will look in the future.
- Council will consider the recommendation and make the final Policy decision.
- If approved, the recommendations will be implemented in 2020.
Your input, and the input of other citizens and stakeholders, helps The City understand people’s perspectives, opinions, and concerns. Input collected in each phase of the project will be compiled and share through a What We Heard report.
Although it would be a great outcome, the goal of public engagement is not to reach consensus or make everyone happy. Public engagement is also not about voting or collecting representative information. Public engagement is about considering the input, ideas and perspectives of people who are interested or impacted by decisions, before decisions are made.
To learn more about engagement at The City, visit engage.calgary.ca/about.
HOW IS MY INPUT USED?
When: March 1 to April 8
What: Develop a set of goals that will guide our focus for the next 20 years. Public engagement input will be used to refine what makes a great city, and specific stakeholder engagement will be used to understand trends & policy needs as we move forward.
Why it matters: We need to make sure that any options and policies we make are in line with what is happening in Calgary, and with what Calgarians want to see for their city.
How this information will be used:Your feedback, along with trends from key groups, will give The City of Calgary a reference point for what needs to be refined. It will give criteria, or goals, we will use throughout engagement to assess how we are doing with the policy recommendation.
When: End of April - mid May
What: Now that we know what is needed, what will it take to get us there? What trade-offs do we should consider in the many outcomes our plans are trying to achieve? What range of options and actions should we consider? In this stage we'll talk about the benefits, impacts, constraints and trade-offs needed to reach our vision of Calgary in 20 years.
Why it matters: We can't do it all. The City needs to plan with the well-being and needs of all Calgarians in mind. In this stage, we'll get together to discuss ways that trade-offs can be made between the different values identified in Stage 1.
How this information will be used: This step is critical in helping The City to understand, refine and create options for policy recommendation. Ideas from this stage will be review, collated and brought back in the next stage for evaluation and prioritization.
When: Mid June - mid July
What: Now that we know what options we have it time to evaluate and prioritize them so that The City can make a policy recommendation to Council.
Why it matters: This is our check and balance step. We’ve done some prioritization based on the feedback of Stage 2, have we struck the right balance? We’ve developed a set of actions around this prioritization, are these the right actions? It is the last step of the engagement and it uses the criteria from Stage 1 to measure and prioritize the options from the trade-offs conversation.
How the information will be used: These results will be used to finalize a recommendation to City Council on what The City should focus on and where changes are needed in our existing policies.
When: Fall 2019
What: Administration takes a report with recommendations on what revisions are needed and how the plan will look in the future.
Why it matters: This recommendation brings two key policy documents together that guide the decisions made by Council and Administration.
How the information will be used: Council will consider the recommendation and make the final Policy decision. If approved, the recommendations will be implemented in 2020.
