The Brandon Metropolis Plan is a imaginative and prescient for town for the subsequent 30 years. For the reason that challenge started in February 2022, over 2000 residents have participated in public engagement periods and offered suggestions to inform the imaginative and prescient. The challenge is now within the last phases of group engagement, the place residents get to verify the imaginative and prescient.
The aim of this assertion is to:
- Clarify why engagement was paused
- Define what the Brandon Metropolis Plan is and isn’t
- Define the subsequent steps for group engagement and how one can get entangled within the Brandon Metropolis Plan challenge
Why had been engagement periods paused?
Public engagement was paused as we wanted time to collect extra info to offer suggestions and develop a extra structured course of to make sure everybody has a possibility to be heard.
There was a rising concern about misinformation associated to the Brandon Metropolis Plan challenge. Readability, public security and democratic engagement are vital as we transfer the challenge ahead.
Defining the 15-minute metropolis (*Supply: Public Sq., A CNU Journal)
The “15-minute metropolis” could also be outlined as a perfect geography the place most human wants and plenty of wishes are positioned inside a journey distance of quarter-hour. Whereas cars could also be accommodated within the 15-minute metropolis, they can’t decide its scale or city type. As a substitute, the 15-minute metropolis is outlined by its skill to offer entry to all human wants by strolling or bicycling for 1 / 4 hour or much less. Transit ought to be offered inside the 15-minute metropolis, however can not precisely outline its scale. Most city areas constructed previous to the overwhelming proliferation of automobiles have the construction of a 15-minute metropolis.
What the Brandon Metropolis Plan is:
- A coverage and land use framework
- A plan to make neighbourhoods extra walkable, inclusive, and socially, financially, and economically resilient
- An city technique to offer handy entry to providers and facilities
What the Brandon Metropolis Plan is not:
- A lockdown measure
- A surveillance technique
- A device to implement restrictive measures or boundaries
Subsequent Steps:
The Metropolis will proceed with group engagement within the following methods:
- A moderated public assembly on Thursday, Might 18, 2023 at Keystone Centre – Higher Curling Membership – Entrance B from 7pm to eight:30pm to overview the information of the Brandon Metropolis Plan and reply questions
- A city-wide mail out explaining the challenge and choices for participation
- Public engagement periods the place residents can join subjects they’re thinking about by filling out an on-line type at brandon.ca/cityplan or by calling 204-729-2523
- Kitchen Desk Conversations Toolkit (for residents desirous to run a session of their group) – obtainable on request
- A draft Brandon Metropolis Plan doc will probably be made obtainable for public overview within the Fall of 2023, after which a public listening to will probably be held as a part of the adoption course of
- Any residents or teams desirous to formally assist or oppose the Brandon Metropolis Plan can handle Metropolis Council via the general public listening to course of. Discover of the general public listening to will probably be included on the challenge webpage and posted within the Brandon Solar tentatively scheduled for late fall early winter.
We are going to proceed the pathway to ascertain a Metropolis Plan that represents our whole group.
For extra info, please go to brandon.ca/cityplan or name 204 729 2523.
