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Originally Posted by Migrant_Coconut
I'm booked for Transportation. Here goes nothing...
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Glad to hear you'll be there for one of days, I'm sure the the workshop will be better for it.
Here's my recap of round 3 of the False Creek South Workshops.
It seems city staff are really getting their feet under them. The format has seen a big alteration with the long intro video removed, but, more importantly, a set of guidelines have been introduced, which call for respectful discussion and stress that all participants have the right to be there. Along with the normal discussion, participants were asked to draw their favorite public spaces in the world and, at the end of the night, were asked to put on a group performance of their table's consensus (when possible). While the meeting took place from 5pm-8pm, we were all well fed. By the end I was happily stuffed from a spread that included 4 varieties of pizza and an abundance of sushi; it really helped avoid hangriness.
My experience was better too. Though some were still highly resistant to any change, this time there was an openness to dialogue and a friendly tone. It proves that sometimes it can be a few bad apples that ruin a process. I should note that the meeting seemed to have more young people, and staff's official numbers put the attendance split with 65% of people from the neighbourhood and 35% from other areas. The results seemed to show this increase in diversity, with more calling for large changes, more integration with the city, and more density.
There were some memorable moments, such as one of the closing performances where the lead from a table called for an outright ban of all traffic on 6th Avenue!! This was meet with finger snapping applause from their table. Another table envisioned that in 25 years the neighbourhood would be a paradise in comparison to a dystopian Yaletown. Lastly, a resident of the Fairview Slopes mentioned they only recently learned about the FCS neighbourhood, and wished to keep it their private "ephemeral experience" so it should remain disconnected from the rest of the city.
I'll write something up to describe the 4th workshop, "Housing," soon. The last two workshops are now fully booked, however there's usual some open seats the night of. Anyone that wants to make a difference, or get some free sushi, should show up too.
Transportation
Date: Wednesday, January 24, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: Creekside Community Centre, 1 Athletes Way
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