CentrePlan 2050

We are excited to share the draft CentrePlan 2050 and draft design of Graham Avenue. To learn more:

• Attend an open house
• View the open house boards
• Read the draft CentrePlan 2050

Join us at an open house to ask questions about the project and share your thoughts.

Open house #1

Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Time: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.*
Location: Carol Shields Auditorium, Millennium Library, 251 Donald St.
Format: Come and go (drop-in)

*Unfortunately, the open house ended earlier than scheduled on May 15 due to a power outage affecting most of Downtown.

Open house #2

Date: Thursday, May 23, 2024
Time: 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Location: Carol Shields Auditorium, Millennium Library, 251 Donald St.
Format: Come and go (drop-in)

You can also share your feedback online:

• Share your comments on the draft CentrePlan 2050
• Take the re-imagining Graham Avenue survey

Feedback will be accepted until May 23, 2024.

In Phase 2, we asked stakeholders for feedback on the draft goals, policies, and actions of CentrePlan 2050. We also asked stakeholders for feedback on the preliminary design of Graham Avenue.

The Phase 2 stakeholder engagement summaries give an overview of the feedback we heard from stakeholders and how it was considered:

• CentrePlan 2050 Phase 2 stakeholder engagement summary
• Re-imagining Graham Avenue Phase 2 stakeholder engagement summary
• Re-imagining Graham Avenue Phase 2 appendices

What we heard in Phase 2 was used to refine the draft CentrePlan 2050 and the preliminary design of Graham Avenue.

Next steps

After Phase 3 public engagement, CentrePlan 2050 will be presented to Council for consideration in summer 2024. This includes the draft design of Graham Avenue. Council approval and funding is needed before detailed design and construction of Graham Avenue can occur.

In summer 2024, we will conduct Phase 3 public engagement on Downtown bike routes.

Thank you to all who participated in public engagement. Public engagement opportunities included:

• Virtual event
• Online survey
• Interactive mapping tool

We are currently reviewing feedback. We will post an engagement summary online that outlines what we heard and how it was considered.

We want your feedback on options for two specific bike routes:

• St. Mary Avenue and York Avenue
• Notre Dame Avenue and Cumberland Avenue

Learn more about the options for each bike route.

Get involved

• Learn more about the options
• Attend the virtual event on February 7
• Take the survey
• Put a pin on the map:
  • St. Mary Avenue and York Avenue bike route map
  • Notre Dame Avenue and Cumberland Avenue bike route map

Share your thoughts by February 16, 2024.

During Phase 1 engagement, you shared your thoughts and ideas at an open house and online through surveys, maps, and an ideas board. The project team also held many stakeholder workshops, organized by topic.

Read the Phase 1 public engagement summary and appendices. The summary gives an overview of the feedback we collected on the five key themes of CentrePlan 2050.

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What we heard

What we heard in Phase 1 will help to outline the goals and actions that will become part of CentrePlan 2050. We are also looking at existing plans and strategies for our Downtown. Feedback from Phase 1 will also help inform:

• Draft Downtown Urban Design Guidelines
• A draft Streetscape Design Standards Manual
• Options for key Downtown bike routes
• Options for re-designing Graham Avenue
  
  

Next steps

In Phase 2, the project team will continue to work on CentrePlan 2050 with input from Downtown stakeholders. Feedback from Phase 2 will help to complete the draft of Centre 2050. In winter 2024, we will also get feedback from Winnipeggers on options for two Downtown bike routes.

In Phase 3, a draft of CentrePlan 2050 will be shared for public feedback along with an explanation of how feedback was used to create the draft plan.

Thank you to all who participated in public and stakeholder engagement. Public engagement opportunities included an open house, five online surveys, three interactive mapping tools, and an ideas board collected under the five key themes of CentrePlan 2050.

Stakeholder engagement opportunities included meetings and workshops with Downtown residents and stakeholder organizations. Feedback is currently being considered and a summary of the engagement process will be posted online.

CentrePlan 2050 is about creating a more vibrant Downtown, that works for community members and gets more people living and visiting Downtown. The plan will be the City’s main tool for determining how we experience Downtown over the next 30 years.

Meet us Downtown at the open house

Join us at the open house on May 25 to learn more about the project, speak with the project team, and provide input on topics that interest you.

Open house
Date: Thursday, May 25
Location: Manitoba Hydro Place - 360 Portage Avenue (entrances on Graham and Portage avenues)
Hours: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Format: Come and go (drop-in)

Provide your input

You can also provide input until June 15 through online surveys, interactive mapping tools, and the ideas board on topics that interest you:

• Living & visiting Downtown
• Greening Downtown
• Getting around Downtown
• Building Downtown
• Re-imagining Graham Avenue