TOD Agenda - Downtown Winnipeg Biz

Winnipeg TOD Summit Agenda
When: Monday November 17, 2014
Where: Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG) – 300 Memorial Blvd.
8:30am
Arrival and registration (Main gallery entrance)
9am-10:15am
Introduction to TOD (Muriel Richardson Auditorium)
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Host Stephanie Voyce, Downtown Winnipeg BIZ
Opening remarks by Mayor Brian Bowman
How is TOD defined and key principles?
o John Norquist - Former Mayor of Milwaukee, author of The Wealth of Cities:
Revitalizing the Centers of City Life, Adjunct Professor (DePaul University) / from
Chicago
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Who does TOD serve and what are the benefits?
o Erik Backstrom – Senior TOD Planner, City of Edmonton
TOD as a land use tool?
o Hazel Borys – Managing Principle of Placemakers, Winnipeg MB
TOD project and best practices in design?
o Antonio Gomez-Palacio - Principal at DIALOG, focused on urban intensification
through transportation Toronto, ON
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Winnipeg’s BRT plan – the vision.
o David Patman - Winnipeg Transit
Remarks by the City of Winnipeg Planning, Property & Development
Department.
o Mike Pyl – Winnipeg Planning, Property & Development
10:15 – 10:30 am
Coffee & tea break (Main gallery / Eckhardt Hall)
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10:30am-12:15pm
Round table discussions – Part 1
Three round table discussions will take place simultaneously with guest table
facilitators. Topics/questions will be listed at the tables and invited guests will join
and take part in each of the 3 table discussions. Each table will take 30 min with
each group to discuss topics/questions. After 30 min invited guests will rotate to
another table and take part in another discussion. Facilitators will remain at their
own table and will continue to engage invited guests in the topics/questions. All
invited guests will have the chance to take part in each of the 3 topic/questions as
they rotate tables.
Facilitators:
1) A. Antonio Gomez-Palacio (Toronto)
B. Valdene Lawson (Senior Planner PP&D)
o What are the risks and uncertainties that Winnipeg developers
face in TOD? What are the strategies to move forward?
Facilitators:
2) A. Erik Backstrom (Edmonton)
B. Hazel Borys (Placemakers)
o What is the difference between transit-adjacent and transit
oriented development? How do land uses within Winnipeg’s
development by-law help or hinder?
Facilitators:
3) A. John Norquist (Chicago)
B. Bob Kurylko (Stantec)
o At what scale or density does TOD work? How do we most
effectively make TOD part of Winnipeg’s vision for growth and
design excellence?
12:15-1pm
Lunch is provided (Storm Hall)
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1:00-2pm
Round table discussions – Part 2
Three round table discussions will take place simultaneously with guest table
facilitators. Topics/questions will be listed at the tables and invited guests will join
and take part in each of the 3 table discussions. Each table will take 20 min with
each group to discuss topics/questions. After 20 min invited guests will rotate to
another table and take part in another discussion. Facilitators will remain at their
own table and will continue to engage invited guests in the topics/questions. All
invited guests will have the chance to take part in each of the 3 topic/questions as
they rotate tables.
Facilitators:
1) A. Antonio Gomez-Palacio (Toronto)
B. Valdene Lawson (Senior Planner PP&D)
o How will Winnipeg finance or establish new funding sources to fill
existing gaps? How can we develop new financial tools and
partnerships for TOD in the long term?
Facilitators:
2) A. Erik Backstrom (Edmonton)
B. Mark Cohoe (Bike Winnipeg)
o How does Winnipeg best integrate parking and active
transportation into TOD?
Facilitators:
3) A. John Norquist (Chicago)
B. Hazel Borys (Placemakers)
o What policies can our newly elected Council form to remove
barriers to TOD and create incentives for its use?
2:00-2:30pm
Summary (Muriel Richardson Auditorium)
Each group of facilitators will present a synopsis of the day’s discussion topics.
Key points will be artistically “drawn” out by Charles Johnson (C5 Artworks).
2:30-3:00pm
Questions/Comments/Conclusions (Muriel Richardson Auditorium)
Invited guests may ask questions or add final comments.
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3:00-4:00pm
Drinks with TOD (Penthouse Gallery)
Join us for drinks at the WAG to celebrate the day. Cash bar.
6pm-8pm
Public forum (Muriel Richardson Auditorium)
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Coffee and tea served
Host - Marcy Markusa, host of Information Radio on CBC Radio One (89.3fm
/ 990am) Winnipeg.
Evening greetings – On behalf of the City of Winnipeg
John Norquist (Adjunct Professor (DePaul University) / from Chicago) – 10 min
presentation on TOD project (s)
Erik Backstrom (Senior TOD Planner, Edmonton, AB) - 10 min presentation on TOD
project (s)
Antonio Gomez-Palacio (Principal at DIALOG, Toronto, ON ) – 10 min presentation
on TOD project (s)
Summary from the daytime TOD Summit
o John Norquist, Erik Backstrom, Antonio Gomez-Palacio, and Hazel
Borys will summarize to the public, key points from the day Summit.
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Panel for public question period to convene:
o John Norquist (Chicago)
o Erik Backstrom (Edmonton)
o Antonio Gomez-Palacio (Toronto)
o Hazel Borys (Winnipeg)
o Bjorn Radstrom (Winnipeg Transit)
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Closing comments, next steps and thank-yous.
Next Steps:
Following the TOD Summit we will assemble and summarize the key points of the
Summit. This report will be available to the City of Winnipeg and other stakeholders
for reference.
Sponsors:
Partners:
City of Winnipeg
Green Action Centre
Winnipeg Transit
Dillion Consulting
CBC
Exchange District BIZ
Winnipeg Free Press

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