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Kx3Kingsla

nd Community

Association Internship

Event 1 Report Brainstorm and Meet & Greet

University of CalgarySchool of Architecture, Planning

and Landscape

CBDLab - Meeting Room EAugust 1, 2019 12pm -1:30pm

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alNeighbourhood

ProgramThis event was intended to provide an introduction of the project to members of the community association and begin to build familiarity and trust between myself (the facilitator) and participants prior to introducing external stakeholders to the workshops. As residents you provide valuable on the ground insight into the day to day life of the community so I selected my questions and exercises to further my understanding of the area.

Warm Up (Collage Exercise)The Ideal Neighbourhood Introduction •What is this project about? •WhoamIandwhatamIdoing?

Why Kingsland? (Market) •What characteristics have drawn community members to the area?

Who are we? (Demographics) •WhatpeoplecallKingslandhome?

Neighbourhood Feelings (Brand) •HowwouldyoudescribetheKingslandoftheFuture

Loose Change (Forecast) •WhatiscurrentlymissingorneedstobechangedinKingsland? today tomorrow & in the future (20+ years)Conclusion •Questions •Concerns

AttendeesKCA MembersChristine Dombroski (President)Darren MacDonald (Vice-President)Colleen PhillipiAmy Mireault (w/Henrik)Tyler ToddLaura Ethier

Crystal Hofer (facilitator)4

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Introductionwhat is this project about? who am I and what am i doing?

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Aseriesofco-designworkshopsdevelopedincooperationwiththeKingslandCommunity Association and the University of Calgary School of Architecture Planning and Landscape.

These workshops provide an opportunity for community members and external stakeholders to come together, fostering discussion and network building

Goal

TofacilitatethecreationofacoherentvisionfortheKingslandareaaheadoftheArea 31 redevelopment plan.

Opportunity is currently being driven in the area by the structural change occurring in Chinook and Manchester as well as the TOD potential supported by thelocationandaccessibilityoftransit.Kinglandshousingstockisreachingtheend of its life cycle and will also need to be addressed when planning its future.

Crystal Hofer (Intern)

A 2nd year, Master of Urban Planning student, originally from Edmonton Alberta. Crystal has her Bachelor of Design Degree from the University of Alberta, completedin2014.CrystaljoinedSAPLinFallof2017andisinterestedinsmartgrowth and the effect urban structure has on community formation. In her spare time she collects craft techniques and enjoys cooking. You can catch her on the weekendtakinginafilmorwanderingtheCalgaryZoo.Sheisproudlyownedbytwo cats.

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Warm Upwhat makes the ideal neighbourhood?

Asimplewarmuptogetattendeescreativejuicesflowing,eachKCAmembercreated their own collage using a series of pictures representing housing typology, public space, green space, infrastructure and community.

5 collages were produced that I was then able to use to determine which visuals were utilized the most. Using the reappearance of these images as a measurement I was able to synthesize the collective ideal neighbourhood (pictured on pg 2-3). The larger the photo the more collages the image appeared in,

attendee collages

Activity Process & Analysis

distribute images to attendees

sharefinalcollages

document activity

analyze for commonalities

visualize summary

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Why Kingsland? (Market)

what characteristics have drawn community members to the area? ¹ originally formulated as a conversation about community story/ narrative history this discussion evolved into a talk about the characteristics which draw people to the area.

• Location• Accessibility to Amenities & Transit• Affordability• Opportunity to grow ones home & be hands on• Potential due to underdevelopment• Transportation• Adaptability(agile/flexible)

Who are We? (Demographics)

whatpeoplecallKingslandhome?² who do community members see their neighbors as?

• Seniors• Renters• Professionals• Local Business

Formattedasanopendiscussion,thesequestionsweremeanttogivemeabetter understanding of the feelings of the community association members about their own neighbourhood. The summarization of these discussions are listed below

7sips and snacks

model of kingsland

discussion documentation

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Neighbourhood Feelings (Brand)

howwouldyoudescribetheKingslandofthefuture?

Using index cards I asked each attendee to write down the adverbs they would use to describe how they wanted the community to feel in the future.

Through documentation and analysis I was able to determine the amount of times an adverb was used this was then transcribedtoawordcloudsoftwareforfinalvisualsummary.Thelargerthewordappearsinthecloudthemoreoccurrences of it’s use.

original exercise word cloud summarization

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Missing Changetoday tomorrow twenty + today tomorrow twenty+

Area Focused Levy an open mind focused/revitalization unghettoize top 3 blocks 69, 68, 67Hub Activation +Plans design/risk taking on

my propertyvacant lands

Thoughtful Gathering Spaces

use front door + yard exciting catwalks

Street Based Planning (Versus Lot Based)

snow removal on cat-walks

way over tracks

Amenities activated green/empty spaces

pedway to train (south)pedway to chinook (north)

Infrastructure connecting park to heritage path

cleanup/green up elbow glenmore corner

Bike Friendly more trees on elbow drive

Better Pathways + Crossovers

more resident involve-ment + have vision for KCArenters on community association boardan elementary school

Loose ChangeWhatiscurrentlymissingorneedstobechangedinKingsland?

The last exercise we did as a group was meant to illuminate any pressing needs or areas of concern. Each group member wrote their responses anonymously on index cards and arranged them in temporal importance. I have transcribed this exercise in its entirely (shown above)

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Conclusionquestions? concerns?

Onceourfinalexercisewascompletewewrappedupthediscussionandendedwith questions and concerns.

Furtherclarificationwasaskedforontheprocess,outcomeandreasoningbehind the addition of outside stakeholders.

ProcessEach workshop is intended to build on the next with scenario exercises giving us valuable insight into the possibilities of growth and clarifying the needs and wants of community members. This will culminate in a series of reports summarizing our findingswhichwillallowtheKCAtodevelopaclearvisionfromwhichitengagethe City and outside stakeholders on.

OutcomeHands on experience for the community association in design thinking and collaboration to facilitate the creation of a cohesive vision as well as a working networkofcontactstheKCAcanutilizeforideagenerationandtechnicalexpertise.

Outside StakeholdersMany people play a role in the day to day interests and activity of a community. These outside stakeholders can provide valuable information on unfamiliar situations and viewpoints which can be used going forward to develop strategies and relationships that will help the community thrive.

As a facilitator I view my role as one that provides the framework to create a strong discussion with varying opinions and to stimulate conversation. My hope is that these workshops will be engaging and produce not only useful information fortheKingslandCommunityAssociation,butallowanequitableplatformforallattendees producing useful connections for the future.

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