City of Vancouver seeks more diverse responses to city plan survey
Credit to Author: Stephanie Ip| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 18:56:52 +0000
If you’re not an English speaker over the age of 40 without young children, the city of Vancouver wants to hear from you.
The city of Vancouver is seeking more diverse voices to chime in on their city plan survey, which wraps up at the end of February. Responses will guide the city in developing a plan for Vancouver’s future policy, development and more.
Responses to the survey have mostly been from English-speaking community members over the age of 40, without young children, since being launched in November 2019.
“To truly be successful in planning Vancouver for the next 30 years, we need to hear from a broader diversity of voices that reflects everyone in Vancouver,” reads a statement from the city.
To take the survey in other languages, click one of the following: English, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Punjabi and Tagalog.
The survey is open to those who live in Vancouver and also those who do not but want to.
Responses are also being sought from families with young children, young adults, millennials, people from diverse cultural backgrounds, anyone who has traditionally faced barriers to participating, and those who have lacked opportunities to participate in the past.
As part of their effort to widen the variety of responses received, the city is offering the survey in five languages – English, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, Punjabi and Tagalog – and will advertise in non-English channels. Street teams will also circulate in Chinatown, South Vancouver, the Downtown Eastside, Strathcona and Kitsilano, where responses have been lower, to reach out to the public.
Stakeholder meetings have also been set up with local community groups like the Chinatown Legacy Stewardship Group, Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations, Immigrant Service Society of B.C., parent advisory committees, the school board and Sustainabiliteens.
Responses to the survey will be compiled for an initial report due back to city council in early March, and a public report in July.
To participate, visit vancouverplan.ca. The survey closes on Feb. 28, 2020.