Was the public consulted about the competition for revitalizing Nathan Phillips Square?
The City consulted with neighbouring businesses, the general public, community groups, the design community and business and other groups identified as having an interest in Nathan Phillips Square. The extensive public consultation process, which took place between March and June 2005, was designed to identify, develop and fine-tune the public’s views and creative ideas about the Square. It involved the following: • individual external stakeholder interviews; • four external stakeholder focus group sessions; • two public information workshops; • an all-day community creative workshop; and • a public town hall session. A report “Community Voices – Perspectives on Nathan Phillips Square’s Renewal”, September 2005, by Lura Consulting, provides a full account of the public consultations and is available on the Competitors’ Site.
