Downtown Buzz News from the Downtown Winnipeg Business Improvement Zone


New pop-up initiatives in the works for downtown Winnipeg


Pop-up parks and events will be appearing around downtown this summer.


T


he Downtown Winnipeg BIZ is excited to announce new pop-up park initiatives which have recently


been launched. A pop-up park could be a sidewalk extension that provides more space and amenities for people using the street and is usually installed on parking lanes and uses few parking spaces. “It is a temporary streetscape that allows us to test-drive new public spaces without spend- ing a bundle,” says Tracy Umali, Project Assistant, Placemaking & Transportation at the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ. Te BIZ is also exploring temporary street closures to allow for larger on-street activities such as events, open-air markets, food vendors, beer gardens, etc. “We want the people to know that this is their own space.” Te BIZ is currently looking to launch a


pilot project of three temporary on-street pop-up parks / event venues at Kennedy & Graham, Hargrave & Portage, and Smith & Notre Dame for spring 2018 to revitalize underutilized spaces. Pop-Up Project Timeline


May 2017 – Gather key stakeholders &


designers together at the Placemaking Summit June to Sept 2017 – Evaluate spaces &


opportunities Aug 2017 – Public consultation through public engagement


These pop-up initiatives are still in the planning stages. Stay tuned. (Note: This is a working rendering and is it not the final design). Sept to Dec 2017 – Business community


and immediate stakeholder engagement Sept 2017 to Apr 2018 – Design, event &


program development May to June 2018 – Installation June to Aug 2018 – Community use &


event programming. Gathering of feed- back from public, business community & stakeholders Sept to Dec 2018 – Re-evaluation & pro-


ject updates • • • For more information, visit: http://down-


townwinnipegbiz.com/programs-services/ image/placemaking-initiatives/


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