The master plan process for St. Patrick’s Island was a year-long process that included extensive public engagement and activities designed to help shape the future for this unique park space. Since May 2010, we’ve connected with more than 6,000 Calgarians, gathering public feedback through a variety of methods. We’ve held three on-line surveys, including a visual preferences survey where you matched pictures to possibilities for the island. We’ve hosted focus groups and open houses. We’ve even held public studios, where you literally drew your ideas, providing a canvas for us to work from. We also set up a St. Patrick’s Island Advisory Committee to represent the wants and needs of Calgarians.
The St. Patrick’s Island Master Plan was released July 2011 and will be the foundation for landscape design on the island. For more information about the plan process and next steps, please review the information below.
Public engagement was a critical component to the development of a master plan for St. Patrick’s Island. Through a series of events and activities, more than 6,000 Calgarians expressed their ideas, hopes and dreams for what St. Patrick’s Island will become.
| Online Public Survey #1 | May 2010 |
| Online Public Survey #2 | June 2010 |
| Public Engagement Events | June - September 2010 |
| • World Café sessions | June 23 & 24, 2010 |
| • Focus Groups | June 7 & 27, 2010 |
| • Public Information Session #1 | July 2010 (Fort Calgary) |
| • Public Information Session #2 | July 2010 (Inglewood Sunfest) |
| • Public Information Session #3 | August 2010 (Bow Flow) |
| • Public Idea Studio #1 | July 2010 (Prince’s Island) |
| • Public Idea Studio #2 | July 2010 (St. Patrick’s Island) |
| Online Public Survey #3 | December 2010 |
| Draft Master Plan Public Open House | January 2011 |