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A participatory process is a sequence of participatory activities (e.g. first filling out a survey, then making proposals, discussing them in face-to-face or virtual meetings, and finally prioritizing them) with the aim of defining and making a decision on a specific topic.
Examples of participatory processes are: a process of electing committee members (where candidatures are first presented, then debated and finally a candidacy is chosen), participatory budgets (where proposals are made, valued economically and voted on with the money available), a strategic planning process, the collaborative drafting of a regulation or norm, the design of an urban space or the production of a public policy plan.
Calgary Parks Renewal: Community Priorities for Aging Green Spaces
Help identify which parks need investment and what upgrades matter most to your neighbourhood
About this process
Calgary's park system ranges from vibrant, well-maintained green spaces to aging facilities with broken equipment, inaccessible pathways, and limited amenities. This process invites Calgarians to identify underserved parks and shape the case for investment.
Calgary operates over 1,000 parks, but maintenance budgets and capital upgrades are not distributed equally. Newer communities often lack the mature park infrastructure that established neighbourhoods take for granted, and aging parks across the city face deteriorating equipment, inaccessible designs, inadequate lighting, and limited programming space.
This participatory process gives residents a direct role in identifying which parks are most in need of renewal and what kinds of improvements would make the biggest difference. Whether it's accessible playground equipment, improved washroom facilities, shade structures, irrigated sports fields, or better connectivity to pathways and transit, your local knowledge matters.
Through structured proposals, debate, and prioritization, this process will produce a ranked community vision for park upgrades that can be presented directly to Calgary Parks and used to advocate for equitable capital investment across all wards.