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Un proceso participativo es una secuencia de actividades participativas (p.e. primero rellenar una encuesta, luego realizar propuestas, debatirlas en encuentros presenciales o virtuales, y finalmente priorizarlas) con el objetivo de definir y tomar una decisión sobre un tema específico.
Ejemplos de procesos participativos son: un proceso de elección de los miembros de un comité (donde primero se presentan unas candidaturas, luego se debate y finalmente se elige una candidatura), presupuestos participativos (donde se realizan propuestas, se valoran económicamente y se vota con el dinero disponible), un proceso de planificación estratégica, la redacción colaborativa de un reglamento o norma, el diseño de un espacio urbano o la producción de un plan de políticas públicas.
Calgary's Playgrounds: Equitable Access to Safe and Inclusive Play Spaces
Help identify where playgrounds are aging, missing, or inaccessible — and shape the case for investment in every neighbourhood
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Calgary maintains over 1,100 playgrounds, but aging equipment, accessibility gaps, and unequal distribution mean not every child has safe, quality play space nearby. This process invites residents to identify where the gaps are and what needs to change.
Play is not a luxury — it is essential infrastructure for child development, community connection, and neighbourhood wellbeing. Yet across Calgary, access to quality playground space is far from equal. Established neighbourhoods often benefit from well-maintained, recently upgraded equipment, while newer communities on the city's outskirts and lower-income areas frequently lack basic amenities or are served by aging structures that have sat on replacement lists for years.
Calgary's own benchmark is five playgrounds for every 1,000 children under 12, but that target means little if the playgrounds that exist are broken, inaccessible to children with disabilities, lack shade in the summer heat, or sit in locations poorly connected to where families actually live. In November 2024, City Council faced a budget decision that nearly cut $4 million from the Parks and Playground Amenities program — a reminder that playground investment is not guaranteed and that community voices matter in defending it.
This process gives Calgarians a structured way to document playground conditions in their communities, submit proposals for upgrades or new installations, and collectively prioritize where investment should go. Your local, on-the-ground knowledge of which playgrounds are deteriorating, which neighbourhoods are underserved, and what design features matter most to families in your area is exactly what this process is designed to surface and amplify.