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The Smart Growth Development Plan is a long-range growth and development strategy seeking the integration and application of sustainable planning and development principles.

In 2007, Council dedicated $175,000.00 to the creation of a Plan to guide the City's future growth and development.  The Department of Planning and Development secured additional funds totaling $510,000.00 to support the formulation of the Plan.

The creation of the Plan involved extensive public consultation including questionnaire surveys, focus groups, workshops, telephone surveys, open houses, and a community design charrette.  More than 2,000 residents participated in the development of the Plan.

On July 26, 2010, Council adopted, for information, the Smart Growth Development Plan Final Recommendations Report and four background documents.

Transportation Improvement Study

The Transportation Improvement Study provides a long-term view of the transportation needs of Yellowknife. 

  • Transportation Improvement Study Part 1 
  • Transportation Improvement Study Part 2
  • Transportation Improvement Study Appendices

Urban Design Initiative

The Urban Design Initiative Final Report explores revitalization opportunity in the City with an emphasis on place-making, community branding, and neighbourhood design.

  • Urban Design Initiative Final Report Part 1
  • Urban Design Initiative Final Report Part 2
  • Urban Design Initiative Final Report Part 3
  • Urban Design Initiative Final Report Part 4

Yellowknife Downtown Facade Improvement

The Yellowknife Downtown Facade Improvement Guidelines was created to promote a higher development standard for the commercial core of Downtown Yellowknife and to support and guide the Facade and Site Improvement Grant Program.

  • Yellowknife Downtown Façade Improvement Guidelines

Nature Area Preservation Strategy

The Natural Area Preservation Strategy reviews forty (40) natural areas in the City and provides a framework for evaluating, designating, and regulating development activities in such areas.

  • Natural Area Preservation Strategy Final Report
  • Natural Area Preservation Strategy Final Report Appendix A
  • Natural Area Preservation Strategy Final Report Appendix A Site Maps 1 to 10
  • Natural Area Preservation Strategy Final Report Appendix A Site Maps 11 to 20
  • Natural Area Preservation Strategy Final Report Appendix A Site Maps 21 to 30
  • Natural Area Preservation Strategy Final Report Appendix A Site Maps 31 to 40
  • Natural Area Preservation Strategy Final Report Appendix A2
  • Natural Area Preservation Strategy Final Report Appendices B-F

Smart Growth Development Plan Final Recommendations Report

The Final Recommendations Report represents the culmination of the smart growth development plan process.  The Recommendations Report identifies an overarching vision statement and guiding principles for the Plan as well as identifying fifteen implementation strategies.

Other Background Reports

Questionnaire Results and Focus Group Report

The preliminary consultation stage involved a city-wide questionnaire survey and focus group sessions.  The findings are captured in two background reports: Smart Growth Development Plan City-Wide Questionnaire Results; and Smart Growth Focus Groups Facilitation Final Report.

Yellowknife: 50-year Vision Report

The MetroQuest consulting team conducted eight workshops in Yellowknife, as well as offering an online workshop option, to consult the public on priorities and policies related to land use, housing, transportation, and the environment.  The findings of this community engagement are captured in the Yellowknife: 50-Year Vision Report.

Funding Partners

The Yellowknife Smart Growth Development Plan was funded by the City of Yellowknife, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the Canadian Northern and Economic Development Agency, and the Government of the Northwest Territories Department of Education, Culture, and Employment. 

 

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