The Future City SeriesA collection of reports about the future of the cityhttps://hdl.handle.net/10680/8272024-03-19T12:34:41Z2024-03-19T12:34:41ZThe Citizen and neighborhood renewal : a collection of working papers on planning with people in the inner cityAxworthy, LloydVincent, DavidHenderson, DavidBarker, EricO'Hara, JocelyneCassidy, Jameshttps://hdl.handle.net/10680/8872019-06-27T05:28:40Z1972-01-01T00:00:00ZThe Citizen and neighborhood renewal : a collection of working papers on planning with people in the inner city
Axworthy, Lloyd; Vincent, David; Henderson, David; Barker, Eric; O'Hara, Jocelyne; Cassidy, James
Axworthy, Lloyd
This report is designed primarily to be of assistance to those involved in the act of renewing or developing our cities, whether elected politician, civic administrator, professional advisor, community organizer or ordinary citizen. It will hopefully provide suggestions that can be immediately applied and used in developing new polid.es, planning projects or carrying out programs. It is intended as a guide, a manual, a catalogue on how to better plan and design city neighbourhoods.
Report: ii, 328 p., maps, digital file
1972-01-01T00:00:00ZUnicity: The TransitionAxworthy, LloydCassidy, Jimhttps://hdl.handle.net/10680/8342019-06-27T05:49:30Z1974-01-01T00:00:00ZUnicity: The Transition
Axworthy, Lloyd; Cassidy, Jim
This paper reviews the first two years of the Unicity system, examining the implementation of the system and its preliminary impact and effectiveness in Greater Winnipeg. More broadly, it looks at the effectiveness of institutional reform as a tool for change, and a catalyst for increased citizen participation in local government. A significant portion of this report is a performance overview of various components of local government under the new Unicity structure: council, administration, community committees, and resident advisory groups. It looks at how the new government handled emergent planning issues in Winnipeg, particularly major downtown developments, and how the new council voted on policy issues. It compares planning and policy-making of the Unicity years to those of the Metro government era (1960-71). Finally, it provides analysis and recommendations. The paper argues that Unicity introduced a number of improvements and innovations, but the change did not adequately address the basic problems of urban governance in Winnipeg, particularly a lack of citizen engagement, and a lack of cogent, long-term approach to neighbourhood and social planning. The report found that reorganizing the regional system of governance was a worthwhile endeavor, but that this does not necessarily lead to better regional governing practices. Moreover, the impact of Unicity is secondary to the impacts federal and provincial government on the Greater Winnipeg region. It concludes by saying that further political and administrative reforms are necessary to have citizens be more engaged, and for local government to be more responsive to the community.
Book: 225 pp., ill.; digital file
1974-01-01T00:00:00ZThe Future City: A Selection of Views on the Reorganization of Government in Greater WinnipegAxworthy, LloydMcNiven, JimWichern, PhilCassidy, JamesHaslam, GerryBurdeyny, BillTempleton, Carsonhttps://hdl.handle.net/10680/8292022-03-11T08:00:55Z1971-01-01T00:00:00ZThe Future City: A Selection of Views on the Reorganization of Government in Greater Winnipeg
Axworthy, Lloyd; McNiven, Jim; Wichern, Phil; Cassidy, James; Haslam, Gerry; Burdeyny, Bill; Templeton, Carson
Axworthy, Lloyd
This is a collection of short essays on the potential workings and outcomes of the Unicity scheme then proposed by the Manitoba provincial government, and attempts to give careful consideration and critique of the scheme. Essays are written by researchers and academics from the University of Winnipeg, members of the local media and the private sector. The paper argues that amalgamation into a regional government will have both positive and negative effects. Generally, the provision of equitable levels of services and effective planning for the entire region are viewed positively, while the potential for Unicity to become too unwieldy and too under-representative of marginalized communities is seen as a cause for concern. An additional criticism that arises from these essays, is that partisan politics will become more firmly rooted at the municipal level in Winnipeg, on account of Unicity’s proposed parliamentary-style city council. The test of Unicity, therefore, is the degree to which the proposed community committees and ward representation are able to flourish. The editor concludes by saying that the Unicity has the potential to be a framework for a new, more democratic style of politics through greater citizen engagement. This end must be actively pursued, he writes, otherwise the new framework will be governed by the same old politics that characterized Greater Winnipeg in recent years.
Book: pp.54; digital file.
1971-01-01T00:00:00ZThe politics of InnovationAxworthy, Tomhttps://hdl.handle.net/10680/8282022-11-08T20:26:59Z1972-04-01T00:00:00ZThe politics of Innovation
Axworthy, Tom
Andrew Quarry
This is a chronological narrative of the events that led to the Unicity scheme coming to fruition. It reviews the history of local government in the Greater Winnipeg region, focusing especially on the creation of the Metropolitan (Metro) government in 1960, the conflicts that emerged between Metro and the City of Winnipeg, and the various attempts at (and studies of) municipal reform leading up to the provincial government’s Unicity proposal. Finally, it outlines the political process that occurred at the local and provincial level, which led to the proposal and the adoption of Bill 36, the Unicity Act, in 1972. Local political culture and popular attitudes toward municipal government are examined in this narrative. The paper also examines how Unicity relates more broadly to the issue of reform and change in government institutions, looking at the history of urban reform in British and North American cities, and the theories of reform and innovation in urban governance. It utilizes a systems approach to looking at politics and urban change: social, economic, and political factors, and how movements for change in municipal governance are initiated, emerge, and adopted.
73 leaves : ill., diagrs., maps ; 28 cm.
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