2024 Engagement Closes

Thank you to everyone who shared their feedback to inform the future of the Scarth Street Mall (F. W. Hill Mall).

Over the last month, in addition to collecting online input through this page, we:

  • Popped-up at I Love Regina Day, two Farmers’ Markets, the Scarth Street Mall, and the Regina Public Library to gather insight on what brings people downtown today and what people want to see and do on the Scarth Street Mall in the future.
  • Invited residents, businesses, and property owners on the Mall to identify current challenges and opportunities and share what they would like to see in the future in the Mall.
  • Received input from organizations who use public spaces on ideas for activities and events that could occur on Scarth Street Mall in the future and how the Mall’s design could support those ideas.

This input along with the responses received through the traffic access-focused survey, in 2023, will be used to inform the development of a draft vision and conceptual design for the Scarth Street Mall that will be shared in January 2025. A What We Heard Report to summarize the feedback that has been gathered will also be prepared and shared at this time.

Many factors are considered in developing public spaces; to complement the community engagement, we have also gathered additional information to further inform the preparation of proposals for the future of this Mall. This includes:

  • Reviewing similar types of streets in other cities.
  • Identifying policies in existing plans and strategies to inform this revitalization project (e.g. Regina Downtown Neighbourhood Plan, Winter City Strategy, Cultural Plan).
  • Conducting a public life survey in the mall to understand things like who visits it today, how many and when, and how people currently use the space.
  • Gathering data, including existing land use, pedestrian counts, and community crime reports.
  • Considering the application of accessibility and other community needs for a welcoming public space.

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