Neighbourhood Improvement Area:
#85 South Parkdale
Councillor & Ward:
Gord Perks, Ward 4, Parkdale-High Park
2018-2019 Priority Actions:
- Social Development: Explored a community services plan to increase access, coordination, and investment in community services for Parkdale residents
- Economic Opportunities: Supported the creation of a Community Benefits Strategy with institutions, local businesses and employment service providers to increase opportunities/access to employment, envisioning a future where all community members can benefit from the changes that are happening in the neighbourhood with equitable benefit
- Participation in Civic Decision-Making: Established a resident advisory body and communication plan to increase resident participation, information sharing between residents, service providers, business, and government
- Healthy Lives: Explored a health and well-being plan to address concerns identified by local stakeholders—including aspects of mental health, environmental health and food security
2017 Priority Actions:
- Economic Opportunities: Held participatory workshops on popular economics to build residents’ capacity for participating in economic development planning in the
neighbourhood
- Participation in Civic Decision-Making: Held participatory workshops to come up with ways of measuring neighbourhood progress in a way that is meaningful to Parkdale community members
- Economic Opportunities: Supported a resident initiative to produce a video that explore the idea of “community serving businesses”
