THE DOWNTOWN ACTION PLAN

WHAT IS ENERGIZE DOWNTOWN?

Fort St. John’s Official Community Plan identified a vibrant and healthy downtown as a key component of the City’s growth strategy.

To achieve this vision, the City is undertaking a 3-phase downtown planning process:

• Phase 1 began with a detailed technical review of key challenges and opportunities facing the downtown.
  
• Phase 2 - ENERGIZE DOWNTOWN - involved a collaborative community-based process to develop innovative and practical ideas to enhance and revitalize the downtown core.
• Phase 3, the final phase of the project, involves refining the Big Moves developed in Phase 2 and identifying policies, guidelines, and actions for implementation. 

Phase 1 and 2 technical inputs and feedback from stakeholders, staff, and the public have been synthesized into:

• The 5 Fundamentals for a Successful Downtown - the essential elements required to achieve a liveable, sustainable downtown.
• The 10 Big Moves to Energize Downtown - a set of catalyst projects, public investments, design concepts, and policy directions that together will transform the heart of Fort St. John from good to great.

The "Phase 2 Final Report," which describes the Phase 2 public and stakeholder engagement, the 5 Fundamentals and 10 Big Moves in more detail, and next steps for Action Plan development in Phase 3, can be found on the "Resources" tab under "Documents."

THE ENERGIZE DOWNTOWN PROCESS

ENERGIZE DOWNTOWN is currently in “Phase 3.” In this phase, the Action Plan is being developed and includes development tools and incentives, downtown design guidelines and standards, and detailed policies for action. 

To learn more about who the process involves and what we'll be working on when, please see detailed information in "Resources." 

THE HEART OF THE CITY

Fort St. John is at an important crossroad. The city is rapidly growing, and downtown is key to our growth management strategy. 

A successful downtown is a community’s most important feature. 

Click here to read more about why downtowns matter.

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