Tell Us Your Big Idea!

Idea:

A representative of St. Mary’s First Nation should be invited to vote in all city council decisions. Wolastoqey people and ceremonies are impacted by council decisions, and their Nation should be offered a voice, and seat at the table when decisions are made.

Staff Feedback:

Thank you for your suggestion. The City of Fredericton values the voice of all First Nations people within our City. Members of St. Mary’s First Nation who are within the City of Fredericton are eligible to vote for members of Council and/or run for City Council as part of the democratic process. As well, we are continually working with our friends and colleagues at St. Mary’s First Nation on a variety of initiatives.

Idea:

Implement recommendations from the most recent Transportation Plan.

Staff Feedback:

We continue to implement the Transit Strategic Plan and Accessible Transit Plan. Recent initiatives include the launch of a digital UPass program, launch of digital bus passes for adult monthly and single ride fare, a pilot project with HotSpot for bus tracking, establishment of a new UPass agreement with the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, and, most recently, the launch of accessible fixed route transit service to begin October 1, 2020.

Idea:

Rental prices are sky rocketing but the current minimum wage is not. Keep landlords in check and make living in Fredericton affordable.

Staff Feedback:

Thank you for your input. Your idea has been shared with the City's Affordable Housing Committee.

Idea:

The WHO has guidelines to create an Age Friendly community that would greatly benefit our community.

Staff Feedback:

Thanks for this! Fredericton was proclaimed an Age Friendly City in 2018, as part of the Province of New Brunswick’s Age-friendly Community initiative. More information is available here: https://www.wellnessnb.ca/seniors/age-friendly-communities/. The City of Fredericton also has an active Age-friendly Community Advisory Committee. If you have any questions about that committee, feel free to contact Kathryn Baird at kathryn.baird@fredericton.ca

Idea:

There are so many empty brick walls or areas with small tag graffiti; it would be great to see more local artist murals that make the city feel more vibrant and youthful.

Staff Feedback:

We love murals, too! The City’s Culture Plan identifies the need for small scale art initiatives to enhance public spaces, and murals are one of a variety of ways we can do this. In 2019 the City commissioned local artist Emma Hassencahl-Perley to create her mural A Love Letter to Woloastoq on the Pedway foundation located on the Southside riverfront walking trail. We will continue to explore opportunities to profile local artists through murals and other small scale are activities.

Idea:

It is not family friendly to not have any access to a toilet when visiting one of the numerous outdoor pools in the city.

Staff Feedback:

Feedback:

Thanks for your input. All City-run outdoor pools have washroom facilities but the community wading pools do not. As for City-run playgrounds, we do have washroom facilities at a couple of them, but not in others because of security concerns and the ability to maintain them. We know this is not ideal, and we hope to be in a position to fund solutions in the next few years.

Ideas:

• There are far to many folks sleeping on the streets of Fredericton. Our city currently has zero affordable housing. Our shelters are at half capacity due to COVID and now 72 Regent is closing. I’ve recently heard there are approximately 105 homeless individuals right now and this is not okay. I know the city is planning to build condos or more high end apartments on the FREX lands. Why couldn’t a percentage of those units become affordable housing? It would give individuals accessibility to Health Care services at FDCHC, hot meals at the soup kitchen etc. Affordable housing should be a basic human right! Let’s set an example for the rest of Canada and end homelessness in our city!
• Work together with the provinicial and federal governments to provide the range of affordable housing needed. The city can provide land, eg Frex lands, tax incentives for developers, and mandated affordable housing requirements for new developments. You got this Fredericton!
• Be the council that leaves a Fabulous legacy - The City that ended homelessness! This city needs affordable housing to make this happen. The beautiful City of Fredericton has a Serious homeless problem, that can be reversed. Is any consideration being given to the frex property for development of affordable housing? That would make a great area, close to all amenities! Everyone deserves a roof over their head, food in their belly and a sense of safety and security.
• I heard there are over 105 homeless people in Fredericton and it's going to get worse. I'd like to see some housing for homeless people on Frex Lands. I'd like to see more housing for homeless.

Staff Feedback:

Thank you very much for your input. Your ideas have been shared with the City's Affordable Housing Committee.

Idea:

The traffic situation on Wayne Squibb Boulevard at the Costco main entrance is too dangerous. The number of near-miss collisions is frightening. It requires a traffic light to be installed to manage the traffic flow better. Even better would be to force Costco to add a second entrance/exit to the store on the other side of their parking lot (further up the New Maryland highway), as it should have been required in the original site permit.

Staff Feedback:

Thanks for this input. Unfortunately, the intersection you mention is on the private property of the Corbett Centre which means the City has no jurisdiction there.

Idea:

Clear the bushes along the Lincoln Rd so one can have an unobstructed view of the beautiful St John R..from the Research Farm- Waterloo Row.

Staff Feedback:

Thanks for your feedback! The City is working on a plan to remove vegetation immediately adjacent to the guard rails along the Lincoln Road, as been done in past years. This work is necessary to maintain visibility while driving along the Lincoln Road. However, there are no plans to remove established trees and shrub species because they are particularly important to stabilize the St. John Riverbank and mitigate risk of erosion.

Idea:

It boggles my mind why there is no ability to purchase coffee at Grant Harvey while watching your child play hockey. There is a huge revenue opportunity for the city being squandered here. To get it started faster, the city could offer a fixed term lease to a local business or franchise to provide the service. There is ample space for it. It would be a win win win scenario.

Staff Feedback:

Thank you for your email in regards to food services at the Grant Harvey. We currently contract out the food services to the Epsilon Y’s Men for this service and have for a number of years. At the moment food services at the Grant Harvey are unavailable due to COVID 19 restrictions but we are hoping to have the Epsilon Y’s Men back serving coffee and snacks soon.