The Urban Matters team worked collaboratively with the City of Delta planning team to develop a “Made in Delta” Housing Action Plan that responds to the local housing needs experienced by the community. This work built on the engagement process we led in support of the City’s housing needs report. In preparation for the housing plan, our work included in-depth best practices research on local government policy on housing, stakeholder focus groups, and workshops with staff and Council. Engagement was completed virtually and proved successful in allowing more stakeholders to participate. We designed a dynamic online engagement process to hear from the broader community on the draft goals and strategies. Once the plan was near completion, the City shared it publicly and invited open-ended feedback to inform the finalization of the plan.

Impact:

This work will guide long-range planning and housing initiatives in the City of Surrey. It also provides demographic and housing data to the general public and local housing stakeholders.