Presented by Dr Tibor Frank Lead International Expert

1. REGIONAL GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Funded by CIDA Implemented by the Canadian Urban Institute and EuroRegio Ukraine Presented by Dr Tibor Frank Lead International Expert

2. The RGD Project’s Contribution • Why we are involved – what we have to offer • How we will be involved

3. What we have to offer • Canada’s relevant experience with its innovative regional development policies and practices • The CUI’s experience in Canada • The CUI and ERU partnership brings relevant experience in the region and Ukraine implementing similar projects with concrete results

4. Canada’s and the CUI’s relevant experience - Smart Growth • also called ‘Sustainable Growth” or “Regionalism” • links development to quality of life and enhanced competitiveness • deals with the growing gap between the goals of regional planning policies and the desire of the marketplace • a blend of innovative policy, pragmatic implementation tools and co-operative partnerships

5. Regional Growth Management Strategy: Region of Waterloo, Province of Ontario, Canada Case Study

6. Challenges to the region • Population growth • Need to encourage and harness growth without decreasing of quality of life, environmental prosperity and agricultural land • Need to closely align physical planning with related decisions in other program and planning areas, particularly the provision of human services

7. Development of the Regional Growth Management Strategy: actions undertaken • Extensive public consultation and research • Two-phase development process of a four-year Regional Growth Management Strategy (RGMS)

8. Development of the Regional Growth Management Strategy: Phase One • Big-picture assessment of the growth issues, constrains and priorities affected the community • Study of alternative growth options broadly defined as concentrated, dispersed and balanced

9. Development of the Regional Growth Management Strategy: Phase Two • Refinement of the preferred balanced growth option • Continuation of the communication and consultations

10. Regional Growth Management Strategy: Six goals • Coordination and communication • Enhancing natural environment • Building vibrant urban places • Providing greater transportation choice • Protecting the countryside • And fostering a strong economy

11. Regional Growth Management Strategy: Key components and implementation • Contains 34 actions to be implemented by various stakeholders • Developed up to 80 projects arising from the 34 immediate actions identified in Strategy • Strategy adopted by Regional Council

12. Regional Growth Management Strategy: Institutional support • Steering Committee to ensure effective coordination and reporting to Council • Implementation Coordination Committee to implement the policy framework and guide the work of the implementation team • Central Transit Corridor Committee to handle all transit aspects of the strategy • Public Advisory Committee to gather the public’s input into the implementation process and provide advice to the other committees

13. Achievements to date • City urban line is expended to allow for urban growth • Wastewater master plan for the region is updated • Improved land use, including environmentally sensitive areas

14. Achievements to date (continuation) • Action plans are developed for housing, human services and cultural heritage areas • Framework for delivering better public transportation was developed and identified potential public/private partnerships • Improved regional development and governance

15. Key Success Factors in the RGMS Development Process • Carefully coordinated efforts, projects and deliverables with those of key stakeholders • Identified and nurtured champions in the community • Built on existing knowledge and information bases • Used images and illustrations to convey points

16. Key Success Factors in the RGMS Development Process (continued) • Maintained consistency in the design, lay-out and messaging used in publications • Maintained flexibility in work plans to pursue emerging opportunities • Ensured that appropriate staff back-ups were in place for key project leads • Kept Council informed of the status and progress that was being made on the initiative

17. Key Success Factors in the RGMS Development Process (continued) • Recognized that time was required to implement changes and ensure flexibility • Considered growth as an opportunity and not simply a challenge • Closely aligned physical planning decisions with those in other programming and planning areas, particularly human services

18. Our experience in the CEE • Regional Development • Sub- national finance - Revenue generation, Creditworthiness • Strategic planning with stakeholder involvement • Economic development strategies – tourism etc • Community based economic development • Administrative reform • Civil society strengthening • Capacity building • Institution strengthening etc.

19. How we will be involved – our approach • Locally owned • Partnership based • Practical – involves practitioners • Learning by doing • Leading edge know how transfer – from Canada and CEE • Contribution by all involved • Demonstration projects - concrete fast results

20. Activities • National level – Ministry of Economy • capacity building • policy advice • Regional level - selection of two pilots Zaporozhye and Zakarpattya • capacity building • strategic planning

21. Expected results – significant impact on Regional Development • Improved policy making and implementation • Two model pilots – examples for economic and social development • Disseminated across other oblasts

22. Strategic Planning – Why? • A tool that brings stakeholders together – synergies • Positions oblasts and local governments for faster and balanced growth • A marketing tool for investors

23. Strategic Planning – What? • Where we are? • Where we want to be ? • How can we get there?

24. Strategic Planning – How? • United vision • Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats • Priorities for development • Agreement on implementation including budgetary allocations • Planning cycles - revisions regularly

25. REGIONAL GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Funded by CIDAImplemented by the Canadian Urban Institute and EuroRegio Ukraine Presented by Dr Tibor Frank Lead International Expert