Pages 13 – 17, Council Staff Report
Page 18, Canterbury Youth Audit Tool – Audit Check Card
Page 19, Youth Voice Canterbury, ReVision
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2021/12/YTAC_20211201_AGN_5468_AT.PDF
1.3 The Youth Audit Tool is an asset created by the youth sector of Christchurch, and offers a low-cost, robust methodology for capturing youth voice in the development of places and spaces around the city.
3.3 The recommendations represent a tangible project that can be undertaken alongside an important community sector, youth, who feel there is scope for their voice to be heard.
The audits are carried out by volunteers, and will provide valuable information to staff about the youth-friendliness of a planned place or space.
The feedback and results are presented in a professional report format. There is no expectation that feedback or recommendations will be undertaken, only that they are considered.
3.4 The recommendations will look to support three youth audits across a range of Council asset types, including Capital Projects, Libraries, Sport & Recreation, Community Facilities, and Parks. Each of these units have indicated their support.
5.1 Funded by DIA for an initial trial, Youth Audits for Te Pou Toetoe/Linwood Pool, Shirley Library, and MacFarlane Park are now complete.
Feedback from Council staff and community partners have highlighted the value of input at an early stage of facility design/redesign, and that the Youth audit it is a valuable tool for obtaining youth perspectives on a project (something that has been historically difficult to obtain).
They also described being very pleased with the process, and would encourage support of further audits across the city.
– Youth Audit Shirley Library
https://www.10shirleyroad.org.nz/youth-audit-shirley-library/
– Youth Audit 10 Shirley Road
https://www.10shirleyroad.org.nz/youth-audit-10-shirley-road/
– Youth Audit MacFarlane Park
https://www.10shirleyroad.org.nz/youth-audit-macfarlane-park/
6.6 The Youth Audit Check Card (Attachment A) details accessibility as one of the five pillars of Youth Relevant Design.
Throughout the process, auditors will evaluate each space for its physical accessibility, cost, and connectivity to other key spaces.
Youth Relevant Design Check Card
Youth Friendly Places & Spaces Audit
Rerenga Awa Canterbury Youth Workers Collective Inc.
https://www.cywc.org.nz/
“Youth Voice Canterbury is leading an exciting initiative called ReVision, an initiative seeking to create tangible ways for local young people to have their say on places and spaces in their communities.
ReVision is a social enterprise, consisting of a set of tools including a Youth Friendly
Space Audit and the Youth Relevant Design Check Card.
This card here is the Youth Relevant Design Check Card.
This is intended for planners, designers, architects, and anyone creating a place or space young people will use.
This has come from both literatures, and from talking to young people in Canterbury. What has been developed are our 5 Factors in Youth Relevant Design.”
ReVision Youth Friendly Places & Spaces
https://www.revision.org.nz/
“The ReVision Initiative is about creating tangible ways for local young people to have their say on places and spaces in their communities.
ReVision have tools to support young people to audit places and spaces that are or will be used by young people to ensure that it is youth friendly, and tools to help planners, managers, architects and designers use Youth Relevant Design to create youth-friendly places and spaces.”