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City of CultureVisionTo celebrate culture and build onthe wealth of cultural assets thecity has already developedBackgroundAll the drivers within the Urban Design Strategy point towardscelebrating the culture of Palmerston North as an importantway to deliver a vibrant, caring, innovative and sustainable city.The intent of this KD is to help reinforce this message andprovide a steer as to how culture might be celebrated withinthe city centre.This KD also reinforces the messages within the PalmerstonNorth Social Strategy (2012).The CCF and the District Plan are tools to ensure that thephysical make-up of the city enable community culture,activity and engagement. A sustainable city is laid out to makeit easy to walk to local shops and community facilities. Thisincludes public open spaces, public art and other spaces andplaces that enable and encourage cultural connections.Ensuring the city centre is well connected for pedestrianactivity, has adequate space for local recreation and leisure,and is flexible for future change, all contribute to buildingcommunities that people use.Cultural TapestryPalmerston North experienced significant change in the ethnicdiversity of its population between 1996 and 2006 and furthersignificant ethnic change is projected by Statistics NewZealand over the period from 2006 to 2021. Embracing thisdiversity and providing a city centre that provides spaces andplaces for a variety of residents and visitors to enjoy, play andsocialise in an inclusive way is fundamental to the success ofPalmerston North.Placing emphasis on celebrating and supporting cultural andcreative diversity benefits the city centre by injecting newideas and inspiration into the city centre fabric. It also lendssupport to social sustainability, by providing an opportunityfor new migrants and settlers to become more involved in thecommunity, and helping to share their ideas and culture.Flexible and adaptable spaces and places across the city centrewill help provide for a variety of cultural events and day to dayactivities to occur.45DRAFT CCF FOR PALMERSTON NORTH key directions [ kd6 city of culture ]