Frequently Asked Questions
for theTalk Green to Usforum
Who is in the "Greenest City planning team"? Why is the city submitting their own ideas? Shouldn't this forum be for residents to tell you what we want?
The Greenest City Planning team is made up of City staff who are working on the implementation plan for the Greenest City 2020 initiative.
To get this conversation going, we seeded the forum with ideas that staff have been considering, ideas put forward in the Greenest City Action Team's A Bright Green Future report, and ideas from previous community engagement activities.
We are very interested to hear ideas from our residents and will be considering those ideas during our planning process. In the spirit of dialogue we are also very interested to hear what residents think of other ideas. With the ability to propose, comment and vote on ideas, this forum seems like a useful way to have that conversation.
Why do I only get 20 votes?
We want you to help us prioritize ideas that are submitted, and limiting the votes to only 20 votes per person is one way to do that. Trade offs and careful choices will need to be made for these implementation plans. Even though many of the ideas on the forum will be good ones, we are limited by resources and jurisdiction.
What happens if I run out of votes?
You can always adjust the way you voted at any time. When you are signed into the forum, you will see the ideas that you've voted for on the right hand side of the page. Clicking on the votes button will connect you to a box that will enable you to change how you voted.
I'm getting too many emails, how do I change my settings?
You can modify your email notification settings when you are logged into the forum by clicking the "settings" link found under the big green talk bubble. Typically, emails are sent out whenever there is activity on an idea you submitted, commented on or voted for.
Do I need to have a social networking account to participate?
No, you do not need to be a member of a social networking site in order to participate. We are asking that people sign up for a uservoice account to submit ideas or to comment. To get an account, all you need is an email address.
Help, the system won't let me add an idea.
You can only submit an idea if you are signed in, so check to see if you are logged into the system before submitting an idea.
After putting in an idea, the system suggests other ideas that may be similar. Under the idea box it will say "Vote for one of these?" or "Create a new idea" (in a box). If you do see a similar idea, please vote and comment on that one instead of creating a new idea so we can keep conversation in the same place. If your idea is not listed, find the “create a new idea” button underneath the suggestion box.
You must use at least one vote to submit a new idea, if you are having trouble adding an idea, check and make sure you have a vote left. If you don't you can free up a vote through reallocation. When you are signed in, the ideas you have voted on - and the number of votes you gave to each idea – are displayed on the right hand side of the page. You can reallocate the number of votes by clicking on the vote and changing the number.
