About us
A proposal to improve Jersey's public realm through sustainable partnership was commissioned by Government of Jersey’s, Economy Dept in 2022. The research involved public survey in 3 languages and stakeholder interviews across 12 sectors. Key concerns across all sectors were not enough green space, too many cars and poor housing in St Helier. 'Public Voice – Common Ground' developed from this.
The vision of the Public Realm Partnership (PRP) is for St Helier to become a town for people - where all demographics want to live, work and dawdle. Enabling a more inclusive and engaged community through better public space.
The mission is to enable community voice to impact public space, resulting in a public realm that is loved by those that use it the most. PRP is a social enterprise whose role is to enable the best outcomes for the whole community through effective stakeholder engagement. It is a partnership between community, business and government.
What will Public Voice: Common Ground do for the island?
Sasha Gibb discusses what, why and how with Kate Wright, Jersey Community Relations Trust.
The scope of the pilot is:
To illustrate what’s possible by mobilising temporary, accessible sites across St Helier
To invite everyone to have a voice regarding challenges facing communities and the public realm
To write a commissioning brief based on addressing these problems
To invite public realm stakeholders to fund this commission. This may be landscape architecture, architecture, art, etc. depending on what’s needed.
The aim of the pilot is:
To enable community voice to impact the public realm - we want to hear from as may residents as possible
To facilitate government, parish, business and community partnership
To illustrate the value of stakeholder investment in the public realm (private, public & 3rd sector)
To test the commissioning process and partnership
