Vision2Action Symposium December 6, 2013 Subarea Planning: A Framework for New Civic Engagement

What is a Subarea Plan? Basically it is a detailed plan for a portion of a city or county that is consistent with the comprehensive plan

Subarea plans can be for: Downtowns

Subarea plans can be for: Waterfronts

Subarea plans can be: Neighborhoods

Subarea plans can be for a: Special District

Subarea plans can be for a: Corridor

Subarea plans can be for: Rural Towns

Subarea plans can be for: Rural Towns

Why do a Subarea Plan?

Subarea plans: Why do one? To get on the same page To solve problems To resolve conflicts To integrate activities To acquire resources in short TO GET SOMETHING DONE!

Subarea Plans COMMUNITY ACTION PLANS!

What’s in a Community Action Plan? Economic considerations

What’s in a Community Action Plan? Land use & Zoning.

What’s in a Community Action Plan? Multi-modal Circulation.

What’s in a Community Action Plan? Pedestrian orientation (usually)

What’s in a Community Action Plan? Environmental considerations.

What’s in a Community Action Plan? Infrastructure

What’s in a Community Action Plan? Design identity and quality

What’s in a Community Action Plan? An implementation strategy

What’s in a Community Action Plan? Consideration of fairness

How do you create a Community Action Plan? General Process 1.Outreach 2.Inventory 3.Define vision, goals and objectives 4.Identify alternatives 5.Evaluate alternatives –analysis and public preferences 6.Formulate concept from preferred elements 7.Refine concept and develop implementation strategy 8.Ratify and adopt

How do you create a Community Action Plan? 1. Outreach And, form a Steering Committee

How do you create a Community Action Plan? 2.Inventory

How do you create a Community Action Plan? 3.Vision, Goals and Objectives

How do you create a Community Action Plan? 4.Identify Alternatives

How do you create a Community Action Plan? 5. Evaluate Alternatives.

How do you create a Community Action Plan? 6.Formulate Concept.

How do you create a Community Action Plan? 7. Refine concept and develop implementation strategy

What about Conflicts?

Design solutions often can solve resolve conflicts

How do you create a Community Action Plan? 8. Ratify and Adopt

IMPLEMENTATION It takes time

IMPLEMENTATION - It takes time, BUT Start with some short term activities Establish an implementation stewardship group Keep on local governments Form partnerships Grow Leaders Short Term Action: Prevent left turns into Starbucks -very important to community The vision will take at least 10 years

Social Capital: A Special Bonus The collective value of all social networks and the inclinations that arise from these networks to do things for each other. Putnam Shared norms or values that promote social cooperation, instantiated in actual social relationships" Fukuyama

Social Capital

Putnam believes social capital is necessary for effective democratic governance

Examples Ballard – Market Street Before After Recent Activities

Examples Juanita. Before Vision After

Examples Lake City Way Before After

Examples Mill Creek Process Results

Examples Wenatchee Riverfront

Examples University District

Questions? YOUR TURN!