1. “People Empowered for a Future Vision”

2. Visioning Workshop Review of first workshop Introduce town centers
Welcome
Visioning Workshop
Review of first workshop
Introduce town centers
Work on visioning process including
Visual preference survey
Vision statement creation

3. Recap of the first Workshop
Community Mapping
Legend
Neighborhood boundary
Houses
Work place
Community assets/places normally visited
Number shows how many times that location was visited recently X 5

4. Review of First Workshop
Community Wants
Social Services
Entertainment District
Housing
Commercial “Quiktrip”, Food, Shopping
Housing/Apartments
Grocery, Restaurant
Eateries, Cleaners, Drop off Day Care, Office Complex
Food
Retail

5. Recap of Community Workshop
SWOT Analysis
STRENGTHS:
schools/educare/early childhood
affordable available land
churches
lower income financing, tax credits, city grants for homes
highway access and connectivity to downtown and airport
strong black leaders
senior citizens
WEAKNESSES:
negative perception
lack of grocery store
crime
condition of homes and businesses
loss of culture
unemployment
lack of community pride
lower income

6. Recap of Community Workshop
SWOT Analysis
OPPORTUNITIES:
home mortgage financing
commercial and retail growth
available land and compatible infill
available talents and skills
young people
good neighbors
visible police
PlaniTulsa: a small area plans
THREATS:
crime perceptions
city of tulsa
community not financially supported

7. PlaniTulsa Vision
Town Centers

8. Town Centers PlaniTulsa Vision
Medium-scale mixed use including retail, employment and housing
Should be a main transit hub, designed to allow visitors to park and walk to multiple destinations
A reasonable walking distance is ¼ to ½ a mile
Calls for housing density to be 14 units per acre and employment density to be 19 jobs per acre with buildings ranging from one to five stories in height

9. Town Centers PlaniTulsa Vision Northland District
1.8 housing units per acre
Less than 1 job per acre

10. Town Centers PlaniTulsa Vision Detroit, Michigan Shaker Heights, Ohio
13.7 units per acre
Shaker Heights, Ohio
15.2 units per acre
Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

11. Visioning & Expectations
A plan without a vision is no plan,
a vision with no plan is no vision.

12. Visioning & Expectations
Our goal is to develop a community Vision to guide the plan
This vision will be created by you
Our effort is to facilitate a plan that is feasible and adoptable in accordance with PlaniTulsa

13. Visioning & Expectations
Set priorities through consensus linked to PlaniTulsa Comprehensive Plan
We value the opinions of everyone in this process
Larry will lead us through the visual preference survey

14. Community Preference Survey
Workshop Activities
Community Preference Survey
The goal of the community preference survey is to take direct audience response. It creates a live connection between the Urban Design Studio and the community.
The goal is to create presentations that produce real-time results and open an exchange of dialogue between groups.
You will be asked a serious of questions created from the SWOT annalist from the first community meeting, from the steering committee, and those generated from the Urban Design Studio.
You can respond by pressing the questions corresponding number (1,2,3,4,ect.).

15. What college sports team do you prefer?
Workshop Activities
What college sports team do you prefer?
The University of Oklahoma
Langston University
Oklahoma State University
The University of Tulsa

16. Community Preference Survey
Workshop Activities
Community Preference Survey
Which of the following do you consider the best strength of the Northland District?

17. Workshop Activities
1. Schools, Educare, & Early Childhood Development

18. Workshop Activities
2. Affordable Available Land

19. Workshop Activities
3. Churches

20. 4. Lower income financing, tax credits, & city grants
Workshop Activities
4. Lower income financing, tax credits, & city grants

21. Workshop Activities
Which do you consider the best strength of the Northland District?
Schools, Educare, & Early Childhood Development
Affordable Available Land
Churches
Lower income financing, tax credits, & city grants

22. Workshop Activities
Which of the following do you consider the greatest weakness of the Northland District?
Negative Perception
Crime
Neglect by the rest of the city
Higher Unemployment Rate

23. Community Preference Survey
Workshop Activities
Community Preference Survey
The Northland District has opportunities for commercial and retail growth. Which of the following do you feel should be a priority?

24. Workshop Activities
1. A Grocery Store

25. Workshop Activities
2. Entrepreneurial Mentoring Opportunities

26. Workshop Activities
3. Chain Restaurants

27. Workshop Activities
4. Mixed Use Development

28. Workshop Activities
The Northland District has opportunities for commercial and retail growth. Which of the following do you feel should be a priority?
A Grocery Store
Entrepreneurial Mentoring Programs
Chain Restaurants
Mixed Use Development

29. Workshop Activities
What occupational opportunities would you like to see developed in the Northland Area?
Retail and Service Trade
Manufacturing and Industry
Professional, Financial and Technical Services
Health, Government and Education

30. Community Preference Survey
Workshop Activities
Community Preference Survey
Ten years in the future the  OU Wayman Tisdale Specialty Health Center should:

31. Workshop Activities
1. Stay the same as a specialty and urgent care center?

32. Workshop Activities
2. Add a primary care clinic?

33. 3. Grow into a community hospital?
Workshop Activities
3. Grow into a community hospital?

34. 4. Become a university medical research center?
Workshop Activities
4. Become a university medical research center?

35. Workshop Activities
Ten years in the future the  OU Wayman Tisdale Specialty Health Center should:
Stay the same as a specialty and urgent care center?
Add a primary care clinic?
Grow into a community hospital?
Become a university medical research center?

36. Workshop Activities
What type of housing would you like to see in the Northland District?
Affordable Single Family Houses
Market Rate Apartment Complexes
Row Houses, Townhouses and Condominiums
Public Housing (such as Osage Hills)

37. Workshop Activities
What kind of community growth is needed in the Northland Area?
No new growth is needed in Northland
Encourage people of similar community to move to Northland.
Being open to other diverse populations to become a part of the Northland Community
Market the Northland Area and entourage all to move into the neighborhoods

38. Vision Statement Creation
Workshop Activities
Vision Statement Creation
A vision statement is the inspiration and framework for all of your strategic planning.
The question we are trying to answer is this:
What is your ideal vision for the Northland District?

39. Vision Statement Creation
Workshop Activities
Vision Statement Creation
Cultural/Social: race, income, education, age
Land Use: zoning, redevelopment
Economic Development: businesses
Housing: styles, cost, variety, size
Open Space: parks, recreation
Transportation:
road networking, pedestrian movement, traffic

40. Report Back
Cultural/Social: race, income, education, age
The future of Northland should foster cultural heritage, build on diversity and create a viable community.

41. Report Back
Open Space: parks, recreation
In the future, Northland should balance open space and development, encouraging healthy lifestyles, promote recreation and revitalization tying the community together.

42. Report Back
Land Use: zoning, redevelopment
Strengthen and preserve positive existing land use, enable future growth and enhance the quality of life making a balance between open space, residential and commercial use.

43. Report Back
Economic Development: businesses
Northland will work together to develop a stronger community through planning and incentives and create entrepreneurial opportunity for local jobs, businesses and schools.

44. Report Back
Transportation: road networking, pedestrian movement, traffic
The Northland District becomes a walkable district with a transportation hub linking the airport, North Tulsa residents and outlying communities to the Metropolitan Tulsa Transit Authority downtown station.

45. Report Back
Housing: styles, cost, variety, size
Future housing in Northland should include a range of types, uses, and costs; promoting sustainable building and development offering mixed uses with choices such as live, work, and play.

46. February 26, 2011 Next Workshop
What’s Next?
February 26, 2011 Next Workshop
What we’ve done so far
Inventory, Assessment, and Analysis
Visioning
Community Involvement
The Next Phase
Recommendations and Plan Making

47. Next Workshop
February 26, 2011
Thank you to all community members who have volunteered their time today!
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