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1 10 TAKE-AWAYS

2 MOVING AWAY FROM “SILOS”
ALTHOUGH THE DEPARTMENT-BASED STRUCTURE IS STILL IMPORTANT, IT CAN ALSO PREVENT PROGRESS EXAMPLE (SPOKANE): COMMITTEE STRUCTURE IS BASED ON STRATEGIC PLANS – SAFETY, TRANSPORTATION, BUILT ENVIRONMENT, ETC. LOCAL EXAMPLE: COMPLETE STREETS – ACKNOWLEDGES INTERSECTION OF POLICE, PLANNING, PUBLIC WORKS

3 CREATING PLACE: DON’T TRY TO BE PERFECT
AVOID “DESIGN BY COMMITTEE” NOTHING IS PERMANENT – DON’T BE AFRAID TO ALLOW TEMPORARY INSTALLATIONS, OR TO REMOVE INSTALLATIONS THAT DON’T WORK IT’S OK IF IT IS USED DIFFERENTLY THAN INTENDED (AS LONG AS IT’S SAFE) DESIGN FOR WHAT YOU WANT, NOT WHAT YOU DON’T

4 THE EVOLUTION OF RETAIL
IF CONSTRUCTED, PIONEER PLAZA WOULD HAVE BEEN THE LAST REGIONAL SHOPPING CENTER BUILT IN THE UNITED STATES NO MAJOR REGIONAL CENTERS HAVE BEEN BUILT WITHIN THE LAST TWELVE YEARS

5 SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM: AREAS OF FOCUS
EMPHASIS ON NO NET LOSS, PUBLIC ACCESS INTEGRATION WITH GMA, CAO ECOLOGY FOCUS ON “COMMON SENSE” REDUCING RED TAPE: ARE PUBLIC HEARINGS REQUIRED FOR TECHNICAL DECISIONS?

6 DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
SUPPORTS DOWNTOWN/SUPPORTED BY DOWNTOWN MAINTENANCE, PROMOTION, OTHER? MANDATORY FEE FOR ALL BUSINESSES CREATES/DEPENDS ON STRONG, ORGANIZED LEADERSHIP

7 PLANNING IN THE RIGHT OF WAY
MORE ROADS, WIDER ROADS WILL NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM MULTI-MODAL STREET CAPACITY IS OFTEN HIGHER THAN AUTO-ONLY (LACK OF) STREET PARKING IS OFTEN BLAMED ON BUSINESS FAILURE – BUT THERE IS LITTLE EVIDENCE THAT THIS IS THE CASE, ANYWHERE STREET TREES ADD $8,870 TO SINGLE FAMILY SALES PRICE (PORTLAND, 2010), INCREASE SALES/VIBRANCY OF BUSINESSES AVOID “TOKENISM:” WE DON’T NEED ONE OF EVERYTHING

8 ELEVATING COMMUNITY VOICES
ARE WE HEARING FROM THE CITIZENS THAT ARE THE MOST MARGINALIZED? ARE WE DOING A GOOD JOB OF SEEING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH DIFFERENT LENSES? HOW CAN WE REACH THESE CITIZENS “WHERE THEY ARE?” FOOD BANK USER SURVEY NEIGHBORHOOD OPEN HOUSES CITIZEN ADVISORY GROUP MULTI-LINGUAL PROVISIONS OTHER?

9 DOWNTOWN IS THE KEY BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE FOCUSED ON DOWNTOWN, AND THOSE THAT HAVE NOT COMPLETE SUPPORTING STUDIES FOR WALKABILITY, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS REDUCE NEW SURFACE PARKING WWU IS INITIATING A YEAR- LONG STUDY IN SUPPORT

10 CITY/APPLICANT RELATIONSHIPS
CITIES THAT DO NOT WORK WITH THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY STRUGGLE CITIES THAT WORK CONSTRUCTIVELY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY TO LEVERAGE COMMUNITY BENEFIT SUCCEED CITY/APPLICANT RELATIONSHIPS

11 SCOOTERS ARE COOL! FERNDALE IS NOT OF SUFFICIENT SIZE
CITIES THAT SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATE NON-TRADITIONAL MODES OF TRANSPORTATION OPEN UP AVENUES FOR EXPLORATION AND COMMERCE GEOCACHING, HISTORY WALKS, WAYFINDING, REST AREAS DO THE SAME


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