2016 Delaware Institute for Local Government Leaders · Newark, LTS 1 &2 - DelDOT. Newark LTS, All...
Transcript of 2016 Delaware Institute for Local Government Leaders · Newark, LTS 1 &2 - DelDOT. Newark LTS, All...
2016DelawareInstituteforLocalGovernmentLeaders
Strategies&ResourcesforDelawareLocalGovernments
October7,2016
DelawareCompleteCommunitiesPlanningToolbox:OnlineResourcesforLocalOfficials
presented byMarcia Scott, IPA Policy Scientist
SarahPragg,MarciaScott,BJDeCourseyInstituteforPublicAdministration,UniversityofDelaware
Toolbox Overview
DevelopingaFramework
• Workshopswithtwopilotcommunities
• ExtensiveliteraturereviewandresearchonnationalandDelawarebestpractices
• CollaborationwithDelDOTandOSPC
Acompletecommunityisonethatconsidersmoretransportationoptionsandconnectivity,mixedandefficientusesofland,healthyenvironments,jobgrowthandbusinessdiversity,andaninvolved
citizenrythathelpsdefineacommunity’suniquecharacterandsenseofplace.Inshort,acompletecommunityisaplacethatyoulovetolive.
FiveElementsofCompleteCommunities
DelawareCompleteCommunitiesPlanning
ToolboxWebsiteresourcesprovide:• PlanningTools• CommunityDesignTools• Public-EngagementStrategies
Comingsoon!
VisualTools
New Visual Tools
GIS Story Maps
New Videos
WalkableCommunities
Walkability Assessment Tool
OverviewofAssessmentToolProcess
Step1:PreparingfortheWorkshopandWalk
Step2:Let’sGetWalking!
Step3:PathForward
Step1:Preparingfor
theWorkshopandWalk
VisualPrompts
Step2:Let’sGetWalking!
PedestrianEnvironment
Safety
Streets
Sidewalks
Crosswalks
Accessibility Streets
Crosswalks
ConnectivityTransit
Streets
WalkAppeal
WhattoLookforonYourWalk
Step3:PathForward
Low-Stress BikeabilityAssessment Tool
WhatisLow-StressBicycling?
Providingroutesbetweenpeople’soriginsanddestinationsthatdonotrequirecycliststouselinksthatexceedtheirtolerancefortrafficstress,andthatdonotinvolveanunduelevelofdetour.
-PeterFurth,NortheasternUniversity
LevelsofTrafficStress
Roadway segments with associated RI
data
Run Python script to evaluate segments
against LTS designation criteria
Roadway segments with associated LTS
designations
Newark,LTS1&2- DelDOT
NewarkLTS,AllLevels- DelDOT
Prompts
Flood-Ready Communities
PlanningFramework
Evaluate
Plan
Execute
1.Evaluate
ü ConductVulnerabilityandRiskAssessment
ü ReviewMapsandDataüGaugeLocalGovernmentCapacity
ü Assessadequacyoflocalregulatoryframework
2.Plan
3.Executeü ImplementrecommendationsofComprehensivePlan
ü AdoptDelawareCompleteCommunitiesPlanningStrategies
ü StrengthenCodesandOrdinances
Installationoflivingshorelines
3.ExecuteGISStoryMapexplainsbenefitsofFreeboardasfloodplainmanagementstrategy
DelawareDatabaseforFundingResilient
Communities
Input Needed!
Whatisyourfavoritefallfood?
A. PumpkinPieB. SquashSoupC. AppleDumplingD. PumpkinSpiceLatteE. ChickenPotPie
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A B C D E
Whatisyourgo-tovacationspot?
A. BeachB. MountainsC. LakeD. DisneyWorldE. City
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Yourtop3preferencesforeconomicdevelopmenttopics.
A. Placemaking
B. Historicpreservation
C. “Built-it-first”approach
D. Betterblockprograms
E. Pop-upurbanspaces
F. Tacticalurbanism(targetedinterventions)
G. Façadeimprovements
H. Heritage,eco,andagri tourism A B C DE F G H
Pickyourtop3preferencesforplanningtopics.
A. Planningandzoningforeconomicvitality
B. HealthycommunitiesC. DelawareFirstMap andopen
dataresourcesD. DowntownDevelopment
DistrictincentivesE. Planningfordiverseand
affordablehousingF. Strategiestotransform
abandonedstripmalls
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Pickyourtop3preferencesfortransportationtopics.
A) Transit-friendlycommunitiesB) Transit-supportivelanduseC) TrafficcalmingmeasuresD) DelawareBywaysprogramE) Cooperative(municipal)
agreementsF) Transportationenhancements
programG) Pedestrian-orientedlightingH) Improvingfirst- andlast-mile
transitconnectionsA B C DE F G H
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