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• 8 counties / 8 COGs
• 62 cities
• 16 cities with populations over 50,000
• 46 cities with populations under 50,000
The San Joaquin Valley
A B C D
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Existing
Optimal
Impact of Fresno General Plan scenarios on General Fund at existing and optimal service
levels
Popular Education Zoning Exercise• Easily accessible• Low-Tech,• Colors, not Words• All Language Groups can
participate equally
Challenges for Local Implementation
• Lack of Planning Staff • Tools to Evaluate Performance of Growth Plans• Capacity of Local Policy Makers• Difficult to Make Innovative Projects Pencil• Outdated Community Engagement Practices
New Partners & New Players
Young Professionals
Health Community
Business Community
New Breed of Builders
How Funders Can Make a Difference
• Sustain and grow networks of stakeholders to engage in local and regional planning efforts.
• Support grassroots organizing.
• Support efforts to improve local governments’ civic engagement practices to be more inclusive.
• Provide assistance to local planning departments.
• Support the use of technical tools that measure fiscal, environmental, health, and social benefits
• Educate local policy makers.