Going places Policy Roundtable Workshop Summary

Phase III Policy Roundtable Workshop Summary Board of Directors July 7, 2011 Martin Kim, Director of Regional Planning

Phase III Policy Roundtable Workshop Overview
Purpose
Discuss and solicit input from local jurisdictions and interested organizations on the priorities of the implementation concepts
Time and location
10:00 – 11:30 am on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at the Center for Regional Cooperation
Invitation
Invitation letter was sent to officials in every jurisdiction and to members of the Going Places Steering and Planning Advisory committees on Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Workshop Agenda
Welcome and Introduction
Going Places Overview
Presentation of Preferred Land Use Scenario Identification Process and Results
Presentation and Discussion of Potential Implementation Concepts
Adjournment

Workshop Exercise
A total of 54 participants in an exercise to prioritize potential implementation concepts
Organize everyone into groups
Give everyone a list of potential implementation concepts
Ask each group to work together to organize the concepts into three categories:
Highest, Moderate, and Lowest Importance
Two rules
Up to 5 concepts in the Highest Importance category
Can add one additional concept in the Highest Importance category

Potential Implementation Concepts
Drew from several sources:
Think Cards
Mind Maps
Comments from the online voting
Comments from the mail survey
Selected concepts that best represented some of the most popular and important comments made by participants

Potential Implementation Concepts Priority Ranking Encourage development around the Region’s assets. H Focus on the maintenance of existing infrastructure (roads, water, sewer, etc.). H Foster a sense of connection and cooperation between the Region’s communities. H Revive the Region’s older communities. H Revive the Region’s core city – the City of Dayton. H Encourage the rehabilitation and/or repurposing of existing structures. M Preserve prime farmland and support agricultural enterprise. M Increase the number and quality of transportation options (walking, driving, biking, rail, bus service, etc.). M Locate any new development in areas with existing infrastructure (roads, water, sewer, etc.). M Encourage the rehabilitation/reuse of vacant industrial sites. M Use land in a way that builds a sense of community. M Maintain and expand the Region’s parks, natural areas, and recreation amenities (recreation centers, bikeways, rivers, etc.). M Discourage greenfield development. L Encourage the development of quality, realistic affordable housing throughout the Region. L Improve the quality of educational opportunities throughout the Region. L Encourage energy-efficient building practices and the retrofitting of older structures for energy efficiency. L

Workshop Summary Available at http://www.mvrpc.org/land-use/vision

What will happen next?
The rankings will appear in the final Going Places report to indicate which potential concepts are considered most important
MVRPC staff will use this ranking of the concepts when devising a list of potential implementation policies

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