3. We must become the change
we want to see in the world.
Gahndi
4. #1 Lincoln City, OR #5 Sacramento, CA
#2 Los Angeles, CA #6 Brookings, OR
#3 Fairbanks, AK #7 San Juan Batista, CA
#4 Lincoln City, OR
5. #1 Mt. Healthy, OH #5 Sterling, CO
#2 Chattanooga, TN #6 Fort Bragg, CA
#3 Juneau, AK #7-Cannon Beach, OR
#4 Flagstaff, AZ
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Historical Photo-
Downtown Tonopah, NV
BEFORE: Underused Parking &
Storefront Area
AFTER: Redesigned to
function as parking lot for
downtown & a town plaza
“There is value in any experience that reminds us
of our distinctive national origins and evolution,
i.e. that stimulates awareness of history”
-Aldo Leopold
7. #1 Covington, LA #4 Cincinatti, OH
#2 Laguna Beach, CA #5 Escolar, CA
#3 Kansas City, MO
8. #1 Sacramento, CA #4 New York, NY
#2 Sterling, CO #5 Signal Hill, CA
#3 Sacramento, CA
9. #1 Sacramento, CA #4 San Antonio, TX #7 Windsor, CA
#2 Los Angeles, CA #5 Tempe, AZ #8 San Gabriel, CA
#3 Santa Fe, NM #6 Anywhere, USA
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#1 Passau, Germany #4 Los Angeles, CA
#2 Oklahoma City, OK #5 Prescott Valley, AZ
#3 Santa Fe, NM #6 San Francisco, CA
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“Outside resources that overwhelm, dominate, or replace the work and
potential of local citizens, their associations, and institutions they
control will weaken rather than enhance the development process.”
-Building the Community From the Inside Out
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• PEOPLE
– Gifts, Talents & Skills
– Ideas and Resources
– Maintaining & Building
“It is in the shelter of each other that the people live.”
-Irish Proverb
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• ORGANIZATIONS
– Governmental or
non-profit
– Schools
– Community groups
– Neighborhoods
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• PRIVATE SECTOR
– Major employers
– Local businesses
– Media
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are
tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
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• POLICIES - Critical tools for
making “place” happen
– Zoning (mixed use, outdoor
vending)
– Design Guidelines
– Incentives (for public
places, art, etc.)
“Vision without action is a daydream.
Action without vision is a nightmare.”
-Japanese proverb
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• PROGRAMMING - Create
life in your public spaces
– Activities & Events
20. A small group of thoughtful people could change the world.
Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
Margaret Mead
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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT
Robert “Terry” Gilbert, AICP
Director
Rochelle Brassard,
Associate Planner
Comprehensive Planning
Zoning
Development Review
Building and Safety
Economic Development
Code Enforcement
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