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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSupplemental Materials - Futures Committee - 05/11/2015 -1 Neighborhood Districts Future’s Committee May 11, 2015 2 Question for the Future’s Committee What purpose should the neighborhood districts play in the City’s planning effort? 3 Clarence Perry, 1929 •160 acres •¼ mile (5 min walk) from the center to the edge •Interconnected Streets •Bounded by major streets •Large enough to support one elementary school •Shopping and services at the edge What is a Neighborhood? 4 Doug Farr •Up to 200 acres •1/2 mile (10 min walk) from the center to the edge •Bounded by major streets or natural features •Elementary school shared with adjacent neighborhoods •Shopping and services at the edge A More Contemporary Version 5 Fort Collins’ Subareas, Neighborhoods and Subdivisions •Subarea Plans =14 •Listed Neighborhoods =188 •Next Door list =197 •Subdivisions =3,000 +- 6 Neighborhood Association Research Cities visited •Vancouver, BC •Seattle, WA •Vancouver, WA •Portland, OR •Salem, OR •Corvallis, OR •Palo Alto, CA Cities researched •Boise, ID •Olathe, KS •Norman, OK •Lincoln, NE •Athens, GA •Asheville, NC •Longmont, CO •Madison, WI •Ames, IA •Ann Arbor, MI •Iowa City, IA •Lakewood, CO •Denver, CO 7 Case Study: Salem, OR Salem •160,614 population (2013) •48 square miles (2010) •18 Neighborhoods •2 FTE - Neighborhood Liaisons Fort Collins •152,061 population (2013) •54 square miles (2010) 8 Benefits •Capacity building •Internal communication •Neighborhood plans 9 Challenges •Engagement •Administration •Stagnant leadership –Succession •Conflict 10 Best Practices •Neighborhood Associations = component of plan –Engagement study •Capacity building –Civic leadership training •Participatory decision making –Neighborhood Traffic Safety Alliance (Vancouver, WA) •Build on relationships, services and structures 11 Maslow’s Hierarchy for Neighborhoods Relationships 12 Informal Neighborhood Registration Subscription for City Communication 13 Recommendations June, 2015-December, 2015 •Informal neighborhood boundary and designee •Neighborhood districts •Leadership training events/networking •Employee committee •Neighborhood advisory group •Outreach to public •Neighborhood toolkit 2016 •Overall public engagement study –Vancouver, BC model –Consultant •Final implementation