“People Empowered for a Future Vision”

Welcome

Visioning Workshop

• Review of first workshop

• Introduce town centers

• Work on visioning process including

• Visual preference survey

• Vision statement creation

Recap of the first Workshop

Community Mapping

Legend

Neighborhood boundary

Houses

Work place

Community assets/places normally visited

Number shows how many times that location was visited recently

X

5

Review of First Workshop

Community Wants1. Social Services

2. Entertainment District

3. Housing

4. Housing

5. Housing

6. Commercial “Quiktrip”, Food, Shopping

7. Housing/Apartments

8. Grocery, Restaurant

9. Eateries, Cleaners, Drop off Day Care, Office Complex

10. Food

11. Retail

Recap of Community Workshop

SWOT AnalysisSTRENGTHS:

schools/educare/early childhood

affordable available land

churches

lower income financing, tax credits, city grants for homes

highway access and connectivity to downtown and airport

strong black leaders

senior citizens

WEAKNESSES:

negative perception

lack of grocery store

crime

condition of homes and businesses

loss of culture

unemployment

lack of community pride

lower income

Recap of Community Workshop

SWOT AnalysisOPPORTUNITIES:

home mortgage financing

commercial and retail growth

available land and compatible infill

available talents and skills

young people

good neighbors

visible police

PlaniTulsa: a small area plans

THREATS:

crime perceptions

city of tulsa

community not financially supported

PlaniTulsa Vision

Town Centers

PlaniTulsa Vision

Town Centers

• Calls for housing density to be 14 units per acre and employment density to be 19 jobs per acre with buildings ranging from one to five stories in height

• Medium-scale mixed use including retail, employment and housing

• Should be a main transit hub, designed to allow visitors to park and walk to multiple destinations

• A reasonable walking distance is ¼ to ½ a mile

PlaniTulsa Vision

Town CentersNorthland District

1.8 housing units per acre

Less than 1 job per acre

PlaniTulsa Vision

Town Centers

Detroit, Michigan

13.7 units per acre

Shaker Heights, Ohio

15.2 units per acre

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy www.lincolninst.edu

Visioning & Expectations

A plan without a vision is no plan,

a vision with no plan is no vision.

Visioning & Expectations

Expectations• Our goal is to develop a community Vision to

guide the plan

• This vision will be created by you

• Our effort is to facilitate a plan that is feasible and adoptable in accordance with PlaniTulsa

Visioning & Expectations

• Set priorities through consensus linked to PlaniTulsa Comprehensive Plan

• We value the opinions of everyone in this process

• Larry will lead us through the visual preference survey

Workshop Activities

Community Preference Survey• The goal of the community preference survey is to take direct audience

response. It creates a live connection between the Urban Design Studio and the community.

• The goal is to create presentations that produce real-time results and open an exchange of dialogue between groups.

• You will be asked a serious of questions created from the SWOT annalist from the first community meeting, from the steering committee, and those generated from the Urban Design Studio.

• You can respond by pressing the questions corresponding number (1,2,3,4,ect.).

Workshop Activities

What college sports team do you prefer?

1 2 3 4

47%

21%

11%

21%

1. The University of

Oklahoma

2. Langston University

3. Oklahoma State

University

4. The University of

Tulsa

Workshop Activities

Community Preference Survey

Which of the following do you consider the best strength of the

Northland District?

Workshop Activities1. Schools, Educare, & Early Childhood Development

Workshop Activities2. Affordable Available Land

Workshop Activities

3. Churches

Workshop Activities

4. Lower income financing, tax credits, & city grants

Workshop ActivitiesWhich do you consider the best strength of the Northland District?

1 2 3 4

19%13%

6%

63%1. Schools, Educare, & Early Childhood Development

2. Affordable Available Land

3. Churches

4. Lower income financing, tax credits, & city grants

Workshop ActivitiesWhich of the following do you consider the greatest weakness of the Northland District?

1 2 3 4

39%

50%

11%

0%

1. Negative Perception

2. Crime

3. Neglect by the rest of the city

4. Higher Unemployment Rate

Workshop Activities

Community Preference Survey

The Northland District has opportunities for commercial

and retail growth. Which of the following do you feel should be

a priority?

Workshop Activities1. A Grocery Store

Workshop Activities2. Entrepreneurial Mentoring Opportunities

Workshop Activities

3. Chain Restaurants

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4. Mixed Use Development

Workshop ActivitiesThe Northland District has opportunities for commercial and retail growth. Which of the following do you feel should be a priority?

1 2 3 4

13%

56%

6%

25%

1. A Grocery Store

2. Entrepreneurial

Mentoring Programs

3. Chain Restaurants

4. Mixed Use

Development

Workshop ActivitiesWhat occupational opportunities would you like to see developed in the Northland Area?

1 2 3 4

44%

19%19%19%

1. Retail and Service Trade

2. Manufacturing and Industry

3. Professional, Financial and Technical Services

4. Health, Government and Education

Workshop Activities

Community Preference Survey

Ten years in the future the  OU Wayman Tisdale Specialty

Health Center should:

Workshop Activities1. Stay the same as a specialty and urgent care center?

Workshop Activities2. Add a primary care clinic?

Workshop Activities

3. Grow into a community hospital?

Workshop Activities

4. Become a university medical research center?

Workshop ActivitiesTen years in the future the  OU Wayman Tisdale Specialty Health Center should:

1 2 3 4

13%

20%

40%

27%

1. Stay the same as a specialty and urgent care center?

2. Add a primary care clinic?

3. Grow into a community hospital?

4. Become a university medical research center?

Workshop ActivitiesWhat type of housing would you like to see in the Northland District?

1 2 3 4

39%

0%

44%

17%

1. Affordable Single Family Houses

2. Market Rate Apartment Complexes

3. Row Houses, Townhouses and Condominiums

4. Public Housing (such as Osage Hills)

Workshop ActivitiesWhat kind of community growth is needed in the Northland Area?

1 2 3 4

6%

63%

31%

0%

1. No new growth is needed in Northland

2. Encourage people of similar community to move to Northland.

3. Being open to other diverse populations to become a part of the Northland Community

4. Market the Northland Area and entourage all to move into the neighborhoods

Workshop Activities

Vision Statement CreationA vision statement is the inspiration and

framework for all of your strategic planning.

The question we are trying to answer is this:

What is your ideal vision for the Northland District?

Workshop Activities

Vision Statement Creation• Cultural/Social: race, income, education, age• Land Use: zoning, redevelopment • Economic Development: businesses• Housing: styles, cost, variety, size• Open Space: parks, recreation• Transportation:

road networking, pedestrian movement, traffic

Report Back

Cultural/Social: race, income, education, age

The future of Northland should foster cultural heritage, build on diversity and create a viable community.

Report Back

Open Space: parks, recreation

In the future, Northland should balance open space and development, encouraging healthy lifestyles, recreation and revitalization tying the community together

Report Back

Housing: styles, cost, variety, size

Future housing in Northland should include a range of types, uses, and costs; promoting sustainable building and development offering mixed use of choices such as live, work, and play.

Report Back

Land Use: zoning, redevelopment

To strengthen and preserve positive existing land use that will enable future growth and enhance the quality of life. Through this, making a balance between open space, residential and commercial use.

Report Back

Economic Development: businesses

Northland will work together to develop a stronger community through planning and incentives, create entrepreneurial opportunity for local jobs, businesses and schools.

Report BackTransportation: road networking, pedestrian movement, traffic

The Northland District becomes a walkable district with a transportation hub linking the airport, North Tulsa residents and outlying communities to downtown’s MTTA Hub.

What’s Next?

February 26, 2011 Next Workshop

• What we’ve done so far

• Inventory, Assessment, and Analysis

• Visioning

• Community Involvement

• The Next Phase

• Recommendations and Plan Making

• Community Involvement

Next Workshop

February 26, 2011

Thank you to all community members who have volunteered their time today!

Keep track of our progress online athttp://northlandplan.pbworks.com/