Shaping our Future

Goal Statements- Spring 2010

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Listen

• What to Change?

• Goals

Discuss

• How to measure change?

• Objectives/ Indicators

Test

• "What-if" Develop-ment Pattern Scenarios

Plan

• Priorities• Strategie

s• Tools

Adopt Implement

• Employ Strategies & Tools

• Annual Progress Indicators

201220112010

• Focus Group outcomes

• Public Opinion Survey outcomes

• Sharing the Results

Talk with and Listen to People

• 59 settings • 1,600 ideas --- 109 ideas about

– Agriculture– Development– Economic Development– Energy– Environment– Government collaboration– Identity– Social fabric– Transportation

Focus Groups

1. WHO TOOK the SURVEY

2. ENERGY and the ENVIRONMENT

3. ECONOMICS

4. TRANSPORTATION

5. NEIGHBORHOODS

Public Opinion Survey

QUESTIONS ABOUT

Over 6,600 people responded

Who took the survey?

1. WHO TOOK the SURVEY

2. ENERGY and the ENVIRONMENT

3. ECONOMICS

4. TRANSPORTATION

5. NEIGHBORHOODS

QUESTIONS ABOUT

Do you believe central Ohio has a Problem with Smog?

Energy and the Environment

Yes; 30%

Not Sure; 19%

No; 51%

Energy and Environment

Do you recycle?

YES – 85%

DelawareFairfieldFayetteFranklin

KnoxLicking

MadisonMarionMorrow

PickawayRossUnionOther

Percent of respondents who recycle

Energy and the Environment

Water Quality

How likely is it that climate change will hurt Central Ohio?

49%

22%

23%

6%

LikelyNeutralUnlikelyNot Sure

Energy and the Environment

How high will gas prices

be in next 5 years? Consistently among all counties: $3 to $5 per gallon

Energy and Environment

$2.

00

$3.

00

$4.

00

$5.

00

$6.

00

$7.

00

$8.

00

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

35%

40%

45%

50%

Price of a gallon of gasoline

% of Respon-

dents

Don't use a car to get to work

$4

$5

$6

$7

$8

$9

$10

I'll drive no matter the cost

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%

Regional Response

Percent of Respondents

How high would the price of gasoline have to go for you to begin using some method other than your car to get to work?

Energy and Environment

$4 seems to be the tipping point

Do you take steps to conserve energy?

97% said YES

Energy and the Environment

1. WHO TOOK the SURVEY

2. ENERGY and the ENVIRONMENT

3. ECONOMICS

4. TRANSPORTATION

5. NEIGHBORHOODS

QUESTIONS ABOUT

How competitive is central Ohio for attracting & retaining businesses?

34%

33%

28%

5%

CompetitiveNeutralNot CompetitiveNot Sure

Economics

Economics

Delaware

Fairfield

Fayette

Franklin

Knox

Licking

Madison

Marion

Morrow

Pickaway

Ross

Union

Other

0% 20% 40% 60% 80%100%

Percentage buying food from

farm markets or farms

66% said YES!

49% said YES!

Do you buy food from local farmers or farm markets?

Do you deliberately purchase Ohio grown food from your grocery store?

Has Foreclosure affected your Neighborhood?

Economics

Don't Know25%

No49%

Yes26%

1. WHO TOOK the SURVEY

2. ENERGY and the ENVIRONMENT

3. ECONOMICS

4. TRANSPORTATION

5. NEIGHBORHOODS

QUESTIONS ABOUT

Transportation

6%

28%

66%

Drive Alone

61%

28%

10%Public transit

47%

38%

15%

Carpool

39%

38%

24%

Work from Home

46%

37%

17%

Bike

How often do you use the following transportation options to get to work?

Often

Sometimes

Never

Do you think congestion is a problem in central Ohio?

Transportation

56%36%

8%

Yes

No

Not sure

Are central Ohio drivers safe drivers?

48%No

52%

Yes

Transportation

Transportation

Roads

Side

walks

Bike

ways

Buse

s

Stre

etca

r

Ligh

t rail

Inte

rcity

train

Rides

hare

Car-p

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r Van

-poo

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Carsh

are

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

Pct

of

Resp

onse

s

Which of the following transportations options

would you like to have?

1. WHO TOOK the SURVEY

2. ENERGY and the ENVIRONMENT

3. ECONOMICS

4. TRANSPORTATION

5. NEIGHBORHOODS

QUESTIONS ABOUT

YES! 49 %How do you usually travel to

them?

NO! 51 %If they were closer, would you walk/bike to them?

Neighborhoods

Are neighborhood services within walking or biking distance from your home?

33%

65%

2%

I walk/bike to themI drive to themI don't use them

88%

12%

Yes No

+ – !

Attitudes about Central Ohio

• Reduce energy consumption

• Preserve and protect natural resources

• Position central Ohio to attract economic opportunity

• Build sustainable neighborhoods

• Increase collaboration

• Use public investments to benefit the health, safety and welfare of all people

The Big Ideas

Drive Less

Energy Efficient Buildings

Promote Alternative

Energy Sources

Practice Conservati

on

Reduce Energy Consumption

?

Improve Air Quality

Improve Water Quality

Protect Habitats

Reduce Waste

Generation

Preserve Natural Resources

?

Affordable & Reliable

Transportation

Identify and Support Industry Clusters

Connect to the Global

Marketplace

Reduce Congestion

Attract Economic Opportunity

?

Mix land use types and consider

development densities

Connect People to Activity Centers

Support Local Economies

Stabilize property values

Build Sustainable Neighborhoods

?

Service Sharing

Information Sharing

Facilitate Public/Privat

e Partnerships

Coordinate public

investments

Increase Collaboration

?

Improve safety of the transportatio

n system

Increase Transportatio

n Choices

Remove infrastructur

e bottlenecks

Make Equitable

Investments

Use Public Investments

?

What to change? - 2010

Focus groups Public opinion survey Alignment with other

efforts Draft goals Approve goals

How to change? - 2010

Identify Objectives Baseline Scenario

Development

What-if scenarios -

2011 Development

densities Development

locations Travel impact

measures

What we can change - 2011

Build consensus Prioritize objectives Develop strategies

Implement - 2012 Employ strategies Track change

Shaping our Future Planning Process

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