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Working Group Summit
Richmond 300: A Guide for GrowthJuly 29, 2019
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Room Orientation− Staff
− Restrooms, Exits, Elevators
− Refreshments
− Public Comment
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Meeting Ground Rules1. Everyone speaks (silence is agreement)
2. One conversation (respect the speaker)
3. Titles left outside the door
4. Question first
5. ELMO – Enough, Let’s Move On!
6. Use the Parking Board
7. eManners
8. Start on time/end on time
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Meeting Objectives− Learn what the other groups have been up to
− Review the future land use map and future connections maps
Post meeting:
− Share any additional feedback you have on the draft content by August 23rd via email to [email protected]
− We will reconcile comments as we prepare materials for Community Consultation #2 (Sept 23 – Nov 3)
Process Review
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Community Consultation #1
1,003 surveys collected
Hosted 7 “Visioning Open Houses”
Hosted an online “Visioning Open House”
Staffed booths at festivals in September and October 2018
1. We shared the Insights Report2. We asked:
− Richmond has added 30,000 people in the last 18 years, in what ways has that affected your life?
− If Richmond were to add 30,000 new residents by 2037, where within the city would they live?
− What is your vision for the City of Richmond is 2037?
− What are your big ideas for getting to that vision?
Access the Community Consultation #1 Report:www.richmond300.com/consult
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In 2037, I want Richmond to be…PDR created this word cloud using the 987 vision statements
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What are your big ideas related to this topic to include in the Master Plan?
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Community Consultation #1 Report
− Where we went
− Who participated
− Summary of everything we heard
Download the report at:www.richmond300.com/consult
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Working Groups | Composition
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Project Management
Project Director: Mark Olinger
Project Management Team: William Palmquist, Maritza Pechin, Marianne Pitts
Land Use TransportationEconomic Development Housing Environment
AC Co-Leader Ted UkropMax Hepp-Buchanan
Bernard Harkless Burt Pinnock Damian Pitts
TT Co-Leader Kim ChenDironna Moore Clarke
Jane Ferrara Douglas Dunlap Alicia Zatcoff
PDR Liaison Will Palmquist Josh Son Brian Mercer Jonathan Brown Anne Darby
PDR Staff Support
Yessenia Revilla Alex Dandridge Sandra EscorciaRich Saunders Josh Young
Leigh Kelley Janell Baker
Total # of Members*
37 30 35 35 42
AC = Advisory Council, TT = Technical Team*Includes Advisory Council Members, Technical Team Members, and At-large Members. Excludes PDR staff
Find out more atwww.richmond300.com/workinggroups
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Working Group Syllabus | Schedule
Community Consultation #2 (Sept-Oct)Products:- Draft Future Land
Use Map- Draft Transp. Map- Draft Policy
Recommendations- SurveyMeetings- District meetings- R300 meeting- Small group
meetings
CC#2
5/21: Transportation: Policy Long List
6/18 Transportation: Policy Short List
3/20 Draft Future Land Use Categories
4/17 Draft Future Land Use Map
5/15 Hubs refinement
6/5 strategy development
7/10 draft future land use and transportation map
4/23 Transportation: Draft Future Transportation Map
4/24 Housing: Policy Long List
6/19 Housing: Policy Short List
5/9 Environment: Policy Long List
5/23 Economic Development: Policy Short List
6/6 Environment: Policy Long List
1 2 3 4 51 2 31 222AC 1 AC
Land Use Transportation Housing Economic Development Environment AC = Advisory Council
5/8 AC: Working Group Reporting
5/8 AC: Working Group Reporting
8/14 AC: Working Group Reporting, CC#2 preparation
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4/25 Economic Development: Policy Long List
7/29 Working Group Summit
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Working Groups | Stats
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− 14 distinct meetings from March to July
− 5 Working Groups with:
− 21 Advisory Council members
− 23 Technical Team members
− 115 At-large members
− 15 PDR staff members
− 209 people attended Working Group meetings, many attending multiple meetings for a total of 510 meeting visits
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Working Group Charge
March – July ‘19 Sept – Oct ‘19Nov ‘18 – April ‘19Sept ’18 – Feb ‘19
Collect Sort & Filter Develop
Community-generated visions and big ideas
Technical Team visions and big ideas
Advisory Council visions and big ideas
PDR Staff sort, filter and summarize the vision and big ideas. Mayor’s staff wrote the city-wide vision statement.
Community Consultation #2: Gain comments on the draft maps and policy list:− Richmond 300
meeting− Council district
meetings− Small group
meetings− Online survey
Working groups: − Vet their topic
vision and goals
− Develop draft future land use map
− Develop draft transportation map
− Develop list of policy ideas
Refine
Draft Content
− Future Land Use Map− Future Connections Maps− Visions, Goals, Objectives & Strategies
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Activity Centers (formerly known as “hubs”)
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− Focus efforts at major crossroads
− Differentiation
− Create a sense of place
− Organize policy and infrastructure to make better community centers of activity
− Strengthen connections between major crossroads
− A lot of the city won’t change at all in the next 20 years, but the Activity Centers are places were things could change –what do we want these areas to look like? What is the essential character of these areas going to be like?
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2001-2017 Categories1. Community Commercial2. Corridor Mixed-Use3. Downtown Civic Area4. Downtown Future Development Area5. Downtown General Urban Area6. Downtown Mixed-Use7. Downtown Municipal Infrastructure Area8. Downtown Natural Area9. Downtown Urban Center10. Downtown Urban Core Area11. Economic Opportunity Area12. General Commercial13. General Office14. Industrial 15. Industrial 16. Industrial Mixed-Use17. Institutional18. Institutional 19. Mixed-Use20. Mixed-Use Residential21. Multi-Family (High Density)22. Multi-Family (Medium Density)23. Multi-Family (Very High Density)24. Neighborhood Commercial25. Neighborhood Mixed-Use26. Nodal Mixed-Use27. Public & Open Space28. Single-Family (Low Density)29. Single-Family (Medium Density)30. Transitional31. Transitional Office
we have 2 different definitions for industrial
1. Downtown Mixed-Use2. Nodal Mixed-Use3. Corridor Mixed-Use4. Neighborhood Mixed-Use5. Industrial 6. Industrial Mixed-Use7. Institutional 8. Public Open Space9. Low-density Residential10. Medium-density Residential
New Draft Categories
Future Land Use | Richmond’s Categories
we have 2 different definitions for institutional
Future Land Use (aka Master Plan Land Use):Refers to how an area should look and feel in the future; not necessarily what the area is like today.
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Major Components of Richmond 300
Policy Strategies
Future Connections
Maps
Future Land Use Map
Depicts how an area should look and feel in the future; not necessarily what the area is like today.
VisionGoals
Depicts infrastructure improvements we will
need to make to support the envisioned
development pattern.
5 topics: Land Use, Transportation, Economic Development, Housing, Environment
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Richmond 300 Structure
One City-wide VisionA statement articulating what we want our city or look and feel
like in 2037
Five Topics and Mini-VisionsMini-vision statements for each of the 5 topic areas
ObjectivesFor each goal, specific, quantifiable, realistic targets
that measure the accomplishment of the goal
GoalsFor each topic, two to four goals that will helps us
reach the mini-vision
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Working Group Names to Chapter Titles
High-Quality Places
Equitable Transportation
Diverse Economy
Inclusive Housing
Thriving Environment
Land Use
Transportation
Economic Development
Housing
Environment
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In 2037, Richmond is a welcoming, inclusive, diverse, innovative, and equitable city of thriving neighborhoods; ensuring a high quality of life for all.
High-Quality Places
Richmond is a well-designed city of
communities interconnected by a
network of open space, public facilities, and
activity centers providing services
to residents, businesses, and
visitors.
Richmond prioritizes the movement of
people over the movement of
vehicles through a safe, reliable, equitable, and
sustainable transportation
network.
Richmond is a city where all people can
access quality housing.
Richmond is home to a variety of businesses and
industries that offer opportunities for
quality employment and capital
investments.
Richmond is a sustainable and
resilient city with healthy air, clean
water, and a flourishing ecosystem.
Equitable Transportation
Inclusive Housing
Diverse Economy
Thriving Environment
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High-quality PlacesRichmond is a well-designed city of communities interconnected by a network of activity centers, public facilities, and open space providing services to residents, businesses, and visitors.
GOAL 1: Establish a city of complete neighborhoods that have access to a network of activity centers connected by major corridors
GOAL 2: Efficiently manage City-owned land and facilities
GOAL 3: Support growth that preserves the historic urban fabric and enhances understanding of Richmond's multi-faceted past
GOAL 4: Establish a distinctive city connected by a network of walkable urban streets, open spaces, and an architecturally-interesting built environment
GOAL 5: Foster a planning engagement culture that effectively and equitably builds people’s capacity to organize to improve the city and their neighborhoods
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Equitable TransportationRichmond prioritizes the movement of people over the movement of vehicles through a safe, reliable, equitable, and sustainable transportation network.
GOAL 6: Align future land use and transportation planning
GOAL 7: Systemically change infrastructure to ensure that individuals are not killed or seriously injured on city streets
GOAL 8: Enhance walking, biking, and transit infrastructure in a safe network, prioritizing low-income areas, areas within 1/4 mile of bus lines and elementary schools, and areas within the high-injury network
GOAL 9: Build and improve roadways to expand connectivity for all users
GOAL 10: Incorporate emerging technology into the transportation network in ways that seek to reduce single-occupancy-vehicle use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
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Diverse Economy
Richmond is home to a variety of businesses and industries that offer opportunities for quality employment and capital investment.
GOAL 11: Foster an environment that supports the growth of existing and new small, medium, and large businesses, focusing on Activity Centers, major corridors, and industrial centers
GOAL 12: Develop tourism to attract visitors and further elevate Richmond’s image
GOAL 13: Leverage institutions to strengthen job sectors and collaborate on land planning
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Inclusive HousingRichmond is a city where all people can access quality housing choices.
GOAL 14: Ensure the preservation of mixed income communities, by preserving existing affordable housing units and developing new ones—both rental and owner occupied—throughout the city
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Thriving EnvironmentRichmond is a sustainable and resilient city with healthy air, clean water, and a flourishing ecosystem.
GOAL 15: Positively adapt to the effects of a changing climate and ensure that all residents have equitable access to nature and a healthy community
GOAL 16: Improve air quality within the city and the region, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions within the city by 80% by 2050
GOAL 17: Improve local water quality and manage the built environment to enhance and protect natural assets such as the James River
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Community Consultation #2 (9/23 – 11/3)Gain input from the community on:− Draft future land use map− Draft future transportation map− Draft objectives and strategies
The exact format is under development –we’ve gotten good
feedback on the structure from the Engagement team
Town Hall
Forms
Website Social Media (Facebook, Twitter,
Instagram, NextDoor)
Digital Non-digital
Email Newsletters
Press Releases
Flyers, posters, and other printed
materials
Controversial History Series at the Valentine History
Museum
Existing Community Events and
Meetings
Planners Office Hours in the Community
Survey
World Café Series at Gallery 5
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Join our email list at richmond300.com
Email us at [email protected]
Next StepsAug. 14: Advisory Council Meeting
Aug. 19: Parking Study at City Planning Commission
Aug. 23: Comments due by email [email protected]
Sept. 11: Advisory Council Meeting
Sept 23-Nov 3: Community Consultation #2
Open House
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Open House Directions− Visit each station and review the items presented
− Ask questions of each other
− Ask questions to staff
− Provide your reactions on the content
At 6:30 we will be heading to Champion Brewing Company (401. E Grace Street) for a social hour.
High-qualityPlaces
Equitable Transportation
Diverse Economy
InclusiveHousing
Thriving Environment
− 6 future land use maps
− 1 city-widefuture land use map
− 5 goals with objectives and strategies
− 1 city-wide bike,transit, shared-use path map
− 1 city-wide better streets map
− 5 goals with objectives and strategies
− 4 goals with objectives and strategies
− 1 goal with objectives and strategies
− 3 goals with objectives and strategies