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 richmond300@richmondgov.com

− 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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Email us at richmond300@richmondgov.com

Next StepsAug. 14: Advisory Council Meeting

Aug. 19: Parking Study at City Planning Commission

Aug. 23: Comments due by email richmond300@richmondgov.com

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