2016DelawareInstituteforLocalGovernmentLeaders

Strategies&ResourcesforDelawareLocalGovernments

October7,2016

DelawareCompleteCommunitiesPlanningToolbox:OnlineResourcesforLocalOfficials

presented byMarcia Scott, IPA Policy Scientist

SarahPragg,MarciaScott,BJDeCourseyInstituteforPublicAdministration,UniversityofDelaware

Toolbox Overview

DevelopingaFramework

• Workshopswithtwopilotcommunities

• ExtensiveliteraturereviewandresearchonnationalandDelawarebestpractices

• CollaborationwithDelDOTandOSPC

Acompletecommunityisonethatconsidersmoretransportationoptionsandconnectivity,mixedandefficientusesofland,healthyenvironments,jobgrowthandbusinessdiversity,andaninvolved

citizenrythathelpsdefineacommunity’suniquecharacterandsenseofplace.Inshort,acompletecommunityisaplacethatyoulovetolive.

FiveElementsofCompleteCommunities

DelawareCompleteCommunitiesPlanning

ToolboxWebsiteresourcesprovide:• PlanningTools• CommunityDesignTools• Public-EngagementStrategies

Comingsoon!

VisualTools

New Visual Tools

GIS Story Maps

New Videos

WalkableCommunities

Walkability Assessment Tool

OverviewofAssessmentToolProcess

Step1:PreparingfortheWorkshopandWalk

Step2:Let’sGetWalking!

Step3:PathForward

Step1:Preparingfor

theWorkshopandWalk

VisualPrompts

Step2:Let’sGetWalking!

PedestrianEnvironment

Safety

Streets

Sidewalks

Crosswalks

Accessibility Streets

Crosswalks

ConnectivityTransit

Streets

WalkAppeal

WhattoLookforonYourWalk

Step3:PathForward

Low-Stress BikeabilityAssessment Tool

WhatisLow-StressBicycling?

Providingroutesbetweenpeople’soriginsanddestinationsthatdonotrequirecycliststouselinksthatexceedtheirtolerancefortrafficstress,andthatdonotinvolveanunduelevelofdetour.

-PeterFurth,NortheasternUniversity

LevelsofTrafficStress

Roadway segments with associated RI

data

Run Python script to evaluate segments

against LTS designation criteria

Roadway segments with associated LTS

designations

Newark,LTS1&2- DelDOT

NewarkLTS,AllLevels- DelDOT

Prompts

Flood-Ready Communities

PlanningFramework

Evaluate

Plan

Execute

1.Evaluate

ü ConductVulnerabilityandRiskAssessment

ü ReviewMapsandDataüGaugeLocalGovernmentCapacity

ü Assessadequacyoflocalregulatoryframework

2.Plan

3.Executeü ImplementrecommendationsofComprehensivePlan

ü AdoptDelawareCompleteCommunitiesPlanningStrategies

ü StrengthenCodesandOrdinances

Installationoflivingshorelines

3.ExecuteGISStoryMapexplainsbenefitsofFreeboardasfloodplainmanagementstrategy

DelawareDatabaseforFundingResilient

Communities

Input Needed!

Whatisyourfavoritefallfood?

A. PumpkinPieB. SquashSoupC. AppleDumplingD. PumpkinSpiceLatteE. ChickenPotPie

1

0 0 0 0

A B C D E

Whatisyourgo-tovacationspot?

A. BeachB. MountainsC. LakeD. DisneyWorldE. City

1

0 0 0 0

A B C D E

Yourtop3preferencesforeconomicdevelopmenttopics.

A. Placemaking

B. Historicpreservation

C. “Built-it-first”approach

D. Betterblockprograms

E. Pop-upurbanspaces

F. Tacticalurbanism(targetedinterventions)

G. Façadeimprovements

H. Heritage,eco,andagri tourism A B C DE F G H

Pickyourtop3preferencesforplanningtopics.

A. Planningandzoningforeconomicvitality

B. HealthycommunitiesC. DelawareFirstMap andopen

dataresourcesD. DowntownDevelopment

DistrictincentivesE. Planningfordiverseand

affordablehousingF. Strategiestotransform

abandonedstripmalls

20

9 8 9 8

0

A B C D E F

Pickyourtop3preferencesfortransportationtopics.

A) Transit-friendlycommunitiesB) Transit-supportivelanduseC) TrafficcalmingmeasuresD) DelawareBywaysprogramE) Cooperative(municipal)

agreementsF) Transportationenhancements

programG) Pedestrian-orientedlightingH) Improvingfirst- andlast-mile

transitconnectionsA B C DE F G H

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Twitter:@CompCommunityDE

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YouTube:CompleteCommunities

ContactInfo

MarciaScottPolicyScientistmsscott@udel.edu302-831-0581

SarahPraggPolicySpecialistpragg@udel.edu302-831-4954

BJDeCourseyAssociatePolicyScientistdecourse@udel.edu302-831-4925