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Map the FutureThe Buffalo Green Code:

Planning for Future Land Use

Masten-East Delavan Community WorkshopEast High SchoolMarch 5, 2011

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The Buffalo Green Code: Future Land Use Planning

Welcome

Office of Strategic PlanningBrendan Mehaffy

Green Code Community Advisory CommitteeAda Hopson-Clemons

Elected Officials

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Tonight’s Moderatorfrom Camiros, Ltd.Karen Phillips

from Urban Design Project at University of Buffalo

Bob Shibley

The Buffalo Green Code: Future Land Use Planning

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The Buffalo Green Code: Future Land Use Planning

Tonight we will ask you…to tell us about your neighborhood.

What’s great about it? Where is it strong? Where is it weak? Where is change happening? Where is change desired? How do you want to see it change?

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Let’s begin with your Community

Allita Steward - Community Plannerfrom

The City of BuffaloOffice of Strategic Planning

The Buffalo Green Code: Future Land Use Planning

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What is the Buffalo Green Code?

The Buffalo Green Code: Future Land Use Planning

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A Project to Produce aNew Future Land Use Plan and Zoning Ordinance

What is the Buffalo Green Code?

Zoning OrdinanceLand Use Plan

Guides Public and Private Investment

Regulates Private Investment

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It will implement our Comprehensive Plan, Queen City in the 21st Century

What is the Buffalo Green Code?

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It will say where housing and shops can be, where jobs will go

What is the Future Land Use Plan?

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The zoning ordinance makes the rules for what can be built where

What is the Future Zoning Ordinance?

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It will say what things go together and what things need a place of their own.

What is the Buffalo Green Code?

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It will address how neighborhoods look and feel, not just what uses are allowed

What is the Buffalo Green Code?

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We are taking a new approach to meet the “green” challenges of our time

What is the Buffalo Green Code?

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… including core principles of “Sustainability” and “Smart Growth”

What is the Buffalo Green Code?

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The Green Code will shape the growth of Buffalo for the next 20 years and beyond

What is the Buffalo Green Code?

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How will we develop The Green Code?

What is the Buffalo Green Code?

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The Buffalo Green Code will be created in a five-step process…

1. Listening meetings – Fall, 2010.2. Land use workshops – Right Now.3. Draft Future Land Use Plan – Summer,

20114. Zoning ordinance workshops – Fall, 20115. Draft Zoning Ordinance – Summer, 2012

What is the Buffalo Green Code?

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“Listening meetings” in November began a conversation about community values

The conversation has already begun

Buffalo Museum of ScienceNovember 16th, 2010

Bennett High SchoolNovember 17th, 2010

Tosh Collins Community Ctr.November 18th, 2010

Dots represent where attendees were from.

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“You value great housing and neighborhoods”

The conversation has already begun

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… “vibrant neighborhood and business districts”

The conversation has already begun

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… “Buffalo’s great Olmsted Parks and Parkways.”

The conversation has already begun

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“You value great historic architecture”

The conversation has already begun

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… “and Buffalo’s Lake Erie waterfront.”

The conversation has already begun

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“You are concerned about vacant homes & lots”

The conversation has already begun

Courtesy of David TorkeCourtesy of David TorkeCourtesy of David Torke

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… “empty storefronts in business districts”

The conversation has already begun

Courtesy of David Torke

Courtesy of David Torke

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… “highways that have divided your communities”

The conversation has already begun

Courtesy of David Torke

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… “and brownfields and environmental threats.”

The conversation has already begun

Photos Courtesy of David Torke

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In Summary:The Green Code – both the Future Land Use Plan and Zoning Ordinance

will establish a New Planning Foundation

to protect what you value and change what you don’t.

The conversation has already begun

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The Buffalo Green Code: Future Land Use Planning

Small Group Work Sessions

Jack SwensonCamiros, Ltd.

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The Buffalo Green Code: Future Land Use Planning

Small Group Work Sessions

You care about your community… You know about your community…

maybe better than anyone else.

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Small Group Work Sessions

Our goal for today is to identify:

What is “Great” in our neighborhoods Places that are strong Places that are weak Where change is needed What change is needed

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Small Group Work Sessions

Your instructions for today’s work:

1. Identify assets and values – the “Great” places2. Circle the strong areas – block by block3. Circle the weak areas – block by block4. Locate areas you want to change …. and place

a dot for the change you want

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We created a series of “Building Blocks”

Based on what we saw in Buffalo And based on ideas about what could be Patterns that can be applied to the map To protect prevailing values And to guide redevelopment

Buffalo’s Building Blocks

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The building blocks of the Future Land Use Plan will reflect old and new patterns

Buffalo’s Building Blocks

ResidentialBlocks

Mixed-useBlocks

Green Space Blocks

Retail CenterBlocks

BusinessBlocks

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Residential Building Blocks

Buffalo’s Building Blocks

Small-lotResidential

TypicalResidential

Large lot Residential

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Green Space Blocks

Buffalo’s Building Blocks

NeighborhoodGreen Space

Local Green Space

Private Green

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Mixed-Use Blocks

Buffalo’s Building Blocks

Mid-RiseMixed-Use

Downtown TraditionalMixed-use

Auto-oriented Neighborhood Mixed-use

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Retail Center Blocks

Buffalo’s Building Blocks

Urban RetailCenter

Suburban RetailCenter *

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Business Blocks

Buffalo’s Building Blocks

Urban BusinessSuburban BusinessHeavy Industrial *

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The Buffalo Green Code: Future Land Use Planning

Thank you in advance for your participation in guiding the future of

Buffalo!

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The Buffalo Green Code: Future Land Use Planning

Grab some food and make your way to the small group sessions.