Welcome to Wikiplanning! Now that you are here, take the next step and sign into your community’s project. From there, you’ll be guided through a rewarding interactive experience, where you’ll learn all about the plans that are being considered for making your community a better place to live. You’ll also have lots of opportunities to offer your personal feedback on what these issues mean specifically to you. So join in with your neighbors, and let’s get started. News & Reviews The City of San Jose, California has chosen Wikiplanning for a civic engagement campaign for their 2030 Plan Update. March 2009 LandDesign has partnered with Wikiplanning to undertake the planning and design of the 500 mile Carolina Thread Trail in Cleveland County, North Carolina. February 2009 Bessemer City, North Carolina is using Wikiplanning as a component of their public outreach campaign in a six phase community planning project led by Ryan-Harris, LLC. January 2009
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Welcome to Wikiplanning!
Now that you are here, take the next step and sign into your community’s project.
From there, you’ll be guided through a rewarding interactive experience, where you’ll learn all about the plans that are being considered for making your community a better place to live.
You’ll also have lots of opportunities to offer your personal feedback on what these issues mean specifically to you.
So join in with your neighbors, and let’s get started.
News & Reviews
The City of San Jose, California has chosen
Wikiplanning for a civic engagement campaign for their 2030 Plan Update.
March 2009
LandDesign has partnered with
Wikiplanning to undertake the planning and design of the 500 mile Carolina
Thread Trail in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
February 2009
Bessemer City, North Carolina is using Wikiplanning as a
component of their public outreach campaign in a six phase community
planning project led by Ryan-Harris, LLC.
January 2009
.
To enter this site and participate in your community’s planning, please login:
Welcome to the Wikiplanning Demonstration Project.
Here you will be able to view all of the content and activities for an actual project that was completed for the Charlotte, NC Planning Department. This project focused on one of Charlotte’s most intriguing neighborhoods, the North Davidson Arts District (NoDa), and how the coming of a proposed light rail station might bring change to that community. On this page, normally text would appear echoing the audio that plays, so that the hearing impaired (or those with computers without speakers) will not be left out.
We hope you enjoy your tour, and if you have any questions about Wikiplanning or the services we supply, please contact us at [email protected]. Thanks for your time.
Debra CampbellPlanning Director
Mecklenburg County
NoDa Light Rail Station Area Planning Project
Take a SURVEY
Review PROJECT BACKGROUND
Post or view PROJECT PHOTOS
MAP where you Live, Work & Play
Add and Read Comments on MESSAGE BOARD
Review COMPLETED PLANS
Participate in a Live CHAT
INCENTIVES for your Participation
Michelle JonesUrban Designer
Mecklenburg County
In this location, the local project manager explains the activities available for participation in the project. An audio plays of the text that is included in this space.
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NoDa Light Rail Station Area Planning Project
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NODA Proposed Light Rail Station SURVEY
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SURVEY RESULTS to Date
PROJECT BACKGROUNDChoose one or more of the following lesson activities to learn more about your local project. Some of the lessons might be short videos, while some are slide shows. In some cases, you may be asked to click on a link and the lesson will open from there. We hope you enjoy these learning experiences, and share your thought by completing our surveys, or by leaving comments on our message board.
Transit Map of Possible Route for NE Corridor Light Rail with proposed Light Rail Station highlighted
Station Area Principles Land Use, Mobility and Community Development
Ride the Train A video of the light rail experience from inside the train
Light Rail Safety Video Tips while staying safe while walkng or driving by the tracks
Future Land Use Map shows current use of property around the proposed station.
Chat Session Transcript Potential Park Site of city owed property in the study area
Proposed Site of Light Rail Station highlighted
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NoDa Light Rail Station Area Planning Project
If pictures speak a thousand words, you can help us better understand your community by sharing photos you have taken that describe it. We are specifically looking for images that describe:
1. What's right about your community; what defines and gives it character? 2. What's wrong about your community; what needs fixing or improvement?
Please label your photos, telling us where they were taken and add a brief description, if you think it would help us better understand why you chose the picture. Your pictures will generally be posted within 24 hours, assuming they contain no objectionable or simply unrelated content. Once they are posted, other participants can view your photos and can comment upon them. We hope they will.
PROJECT PHOTOS
Be sure to label your photos!
Upload Photos
View Photos
Add Comments
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NoDa Light Rail Station Area Planning Project
MAP where you Live, Work & PlayPlease be patient; This map may take up to 30 seconds to load
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NoDa Light Rail Station Area Planning Project
BLOGWhat opportunities or challenges do you think a light rail stop near 36th Street would bring to NoDa?
Expanded services and business area, development of current industrial sites to mixed-use projects, better connection to surrounding communities (thru rail line and development around rail line) Posted by [email protected] at 8:02 AM MDT.
We already have traffic and parking challenges. If people choose to park and ride, there needs to be accessible parking, so they do not consume the limited parking available for residents. Posted by [email protected] at 7:36 AM MDT
I think a light rail stop would provide a great link between NoDa and the cultural and artistic resources at UNC Charlotte. I think a light rail station may pose difficulties in retaining the current "feel" of downtown NoDa as there will be increased pressure to develop (which, is good) but the development will need to be carefully planned and proper zoning will be paramount to our community retaining its unique character. Posted by [email protected] at 7:08 AM MDT.
MESSAGE BOARDAdd a Comment:
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Name (optional)
NoDa Light Rail Station Area Planning Project
Choose Other Topics Below:• What do you like best about light rail?
• Experiences with Public Transportation in Charlotte
• What are the challenges with light rail in NODA?
• General Discussion
POST
CHAT Session
NoDa Arts Preservation Chat Session from Wednesday, July 17,2008
To have a transcript of a chat session sent to your email address, first select from the list above:
NoDa Light Rail Station Chat Session from Tuesday, July 01,2008
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Scheduled Chat Session : NoDa Light Rail Station
Chat Session Date : July 1, 2008
Chat Session Time : 7:00pm
At time of Chat Session : Click here to enter chat session
Previous History :
NoDa Light Rail Station Area Planning Project
COMPLETED PLANS
North Charlotte Created in 1993, this plan focuses on 6 primary areas: Neighborhood Safety, Housing, Commercial Revitalization, Community Apprearance, Community Relation and Traffic and Circulation.
Destination 2030 Adopted in November 2006, this long range plan consists of multiple rapid transit investments, a series of center-city improvements and bus service enhancements throughout the region.
Transit Station Joint Development Principles provides a framework to be used by local governments to encourage and promote transit supportive development at transit stations. Joint Development Policy Guidelines are tools to develop and implement principles and station area plans.
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NoDa Light Rail Station Area Planning Project
We realize what busy lives you all have, and understand that while participating in your community’s project can be fun and rewarding, it also requires some of your valuable time.
To show their appreciation for your participation, the sponsor of this project are offering the incentives listed below.
INCENTIVES for your Participation
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Wikiplanning will award three $100 American Express gift card at random to participants
Completing and submitting a project survey
The YMCA of Greater Anywhereville has donated five 3 month membership which will
be awarded randomly from among project participants.
Starbucks Coffee at 5th and Main will offer a free cup of coffee to the first 50 customers that present a print out of this page.
Wikiplanning for a civic engagement campaign for their 2030 Plan Update.
March 2009
LandDesign has partnered with
Wikiplanning to undertake the planning and design of the 500 mile Carolina
Thread Trail in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
February 2009
Bessemer City, North Carolina is using Wikiplanning as a
component of their public outreach campaign in a six phase community
planning project led by Ryan-Harris, LLC.
January 2009
.
Send Invitation(s)
First Name Last Name EmailTell friends, neighbors and colleagues about Wikiplanning and invite them to participate in this community conversation.
Review/ Edit Invitation
DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY
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4. Do you have a disability that meets ADA criteria?
Wikiplanning is committed to assuring our community response is as diverse as possible. We go to great lengths during our “Invitation Period” to make sure that all demographic groups will be represented. The data we gather allows us to gauge how effective our efforts have been in this area. This data is never linked
to any individual or any specific response that an individual submits.
1. Age?
2. Gender?
3. Race?
NoDa Light Rail Station Area Planning Project
1. AgeUnder 1818 to 2526 to 4041 to 55Over 55Total
0.7%13.5%
36.9%20.6%
13.5%85.1%
(After 30/60 days)
Website Visits: 738/923
Project Logins: 470/638
Survey Responses: 253/343
NODA Participant Summary
2. Race3. Gender4. ADA Disability
Wikiplanning
Bessemer City5,600
Carolina Thread Trail
96,000
San Jose973,000
WikiplanningWikiplanning
Support for a More Engaged Populace
Support for a More Engaged Populace
Santa Clara County Townhall Meetup Group: 193San Jose Democracy for America: 434Going Green: 259
Support for a More Engaged Populace
Support for a More Engaged Populace
Support for a More Engaged Populace
What Kind of Community Do
You See?
Decisions are made not just by a WHO but also a HOW…
Then Just Maybe…A community can lead itself to a better future when people have
access to ways that make a difference,
are included in the process,
and feel that equitable outcomes are the end result.
What If…
Support for a More Engaged Populace
• Multiple organizations and constituents
• Working within their missions• Creating collective responsibility• To maximize positive scenarios• To minimize negative scenarios
Vision - We Can Shape Our Future
Support for a More Engaged Populace
Driving Forces Shaping Our Future• Civic Engagement and Leadership
• Economy
• Education
• Land Use and Development
• Allocation of Community Resources
• Changing Demographics
Support for a More Engaged Populace
The Stories
Discussion• Is there an aspect of this
scenario that you can see as a possible future for the city where you live? If so, what?
• What's most troubling to you about this scenario? And what would you most want to do in the present to prevent this future scenario?
Support for a More Engaged Populace
• Organizational EngagementIntact organizations hearing and responding to stories in their own way and within their scope.
• Community EngagementIndividuals, grassroots groups, networks of friends, families and other social networks hearing and responding to stories in their own way.
Two Phases of Work
We’re Here to Build ONE
Major Tool for Hearing and Responding
Support for a More Engaged Populace
So Far…400 Crossroads sessions with organizational teams
facilitated
33 organizational initiatives have been launched (summaries on-line)
$7 million+ in funds and resources have been invested
Over 11,000 volunteer-participant hours have been given
Over 5,300 people have been involved in initiatives, public forums and other opportunities
Knight Foundation has awarded Crossroads Charlotte a 4-year $3.3 million grant that will be matched by local funding
Foundation For The Carolinas has launched Center for Civic Leadership
