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NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING 1 06.12.2012
NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING 1
06.12.2012
• Welcome• What is THINKAlex?• Introduction• Building on Previous Work• Nexus• The Resiliency Process
• Exercise | What is Resiliency?• Exercise | Strengths and Challenges Round 1• Exercise | Strengths and Challenges Round 2• Next Steps and Evaluation• Adjourn
WELCOME | AGENDA
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Introduction
• Funded by HUD | 2nd largest grant in state
• Land Use, Housing, Transportation, Development Code
• Rooted in community engagement
• Focused on Resiliency – we’ll get to this later
WHAT IS THINKAlex? | INTRODUCTION
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Building on Previous Work• S.P.A.R.C. Plans and process, Metropolitan Transportation Plan
2034, HUD Consolidated Strategy and Plan, Rapides Parish Hazard Mitigation Plan, Alexandria Comprehensive Development Strategy, The Alexandria Developmental Strategic Plan, Alexandria Urban Master Plan, Kisatchie-Delta Human Services Coordination Plan, Housing Revitalization Master Plan, Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan, City-Parish Emergency Operations Plan, Fred Schwartz Streetscape Improvement Plan, Etc.
• No current overarching plan (1992 Plan has expired)
• Other overlapping engagement processes
WHAT IS THINKAlex? | BUILDING…
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The Resiliency Process• Neighborhood
Meetings
• Citywide Meetings
• Transportation Plan
• Land Use Plan
• Housing Plan
• Unified Development Code
WHAT IS THINKAlex? | THE PROCESS…
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NEXUS
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WHERE THE WHOLE IS GREATER THAN THE SUM OF THE PARTS
NEXUS
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NEXUS | NEIGHBORHOOD
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NEXUS | REBUILDING
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• People
• Structures
• Processes
• Relationships • Authentic engagement• Partnerships
NEXUS | SYSTEMS THINKING
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• Addresses all aspects of family and community life• Co-location is key to access• Strong partnerships, strong commitment to community
NEXUS | EXAMPLE
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NEXUS | WHY PLAN?
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• Talk with your neighbor about something that happened to you that made you more resilient.
EXERCISE | WHAT IS RESILIENCY?
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• Saundra• Report Out
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Today’s Activity | Challenges and Opportunities
EXERCISE | ROUND 1
Land Use: Focuses on how you and your neighbors interact with your neighborhood – it focuses on the character of your neighborhood and City.
Transportation: Alexandria’s transportation system is composed of many different elements: automobiles,public transit, bicycles, pedestrians, water, air, and rail.
Housing: Housing is a very important part of Alexandria – it provides places to live, a vital tax base, and creates neighborhoods.Neighborhood Meeting | Planning Area 3 + 4
10 Minutes – Individual Work
EXERCISE | ROUND 1
• Land Use• Transportati
on• Housing
• Complete your neighborhood
map
EXERCISE | ROUND 1
20 Minutes – Group discussion around questions
• Introduce yourselves
• Assign a scribe
• Discuss the questions on your table
• Take notes on the large sheet
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EXERCISE | ROUND 1
Report Out
Switch to a new table
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EXERCISE | ROUND 2
• Pick a table
• Complete your neighborhood
map
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EXERCISE | ROUND 2
20 Minutes – Group discussion around questions
• Introduce yourselves
• Assign a scribe
• Discuss the questions on your table
• Take notes on the large sheet
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EXERCISE | ROUND 2
Report Out
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• Future Meetings• Keep up to date online!
NEXT STEPS
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