boo thomas - "community planning and resiliency"
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Building Resilience Workshop II: 2011TRANSCRIPT
Community Planning and Resiliency
Elizabeth “Boo” Thomas March 18, 2011
Who is CPEX?
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Every Community in Louisiana made extraordinary through planning excellence.
CPEX helps create highly functional, equitable communities throughout Louisiana that capitalize on their unique qualities through community-driven planning and implementation.
What Do We Do?
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Outreach and Education Planning and Implementation
PLANNING IN LOUISIANA
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Source: Maloney-Mújica, Lynn. 2007. Factors associated with the adoption of land use planning in Louisiana parishes prior to the hurricane season of 2005. Master's Thesis, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge.
Parish Planning Activities
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40%
60%
Population LossBetween 1990 - 2000
Lost Population Did Not Lose Population
79%
21%
Population of Louisiana Cities, Towns, and Villages
< 5,000 Pop. > 5,000 Pop.
Municipal Capacity
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PLANNING IN LOUISIANA
• 50-year guide for growth and development
• 35 coastal parishes
• Largest community outreach effort in U.S. History (27,000 citizens) • Surveys – 2,500+ • Workshops – 1,000+ • Regional Polling – 23,000+
• Engaged people in choices and consequences
Louisiana Speaks Regional Plan
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Implications of Plan on Future Planning: § Heightened the need for local comprehensive
planning and land development regulations § Encouraged better coordination across state agencies
for coastal restoration and protection § Heightened the need to sustain our natural systems at
the state, regional and local levels
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Results of the Process LOUISIANA SPEAKS
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION
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CPEX Community Planning
Adopted Plans Plans in Progress Toolkit Pilots
Jena
Ascension St. Charles
Vernon
W. Feliciana Tangipahoa
Lafourche
Jean Lafitte Lafayette
E. Feliciana
East Baton Rouge
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What is a Comprehensive Plan? § Shared community vision
§ Policy blueprint – 15-20 years
§ Coordination of government and private programs, major projects and funding opportunities
What is a Comprehensive Plan? Comprised of “Elements”
§ Land Use
§ Transportation
§ Economic Development
§ Public Infrastructure/Utilities
§ Housing and Human Services
§ Parks and Open Space
§ Historic, Environment and Coastal Resources
§ Community Facilities
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Why is Planning Important?
§ Allows the municipality to direct growth rather than simply being the recipient of growth.
§ Consistency and predictability, which leads to economic development.
§ Leverage public investment with private development.
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Why is Planning Important?
“The trouble with land is that they’re not making it anymore.” -- Will Rogers
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Jena’s Vision Town Plan
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IMPLEMENTATION
• Keep Highway in Town • Reduce Traffic on Oak Street (Hwy. 84) • Make Streets More Pedestrian-Friendly • Preserve Oak Street, Fill in the Gaps • Offer More Housing Options • Capitalize on Hunting and Fishing Industry • Provide Something for Young People to Do • Accommodate Retirees
Community Visioning Workshop IMPLEMENTATION
Highway 84 DOTD Options
Option 1: Small Bypass Option 2: Two Lane Couplet
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IMPLEMENTATION
Option 3: Large Bypass Option 4: Small Couplet
Highway 84 DOTD Options
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IMPLEMENTATION
Downtown Couplet
Existing Aerial Proposed Downtown Master Plan
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IMPLEMENTATION
Highway 84 Character Map IMPLEMENTATION
Highway 84/Oak Street IMPLEMENTATION
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Highway 84/Oak Street
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IMPLEMENTATION
One Year Later… Over 15 projects underway: • Grants • Pilot Streetscape • City Park Improvements • Strand Theatre • Filled Vacant Storefronts • Town Square • Low income Housing
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IMPLEMENTATION
COASTAL PLANNING Best Practices Manual and Coastal Ordinances
Why Coastal Communities? • Need more than just good evacuation plans • Standard development practices aren’t appropriate in
Louisiana’s Coastal Areas • Need to develop best practices for coastal
development that is designed for the geography, economy and culture of the coast
• Need to prepare against the various risks faced by our communities
COASTAL PLANNING
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Coastal Parishes Adopted Comp Plans Zoning Subdivision Regulations I-Codes Only
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COASTAL PLANNING
Coastal Louisiana without Action in 2100
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1,335,000
The Best Practice Manual • Strategies that are appropriate to Louisiana’s unique
geographies and cultures. • Empowering local decision makers • Community scale tools and strategies • Building scale tools and techniques
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• Prevent flooding – Build levees; Sediment diversion; Strengthen borders of flood prone areas; Armor and fill
• Adapt to occasional flooding – Develop community-wide approaches that adapt to occasional floodwaters; Develop resiliency; Minimize property damage from flooding
• Relocate when absolutely necessary – Relocate part or all of a community to a more stable area
Strategies for Communities STRATEGIES FOR COASTAL PLANNING
§ Grew out of the Louisiana Land Use Toolkit
§ Build upon the research, recommendations and strategies in the Best Practice Manual
§ Focus on Hazard Mitigation and Natural Resource Protection
COASTAL PLANNING
Coastal Ordinances
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How does planning make a community resilient?
• Rally around common goals • Proactive, instead of reactive • More competitive • Flexible • Back on feet quicker Resilient in the wake of economic,
environmental, or other disasters
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CHANGE IS INEVITABLE, so plan for it!
If we don’t do anything, the coast will change, the economy will change,
development will happen
• Use the knowledge we have • Plan for change • Keeping our plans flexible • Use your plan to attract resources
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Elizabeth “Boo” Thomas [email protected]