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Designing Better Places: Designing Better Places: H dH d O D ig T i i g O D ig T i i g Designing Better Places:
Hands-On Design Training for Public Officials
HandsHands--On Design Training On Design Training for Public Officialsfor Public Officialsff
Marie L. Marie L. York, FAICPYork, FAICPMarie L. Marie L. York, FAICPYork, FAICPFlorida Atlantic UniversityFlorida Atlantic University
W ld ’t it b t ifW ld ’t it b t ifWouldn’t it be great if…Wouldn’t it be great if…
So we didSo we didSo we didSo we didTeam of community leadersTeam of community leadersNi th t tiNi th t tiNine months gestationNine months gestationTrained 40 elected officialsTrained 40 elected officialsTransformed 33 Transformed 33 communitiescommunitiescommunitiescommunitiesHealed woundsHealed woundsWon three state awardsWon three state awards
Design Institute Mission: to gimprove communities by offering elected officials training in smart elected officials training in smart growth and design—to inspire.
E h bi l D i I tit tE h bi l D i I tit tEach biannual Design Institute Each biannual Design Institute session provides insession provides in--depthdepthsession provides insession provides in depth depth
design training for four elected design training for four elected officials from four officials from four
communitiescommunitiescommunities.communities.
Where’s the Money?Where’s the Money?
FoundationsUniversities
SponsorsSponsorsFREE TO PARTICIPANTSFREE TO PARTICIPANTS
First StepsFirst Steps
Issue invitationsIssue invitationsMeet with each of 4Select 4 study sitesPrepare briefing book
Briefing BookBriefing Book——Tell the StoryTell the Story
Id tif R TId tif R TIdentify Resource TeamIdentify Resource TeamUrban designersUrban designersArchitectsArchitectsDevelopersDevelopersLandscape architectsLandscape architectsPublic officialsPublic officialsFinance/economicsFinance/economicsPublic policyPublic policyAttorneysAttorneysSpecialty (TDRs)Specialty (TDRs)
S d Send them out for site visits
Coral Gables site visit
Feed Them WellFeed Them Well
Dinner with Dinner with FAU President BroganBrogan
Public LecturePublic LectureNational ExpertNational Expert
National ExpertsNational Experts SpeakersSpeakersNational ExpertsNational Experts--SpeakersSpeakersEd McMahon : Sustainability: What Does It Mean and Why Is It Important?Kathy Madden : Placemaking: Principles Needed For Communities In Creating A Great Place To LiveJohn McIlwain : Designing For Housing Choice: How Communities Can Provide Housing For EveryoneProvide Housing For EveryoneMichael Wallwork: Transportation & A Sense Of Place John Classe: Baldwin Park: New Life for Old PlacesW lt K l h G d B P tt F G t PlWalter Kulash: Good Bones: Pretty Faces, Great PlacesDr. Charles Bohl: Place Making: Developing Town Centers, Main Streets & Urban Villages.Jonathon Barnett: Redesigning Cities: Principles Practice ImplementationJonathon Barnett: Redesigning Cities: Principles, Practice, ImplementationCharles Jordan: Urban Parks and PlacesRobert Gibbs: The Essentials of Retail: What Works and WhyH bl J Ril U b D i Vi i & R li tiHonorable Joe Riley: Urban Design Vision & Realization
A Good Night’s SleepA Good Night’s SleepA Good Night s SleepA Good Night s Sleep
Inaugural Class of g fOctober 2002
HollywoodM ti C tMartin CountyLake WorthMiami-Dade
Regional Connection
Working sessions are facilitated by program director & design experts
Day long working i f ilit t dsessions facilitated
by Director & d i tdesign team.
Design team selected to match issues. Shown here -- developer and t t ti transportation designer
Speakers Speakers ---- Resource TeamResource Team
Give Them BreaksGive Them Breaks
Class of April f p2003
Keynote address --yRetail Analyst Robert Gibbs, Michigan
NJ expert on TDRsp
Memphis designer
South Bay detail
Acknowledge Them gfor Their Leadership
Document the OutcomesDocument the OutcomesDocument the OutcomesDocument the Outcomes
Provide Feedback to StaffsProvide Feedback to Staffs
Address Community LeadersAddress Community Leaders
Final Reports on WebsiteFinal Reports on Website
Results: Coconut CreekResults: Coconut CreekThe City Commission unanimously approved the Design Standards y y pp g
in 2004, ensuring that future development is cohesive, well designed with a mix of uses and a sense of place. In 2006 City
approved mixed-used “green LEED” project.
In 2005, the Coconut Creek Main Street Design Standards received an Award of Excellence in Planning from the Florida Chapter of the American Chapter of the American Planning Association.
Downtown West Palm Beach TOD
"Wh d hi ' i f "When we do this we're going after the Nobel Peace Prize, then we'll address world peace and then we're going to the Middle East," PBC Commissioner Jeff Koons said of the Commissioner Jeff Koons said of the complex process of trying to get numerous government agencies and private interests who own land in the 34-acre area to agree.
Delray BeachDelray BeachRedevelopment efforts in a city that is 90% built out.A thriving business corridor was conceived which resulted in a new overlay district for 225 acres along overlay district for 225 acres along Congress Avenue.
New development codes spur North Miami Beach Fulford’s North Miami Beach Fulford s
City Center (FCC) development – over $3.5 illi l C million -- Wal-Mart Custom
Design facing 15th Ave; 95 THs, infrastructure & design , g
improvements.
Deerfield Beach Redevelopment:Deerfield Beach Redevelopment:Cove Shopping CenterCove Shopping Center
Indian River CountyIndian River CountyThe Challenge: To
create a vision for create a vision for a rural western area larger then the City of Vero Beach
Florida Design Institute has W Th St t Wid A dWon Three State-Wide Awards
Council For Sustainable Florida’s Governmental Award
Florida Chapter of Am. Planning Association Award of Merit
1000 Friends of Florida Better Community Award
Taking ApplicationsTaking ApplicationsTaking ApplicationsTaking Applicationsfor South Florida programfor South Florida programp gp g
December 4 & 5, 2008
Spring 2009
Expansion Plans???Expansion Plans???
Looking for partnersWill come to your town
Will t i tWill train your team
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