Going Places Draft Implementation Tools:

The reason for Going Places We live, work and play regionally and through Going Places we plan regionally. We seek to offer more as a region in order for each community to prosper. MVRPC’s Board of Directors recognized the need for and importance of developing a regional land use plan to serve as a resource and guide to assist in local planning and decision-making processes. This led to Going Places, a regional land use planning initiative.

Going Places looks to answer three questions

1. Where are we now?

2. Do we like where we are headed and what are our choices?

3. Where do we want to go and how do we get there?

Going Places provides two things

1. It is a forum for people living and working in the region to participate in planning. 2. Going Places provides resources for local communities to make decisions with a regional perspective.

Going Places: Principles

strong support

from regional leaders

extensive regional

stakeholder engagement

sound technical

data analyses

Going Places Study Area The study area includes Greene, Miami, Montgomery Counties and the cities of Carlisle, Franklin and Springboro in Warren County.

1. Where are we now?

For more information, please refer to the Existing Conditions Assessments

Where are we now? What we have studied

MVRPC documented where we are now through multiple studies and assessments.

Where are we now? What we learned

• Total population remained pretty flat: -1% change from 1970 to 2000.

• Population density in urban areas has declined significantly.

• The rate of physical growth of our urban areas outpaced population growth.

• The Region’s developed area has expanded with people and jobs moving out to the suburbs.

Do we like where we are headed and what are our

choices?

For more information, please refer to the Future Landscape Exploration

Do we like where we are headed and what are our choices?

Community Involvement Community members, businesses, local governments and organizations across the region were asked what they want our region to look like. Community involvement included:

• Community Workshops: 17 workshops in 4 counties

• Focused Group Workshops: 16 Workshops in 9 groups

Do we like where we are headed and what are our choices?

The questions you answered

• What do you want our region to look like in the future?

• Where and how should the region develop?

• How should we do it?

Where do we want to go and how do we get there?

For more information, please refer to the Going Places Vision

Where do we want to go and how do we get there?

Concentrated Development Vision A Regional vision was developed based on four common values that were important to people from the Miami Valley.

Where do we want to go and how do we get there?

Implementation Plan We are now developing the TOOLS needed to make the vision happen. The TOOLS need to:

1. Aid local jurisdictions and organizations during their decision making process. 2. Provide support and resources that local jurisdictions and organizations can use when needed.

This open house presents a draft collection of the 11 recommended implementation tools for the consideration of MVRPC’s stakeholders.

We need your

input on the Tools

Tools for Implementation Plan Upon the endorsement of Going Places’ Concentrated Development Vision in April of 2012, the MVRPC Board of Directors hired a consultant, Wise Economy Workshop (WEW), to complete the implementation plan for Going Places. The implementation plan will consist of a set of “Tools—not Rules” that local governments and other organizations can use as a resource to enhance their planning capacity while maintaining a regional perspective on issues. This plan will also outline a decision process that will be followed during the development of each tool to ensure it aligns with MVRPC’s mission and goals.

Forum created for a consensus driven process

Between April and November 2013, the Going Places Steering Committee and Planning Advisory Committee met on a monthly basis to develop recommended tools through a consensus-driven process. After reviewing and analyzing the results of the feedback provided by the committees, WEW has identified 11 primary tools that encompass all of the tools that demonstrated a relatively high level of committee support.

What is a Tool? To develop implementation strategies that have results, a variety of

approaches are needed. During this process many types of tools were considered and discussed. A tool can be:

What were the important factors considered during the tool development process?

Concentrated Development Vision

In 2012, MVRPC Board of Directors endorsed the Concentrated Development Vision.

The recommended tools were created with an eye toward carrying out the vision’s four common shared values that were important to the people of the Miami Valley.

What were the important factors considered during the tool development process?

MVRPC’s Mission MVRPC promotes collaboration among communities, stakeholders, and residents to advance regional priorities. MVRPC is a forum and resource where the Board of Directors identifies priorities, develops public policy and collaborative strategies to improve quality of life throughout the Miami Valley Region. Recommended tools considered MVRPC’s expertise and capacity.

What were the important factors considered during the tool development process?

MVRPC’s Strategic Plan Though our Region is made up of diverse entities, each with unique qualities, we are united by our similarities. Together, we comprise one community—the Greater Miami Valley Region. Founded upon the principles of regional collaboration, cooperation, and consensus building, the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission (MVRPC) serves as the common ground where area partners come together to work toward a shared vision across the Region.

Together, public and private partners develop and implement innovative and sustainable strategies that enhance the Region’s quality of life and economic vitality.

Strategic Plan Goals:

• Regional Stewardship

• Vibrant Communities

• Partnerships

• Sustainable Solutions and Environment

What were the important factors considered during the tool development process?

Regional Priorities

Priority #1: Better Information For Strong Decision-Making

One of MVRPC’s most important roles in the region is its unique capacity for improving access to information about regional and local land use and transportation.

Priority #2: Strengthen Regional Collaboration

The Region needs to pursue more proactive and targeted collaboration, both among local jurisdictions and among less traditional partners, including economic development agencies.

Priority #3: Build the Region’s Capacity for Solutions

Build on MVRPC’s strengths and regional role to increase awareness of effective land use, governance, transportation and economic improvement strategies, particularly through their ability to communicate with a broad cross section of the region.

Recommended Tools - What’s Next?

MVRPC’s Decision Making Process

The Going Places Implementation Plan summarizes the tools that are most likely to benefit the region. The best tools proceed to the next step of development. This entails an assessment of how each tool would be implemented, by which agency, and on what schedule. Each tool will undergo a thorough decision-making process before any action occurs. This process is displayed below. Based upon a discussion with partners, staff, and stakeholders during the assessment process, a decision will be made on how to proceed.

• Leverage MVRPC’s past GIS investments—staff is currently in the process of developing a business plan.

• Web-based and publicly accessible data system. • Training provided.

Local Benefits Regional Benefits Increases existing local staff capacity Uniformity of information

Reduces time and costs for projects Enhances understanding of regional issues

Improves the quality of analysis Improves coordination and cooperation

For more information, please refer to the Executive Summary of Recommendations

• Support local communities in enhancing information provided to current state-run Site Selection Database.

• Support Dayton Development Coalition in promoting the use of the current database.

• Service on request.

Local Benefits Regional Benefits Businesses get information more quickly More business friendly Improved awareness of local strengths/needs More marketable

Increase competitiveness Brings funding to the region For more information, please refer to the Executive Summary of Recommendations

• Web-based tool for local communities analyze proposed projects.

• Evaluate a wide variety of factors to predict the potential impacts, costs and benefits of a proposed project.

Local Benefits Regional Benefits Enable communities to analyze project proposals more objectively Avoid redundancies/overspending

Provide sound justification for decisions Decrease lag time Save money Better decision making across region

For more information, please refer to the Executive Summary of Recommendations

• Benchmark and monitor key regional indicator trends and progress.

• Provide insights related to where the region stands and will serve as foundation for future planning, coordination, service delivery, and project development efforts.

Local Benefits Regional Benefits Provide accessible central clearinghouse Identify gaps/disconnects

Increased information to collaborate and work together

Provide regional perspective of available assets

Showcases/builds upon our existing strengths Encourage interagency cooperation

For more information, please refer to the Executive Summary of Recommendations

• Upon request, explore and identify additional funding opportunities, not traditionally distributed by MVRPC.

• Focus on increasing a project’s competitiveness for funding awards.

Local Benefits Regional Benefits

Increase efficiency Improve competitiveness for receipt of funding

Spend less through shared resources Completion of projects in a timely manner

Get more projects completed Funds projects otherwise not obtainable by individual government agencies or organizations

For more information, please refer to the Executive Summary of Recommendations

• A forum with a broad cross section of leaders and stakeholders from the Miami Valley region.

• Discuss challenges, opportunities, and priorities on the subject of regional transportation and development issues.

Local Benefits Regional Benefits

Open interjurisdictional conversation Broaden support & understanding of local issues

Enable local jurisdictions to help establish regional priorities

Facilitate more effective use of limited resources

Improved quality of decision making Improved quality of decision making For more information, please refer to the Executive Summary of Recommendations

• Connect and convene key participants to identify shared solutions for local and regional challenges as needed.

• Support existing coordination efforts by providing best practices research.

Local Benefits Regional Benefits Get all stakeholders to the table including ad hoc groups, non-governmental organizations, individuals

Focus resources

Help prioritize regional projects Work regionally Improved cooperation

For more information, please refer to the Executive Summary of Recommendations

• Focus on enhancing cross-discipline and organizational collaboration skills and specific, actionable skills and techniques for building consensus, managing conflict, etc.

• Open to regional partners, including local officials.

Local Benefits Regional Benefits Help get people involved Create a culture of regionalism Understand government workings and their responsibilities Increase citizen participation

Increase awareness of regional issues and challenges

For more information, please refer to the Executive Summary of Recommendations

• Provide resources to local jurisdictions and regional partners, including data and mapping and best practices research for sustainability and help with funding opportunities.

Local Benefits Regional Benefits Effective use of resources Maximize return on current investments Promote redevelopment Bring funding to the region

Economic development tool Enhanced attractiveness of communities

For more information, please refer to the Executive Summary of Recommendations

• Raise awareness of established and innovative solutions for natural resource preservation and enhancement issues.

• Provide resources to local jurisdictions and regional partners, including data and mapping and best practices research for natural resource preservation.

Local Benefits Regional Benefits Saves money Attracting new uses for resources Promote natural resources protection Bring funding to the region Improve aesthetics Conservation of important assets

For more information, please refer to the Executive Summary of Recommendations

• Market the Miami Valley as a region, to residents and to outside interests.

• Requires leadership from an appropriate entity, with MVRPC providing support.

Local Benefits Regional Benefits Change conversation to positive aspects Positive perceptions of region

Bring more people to each locale Awareness of opportunities Attraction/retention of talent Keep revenue circulating in the region

For more information, please refer to the Executive Summary of Recommendations

Please let us know what you think. Follow the below link to leave your comment. The comment period is open until Friday, February 28, 2014 link: http://www.mvrpc.org/land-use/going-places/draft-recommended-implementation-tools#comment THANK YOU!

We need your

input on the Tools

For more information, visit www.mvrpc.org/rlu or contact staff at (937) 223-6323

or goingplaces@mvrpc.org

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