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NATURAL RESOURCES, RESILIENCY, LANDSCAPE AND SITE DESIGN PROBLEM/ISSUE: Urban farms, community gardens, food hub….LDC needs to further define compa<bility issues. How do we create incen<ves to provide opportuni<es in appropriate areas? Mul<faceted values are important. PROPOSED APPROACH: Create metrics that will address and define different scales of food along the transect; from rural to periurban and intraurban. Iden<fy “urban agriculture incen<ve zones.” These areas can be public/private ventures. Iden<fy these areas by looking at food desserts found in Aus<n as well as scales of food produc<on. Create a metric that addresses access to healthy food (groceries, farmertoconsumer sales, etc.) CASE STUDIES: STAR Community Index: Aus<n is one of the 10 pilot ci<es now refining a new na<onal sustainability benchmarking tool, the STAR Community Index. Star Index, HS4: Food Access & Nutri<on Evalua<on Measures : Demonstrate an increase over the past 3 years in the percentage of residents within a walkable ¼ mile of a healthful food retail outlet. (cont’d on next slide(s))

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NATURAL  RESOURCES,  RESILIENCY,  LANDSCAPE  AND  SITE  DESIGN  PROBLEM/ISSUE:      •  Urban  farms,  community  gardens,  food  hub….LDC  needs  to  further  define  compa<bility  issues.    How  

do  we  create  incen<ves  to  provide  opportuni<es  in  appropriate  areas?    Mul<-­‐faceted  values  are  important.    

 PROPOSED  APPROACH:      •  Create  metrics  that  will  address  and  define  different  scales  of  food  along  the  transect;  from  rural  to  

peri-­‐urban  and  intra-­‐urban.  •  Iden<fy  “urban  agriculture  incen<ve  zones.”    These  areas  can  be  public/private  ventures.  Iden<fy  

these  areas  by  looking  at  food  desserts  found  in  Aus<n  as  well  as  scales  of  food  produc<on.  •  Create  a  metric  that  addresses  access  to  healthy  food  (groceries,  farmer-­‐to-­‐consumer  sales,  etc.)  

CASE  STUDIES:      STAR  Community  Index:  Aus<n  is  one  of  the  10  pilot  ci<es  now  refining  a  new  na<onal  sustainability  benchmarking  tool,  the  STAR  Community  Index.    Star  Index,  HS-­‐4:  Food  Access  &  Nutri<on  Evalua<on  Measures  :  Demonstrate  an  increase  over  the  past  3  years  in  the  percentage  of  residents  within  a  walkable  ¼  mile  of  a  healthful  food  retail  outlet.        (cont’d  on  next  slide(s))    

 

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URBAN  FARMS  CONTINUED    CASE  STUDIES:      •  Case  study  in  Aus<n  –  where  4  big  farms  are  located  in  East  Aus<n.  Map  showing  their  loca<on  

in  rela<onship  with  the  neighborhood.  Iden<fied  exis<ng  open  space  in  that  neighborhood.        

 

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URBAN  FARMS  CONTINUED    CASE  STUDIES:      •  Aus<n:  Add  mile  radius  and  add  map  of  all  the  urban  farms  and  market  gardens  found  in  Aus<n        

 

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URBAN  FARMS  CONTINUED    CASE  STUDIES:      •  Case  Study  in  California  –The  created  “urban  agricultural  incen<ve  zones”  •  On  September  28,  Governor  Jerry  Brown  signed  into  law  the  

Urban  Agriculture  IncenAve  Zones  Act  (AB  551)  •  AB  551  Bill:  hap://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140AB551  hap://ar<cles.la<mes.com/2013/oct/02/local/la-­‐me-­‐urban-­‐agriculture-­‐law-­‐20131003  

     

 

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URBAN  FARMS  CONTINUED    CASE  STUDIES:      •  Different  scales  of  producAon.  •  Garden  CiAes:  Theory  &  PracAce  of  Agrarian  Urbanism  

2011,  The  Prince's  Founda<on  for  the  Built  Environment  By:  Andres  Duany  and  Duany  Plater-­‐Zyberk  &  Company  

 

     

 

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URBAN  FARMS  CONTINUED    CASE  STUDIES:      Prairie  Crossing  events,  Grayslake,  IL  hap://www.prairiecrossing.com/    

     

 

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Identification  of  Key  Problem  Issue  Areas  

Urban  farms,  community  gardens,  food  hub….LDC  needs  to  further  define  compatibility  issues.    How  do  we  create  incentives  to  provide  opportunities  in  appropriate  areas?    Multi-­‐faceted  values  are  important.    

How  to  improve  the  LDC  

Create  metrics  that  will  address  and  define  different  scales  of  food  along  the  transect;  from  rural  to  peri-­‐urban  and  intra-­‐urban.  

Identify  “urban  agriculture  incentive  zones.”    These  areas  can  be  public/private  ventures.  Identify  these  areas  by  looking  at  food  desserts  found  in  Austin  as  well  as  scales  of  food  production.  

Create  a  metric  that  states  that  addresses  access  to  healthy  food  (groceries,  farmer-­‐to-­‐consumer  sales,  etc.)  

Brief  Case  Study:  

SLIDE  1:  STAR  Community  Index:  Austin  is  one  of  the  10  pilot  cities  now  refining  a  new  national  sustainability  benchmarking  tool,  the  STAR  Community  Index.    Star  Index,  Goals  for  Food  Access  and  Nutrition-­‐  Access  to  Food  (Number  5a):  Over  80%  of  residents  live  within  a  walkable  half-­‐mile  of  grocery  store  and  also  a  direct  farmer-­‐to-­‐consumer  sales  location,  or  within  a  walkable  half-­‐mile  of  a  public  transit  station  that  provides  service  to  a  grocery  store  and  direct  farmer-­‐to-­‐consumer  sales  location  in  under  15  minutes  one-­‐way  travel  time.  Of  the  remaining  population,  no  more  than  25%  are  allowed  to  be  low-­‐income  or  minority.    

Definition  of  Direct  farmer-­‐to  consumer  sales  location  are  sites  where  consumers  can  buy  directly  from  farmers,  including  farmers  markets,  farm  stands,  CSA  programs,  food  buying  clubs  and  pick  your  own.  

SLIDE  2:  Case  study  in  Austin  –  where  4  big  farms  are  located  in  East  Austin.  Map  showing  their  location  in  relationship  with  the  neighborhood.  Identified  existing  open  space  in  that  neighborhood.  

SLIDE  3:  Austin:  Add  mile  radius  and  add  map  of  all  the  urban  farms  and  market  gardens  found  in  Austin  

SLIDE  4:  Case  Study  in  California  –  add  images  and  map  about  this  case  study.  The  created  “urban  agricultural  incentive  zones”  

http://articles.latimes.com/2013/oct/02/local/la-­‐me-­‐urban-­‐agriculture-­‐law-­‐20131003  

SLIDE  5:  Agricultural  Urbanism  case  study:  Look  at  Duany’s  book  on  “Theory  &  Practice  of  Agrarian  Urbanism”  Example:  Prairie  Crossing,  Illionois.  Different  scales  of  production.