streetscape policy brief
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Heller School for Social Policy and Management MPP Capstone PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Fisherville Farnumsville Streetscape Project:
Opportunities for Civic Engagement and Collaborative Governance
Overview
South Grafton development
Public participation in Planning and development
Opportunities to Expand community involvement
Recommendations
Fisherville and Farnumsville
Fisherville Mill Fire
Absentee landlords, degraded sidewalks
40R Smart Growth Overlay District and Rehab Funds
The Streetscape Project
New park, streetscape improvements: trees, bike lane, sidewalks
Changing zoning to mimic historic mill village development
The Necessity of Public Participation
Neighborhood disinvestment causes suspicion of zoning changes
Governance system lacks nuanced avenues for community engagement in planning
Public support necessary for Town Meeting
From Confrontation to Collaboration
Community-engaged planning can:
Include unheard voices in community development
Foster a sense of citizen ownership
Prevent unwanted development
Criteria to Evaluate Empowered Participation
Community knowledge and preferences
Fairness and legitimacy
Accountable autonomy
Options for Empowered Participation
Information sharing and outreach
Collaborative planning
Co-Production of public goods
Option 1: Information Sharing, Outreach, and
Education
Outreach through existing Fisherville and Farnumsville Streetscape Committee
Streetscape presentation for local organizations
Option 2:Collaborative Planning
Include more citizens in visioning and planning process for South Grafton redevelopment
Facilitate a public planning series on community issues to inform master plan Changes
Option 3: Citizen Capacity Building in South Grafton
Provide staff assistance for resident-led projects:
Farmer’s market, community gardens, Green initiatives
Promote ownership and volunteerism through matched mini-grants
Weighing Options
Information
Sharing
Co-Planning
Co-Production
Community knowledge and
preferencesmaybe yes yes
Fairness and Legitimacy
yes yes yes
Empowered Participation
no maybe yes
Informing Citizens, Reviewing the Master Plan,
Funding Neighborhood Initiatives
1. Outreach and EducationNewsletter and presentationsrelational approach to building support
2. Focus on Local ownership of master plancross-committee involvement in revising Plan
3. matched mini-grants and neighborhood initiatives to advance goals of Master Plan
Broad Participation Sustainable Communities
Broad public participation can improve outcomes in community planning
All residents have a role in preserving and revitalizing Grafton
Questions