Achieving a Vision The purpose of planning is not to m ake great plans. It is to m ake great places. Great places are illegal Mixing uses Sprawl Am erica Auto-dependent landscape 1
One project at a tim e Ad hocracy The exam ple we set If everyone lived like Am ericans we’d need five planets worth of resources 2
The tim e is right “Nothing is m ore powerful than an idea whose tim es has com e.” Victor Hugo Grand plans “Make no little plans. They have no m agic to stir m en's blood and probably them selves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work . . . Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty. Think big. ” Daniel Burnham High standards “Laguna will becom e a m odel of sustainable, harm onious living.” La g una Bea ch 20 30 “All Palo Alto neighborhoods will be im proved, each to have public gathering spaces, essential services and pedestrian am enities, to encourage less reliance on the autom obile.” 20 10 Pa lo Alto Com p rehensiv e Pla n 3
All hat, no cattle The typical process leads to glittering generalities, but little substantive change to unsustainable conventional patterns of suburban sprawl “Plan” is a verb Most General Plans are updated to satisfy State law, insulate against litigation or to com pete for APA awards Pasadena: Im agine a Greater City Collision between the forces supporting and opposing growth 4
Pasadena: Im agine a Greater City Process: Accelerated schedule with m ore than 65 workshops involving m ore than 320 0 people in just 18 m onths Pasadena: Im agine a Greater City Seven Principles: • Growth will be targeted to serve community needs and enhance the quality of life • Change will be harmonized to preserve Pasadena's historic character and environment • Econom ic vitality will be promoted to provide jobs, services, revenues and opportunities Pasadena will be promoted as a healthy fam ily com m unity • Pasadena will be a city where people can circulate without cars •Pasadena will be promoted as a cultural, scientific, corporate, entertainment and educational center for the region • Com m unity participation will be a permanent part of achieving a greater city Pasadena: Im agine a Greater City A sm art growth renaissance 5
Azusa: Gateway to the Am erican Dream “The Caboose on the Foothill train” Azusa: Gateway to the Am erican Dream Process: Citizens Congress developed a core of m ore than 30 0 active and com m unity leaders Azusa: Gateway to the Am erican Dream How We Learn (Ed uca tion, culture a nd recrea tion) What Nature Has Given Us (The Riv er a nd Ca ny on) How We Live (Fa m ilies a nd Com m unities) Where We Com e Together (Dow ntow n & Com m ercia l Districts) How We Prosper (Ind ustry a nd Job s) How We Get Around (Tra nsp orta tion) Where We Live (Hom es a nd Neighborhood s) 6
Azusa: Gateway to the Am erican Dream Azusa: Gateway to the Am erican Dream Most im proved City in the San Gabriel Valley Ventura: Achieving the Vision Between the devil and the deep blue sea 7
Ventura: Achieving the Vision Ventura: Com prehensive Vision “ The most common approach is to “Our goal is to be a m odel for other com m unities of environm ental responsibility.” 2005 General Plan Ventura: Com prehensive Vision • Our Natural • Our Sustainable Com m unity Infrastructure • Our Prosperous • Our Active Com m unity Com m unity • Our Well-Planned • Our Educated and Designed Com m unity Com m unity • Our Creative • Our Accessible Com m unity Com m unity • Our Involved Com m unity 8
Ventura: Public Dashboard Key lessons Make no little plans Process: • Visionary • Inclusive • Integrated • Collaborative Product: • Strategic • Substantive • Mem orable 9
Connecting the dots Visionary and Inclusive Low tech, high touch Holistic "Developm ent that m eets the needs of the present without com prom ising the ability of future generations to m eet their own needs." 10
The people Everyone at the table Integrated & collaborative There is m ore to m aking great places than land use and transportation 11
Strategic and substantive Beyond crayola zoning to m aking great places Mem orable Values: Azusa is a spiritual place blessed with a unique natural, historic and cultural heritage. Our citizens are caring people who work hard and value Faith, Family and Country. We treasure our small-town character and community involvement. Education is a cornerstone of this community, where a student can go from pre-school to a Ph.D. We believe in the American Dream of owning a home and starting a business. We are proud of our diversity. Our shared goal is to build a brighter future for our children. Num ber one lesson You can’t buy political will on . . . is not available on E-Bay 12
Beyond the General Plan Cracking the code: Zoning is the DNA of sprawl High hopes Conventional suburbia � Zoning segregates where we live, work, and shop � Is the law in virtually every city in Am erica 13
Coding for results New Urbanism Stein’s Law “Things that are not sustainable have a tendency "Things that can't go on forever, don't." to com e to a stop.” Herb Stein Think globally, act locally Creating a sustainable future is our challenge Our own com m unities is where we start 14
Meeting the Challenge “ We will ever strive for the ideals and sacred things of the city, both alone and with many. We will unceasingly seek to quicken the sense of public duty. “We will transmit this city not only not less, but greater, better, and more beautiful than it was transmitted to us.” Athenian Oath 15
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