An Advisory Services Panel for St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana December 6 - 11, 2015
About the Urban Land Institute St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 • The mission of the Urban Land Institute is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. • ULI is a membership organization with nearly 36,000 members, worldwide representing the spectrum of real estate development, land use planning and financial disciplines, working in private enterprise and public service. • What the Urban Land Institute does: – Conducts Research – Provides a forum for sharing of best practices – Writes, edits and publishes books and magazines – Organizes and conducts meetings – Directs outreach programs – Conducts Advisory Services Panels 2
The Advisory Services Program St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 • ! Since 1947 • ! 15 - 20 panels a year on a variety of land use subjects • ! Provides independent, objective candid advice on important land use and real estate issues • ! Process • ! Review background materials • ! Receive a sponsor presentation & tour • ! Conduct stakeholder interviews • ! Consider data, frame issues and write recommendations • ! Make presentation • ! Produce a final report 3
Thanks to the Kresge Foundation St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 • The Urban Resilience Program works to help communities prepare for increased climate risk in ways that allow a quicker, safer return to normalcy after an event but also an ability to thrive going forward. Through careful land use planning, wise investment in infrastructure, and smart building design, we can protect the value we’ve created in our cities and be more robust when facing adverse events. • In 2014, the Urban Land Institute received a generous grant from the Kresge Foundation. A portion of these funds are being used to conduct Urban Resilience Advisory Services Panels. 4
Thanks to the Following Sponsors and Supporters: St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 St. Tammany Parish: • ! The Honorable Patricia Brister • ! Jeanne Betbeze • ! Gina Campo • ! Sidney Fontenot • ! Anne Pablovich • ! Erin Stair • ! Ronnie Simpson • ! Elizabeth Warren Greater New Orleans Inc: • ! Michael Hecht 5
The Panel St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 • Jim Heid , UrbanGreen, Inc, Healdsburg, CA • Margaret Doyle , Gas Technology Institute, Skillman, NJ • Tracy Gabriel , District of Columbia Office of Planning, Washington, DC • Ladd Keith , The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ • Alan Razak , AthenianRazak, LLC, Philadelphia, PA • Michael Stern , Strada, Philadelhia, PA • Lindsey Willke , HKS Architects, Salt Lake City, UT ULI Staff • Paul Angelone • Klade Hare • Beth Silverman 6
Panel Assignment: St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 • What are land use strategies and design recommendations for development in southcentral St. Tammany Parish? • How can these proposed strategies and recommendations improve water quality and drainage within the study area? • Recommend resilience strategies that can be incorporated into both the immediate study area as well as Parish-wide. 7
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 The Panel Process 8
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 The Opportunity 9
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 What Will You Do with Your Engine of Growth? 10
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 What Will You Do with Your Engine of Growth? 11
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 Those Awkward Adolescent Years 12
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 Creating Your Future 13
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 Getting Your Future Right 14
What Would Resilience Look Like? St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 a place with a nationally recognized quality-of-life that grows out of a deliberate and comprehensive resilience strategy a vital, active community with high quality jobs and a variety of households a place of differentiated live work play villages-in-the-woods ” a healthy, walkable lifestyle that reduces the need for significant use of private autos a place of prosperity at all levels – resulting from a strong local economy and wide housing choices for all generations a model for new, state-of-the-art infrastructure using natural systems and equitable funding approaches 15
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 The Role of the Study Area 16
The Role of the Study Area St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 !"#$%&'(")*+%,(%-.'/0$'-0/($12'(03(210' ( ( 45'10'(1("1512%6$(/7%8(%-(07%-9%-6:(.%/%3-%-6(1-2( ';',)#3- ( ( <'/0(,71-6%-6(5'6)+1#3-/(1-2(1""531,7'/(03( 03)67(%//)'/(%-(352'5(03("'5=',0(=35('-#5'(>15%/7 ( ( ?#+%&'(*'/0@3=@,+1//(033+/(@(6'-'510'(*'/0@3=@,+1//(( 3)0,3$'/ ( ( A'$3-/0510'(07'(*'/0(3=(B0C(<1$$1-D(-'E(+%.%-6( E7%+'(5'01%-%-6(07'(*'/0(3=(3+2(B0(<1$$1-D(.1+)'/ ( 17
What did we observe? St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 Growth is imminent But only you can choose if it will be an engine for positive change, or slowly erode everything you value There are no simple solutions You must continue your hard work, combined efforts and the search for multiple benefits from a single action (and single dollar) The economic models of the past are not sustainable. Public services need to be appropriately priced, and must be a requirement for ‘harvesting benefits from the Parish’s growth’. Concurrently the Parish needs to be more proactive and realistic in using proven tools to fund long term infrastructure 18
Resilience in St Tammany Parish St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 Fulfilling Your Poten/al Thinking Regionally, Ac1ng Locally to create Economic Resilience Vision, Policy Frameworks and Genera/onal Thinking Crea1ng the Tools for a Resilient Future A Resilient Approach to Growth The Path to Neighborhood Resilience Thinking Beyond Bigger Roads Developing Mobility Resilience Crea/ng Strength in your Community Building Social Resilience Living with Water Fostering Environmental Resilience 19
Fulfilling Your Potential St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 Thinking Regionally, Acting Locally to Create Economic Resilience 20
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 Rural Suburban ? • Growing Pains • Clearly Define What You Want to Be • Changing to Meet the Challenges of the Time • Like Government Change from Police Juries to Homerule Charter • Plan for the Future! Control Growth Instead of Letting It Control You 21
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 Your Role in the Region • Relation to the major population centers • More than a bedroom community or an escape route – Important sub-region with its own character – Indispensable Component of the SE Louisiana Economy – Alternate Location for Industry – Center of excellence • Different but Complementary – Lifestyle – Small communities w/ character – Schools – Recreation You don’t have to be New Orleans or Baton Rouge to play an important role in the region, but you do have to remain engaged and connected. 22
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 Focusing Economic Development • ! Preserve a uniquely North Shore identity • ! Bring scattered economic development efforts together – ! Local – ! Regional – ! Meta-regional • ! Define goals of Economic Development – ! Jobs – ! Industry – ! Diversification – ! Talent pool: attracting and keeping the new workforce at all income levels 23
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 Growth Projections and Regional Identity • A Range of Population Outcomes • Changing Demographics & Land Use Patterns • Challenge: – Absorb Growth – Keep the North Shore Attractive 24
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 Lead, Connect and Act • Lead – It’s time to act! • Connect – Government’s role in managing growth and its implications – Already ahead of other parishes – Extend your lead with further best practices • Act – Benefits of Action – Costs of Inaction 25
St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 Vision, Policy Frameworks and Generational Thinking Creating the Tools for a Resilient Future 26
Land Use is the Key to Resilience St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 – ! Growth will take a built form – ! Land use development decisions can support all facets of resilience: economic, social and environmental – ! Development location, type, uses, and design all impact resilience – ! Generational thinking : leverage development and public investment for the type of future you L AND U SE ! want 27
Why Planning Matters St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, December 6 -11, 2015 – High costs of current pattern of development – Opportunity to Align Future with Core Values • Quality of Life • Natural Beauty and Recreational Amenities • Safety • Schools • Families 28
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