Your Vision, Our Future - General Overview Presentation

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Building on the LRTP:

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“The combination of inadequate revenue for transportation improvements & local land use policies that promote decentralized growth are threatening the sustainability of our region ”threatening the sustainability of our region.”

Region at a Cross-Roads:• Rapid & decentralized growth

• Significant land available for development

• Regional vs. local interests

• Inadequate revenue to meet stated needs

Yo u r V i s i o n , O u r F u t u r eYo u r V i s i o n , O u r F u t u r e

What’s the big idea?The study provide residents, business leaders, & elected officials throughout the George Washington Region with the opportunity to explore and debate regional growth visions, their trade-offs, and alternative futures.

E d GEnd Game:The scenario planning study will be a useful resource as local governments update their adopted plans and ordinances. It will also begovernments update their adopted plans and ordinances. It will also be one input for developing FAMPO’s next Long Rang Transportation Plan.

W h o i s I n v o l v e d ?W h o i s I n v o l v e d ?

Local Jurisdictions• Caroline County

State & Federal Government

• Virginia Department of Transportation• King George County• Stafford County• Spotsylvania County• City of Fredericksburg

• Virginia Dept. of Rail & Public Transportation• Virginia National Defense Industrial Authority• National Park Service• Individual Military Installations in the Region

• Town of Bowling Green• Town of Port Royal

Regional Agencies & Institutions

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Special Interests• Committee of 500

F d i k b Ch b f CRegional Agencies & Institutions• Fredericksburg Regional Alliance• Mary Washington University• Military Affairs Council

• Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce• Caroline County Chamber of Commerce• Military Affairs Council• Fredericksburg Green Drinksy

• FAMPO• GWRC• Tri-County Soil & Water Conservation District• Hanover-Caroline Soil & Water Conservation District

• Friends of the Rappahannock• Fredericksburg Clean and Green Commission• Stafford County Historical Commission• Spotsylvania First Impressions CommissionHanover Caroline Soil & Water Conservation District

• Central Virginia Housing Coalition • Local Business Leaders• Local Development Interests• Stafford Regional Airport

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Role in the Project:S i l i id f

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• Scenario planning provides a forum, process, set of tools, and measurable outcomes so the region might contemplate alternative growth futures.

• Allows stakeholders the opportunity to measure results and evaluate the trade-offs associated with competing scenariosassociated with competing scenarios.

Beyond the Project:• Scenario planning tools are being developed

for each jurisdiction in the region.

• Becomes a resource / tool for local government planning initiatives.

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General Approach:• It was important that the scenarios reflect the

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It was important that the scenarios reflect the region’s rich history, environmental assets, military presence, and geography within the super region between Washington, D.C. and Ri h dRichmond.

• Scenarios were developed in partnership with local governments and key stakeholders (i.e., community-based regionalism)

Four-Part Partnering Strategy:• On-Line Citizen Survey

• Focus Group Meetings

Citi W k h• Citizen Workshops

• Project Steering Committee

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Fortune Telling Exercise:Four different development scenarios were

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Four different development scenarios were prepared to measure and evaluate the trade-offs associated with alternative growth patterns. This information will be used for preparing a preferred d l t i i th idevelopment scenario in the region.

Regional Growth Principles:• Mobility

• Environment

• Genuine Communities

• Regional Collaboration

• Maximizing Efficiency in Public Infrastructure• Maximizing Efficiency in Public Infrastructure

• Quality-of-Life

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Decentralized Growth:Contemplates how the region develops if

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Contemplates how the region develops if the dispersed pattern of development were to continue. New growth would take the form of single use, low-density g ydevelopment that is generally isolated, or not well-connected.

C FCommon Features:• Greenfield development patterns

O t d i f bli tiliti• Outward expansion of public utilities

• Transportation investments that favor single-occupant automobile users

• Region remains a bedroom community to Washington D.C. or Richmond


Green Print Initiative:Contemplates how the region develops if

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Contemplates how the region develops if new growth is directed away from identified environmentally-sensitive lands and resources. This scenario complements the GWRC Green Infrastructure Report currently under development.

C FCommon Features:• Preserve large, contiguous natural areas

P t t lt l ( b ttl fi ld• Protects cultural resources (e.g. battlefield areas) & working farms

• Follows low impact development principles

• Potential need for TDR or PDR program & conservation easement grants


Compact Development Centers:Contemplates how the region develops if

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Contemplates how the region develops if new growth is focused into compact, walkable communities with nearby opportunities to live, work, shop, and be entertained. This scenarios considers the concept of UDAs for the region.

C FCommon Features:• Concentrated development areas

L d ti t id th• Land preservation outside the development areas

• Variety of development types & intensitiesintensities

• More travel options within &between centers


Greater Jobs / Housing Balance:Contemplates how the region develops

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Contemplates how the region develops if more employment is attracted to the region. This was the citizens’ scenario from round one of the public outreach activities held for the project.

C FCommon Features:• Follows development patterns in the

compact development scenariop p

• Reduces average commute times for home-work trip

H pothetical scenario co ld become• Hypothetical scenario, could become the topic for a more detailed study

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Six Regional Growth Principles were• Six Regional Growth Principles were identified from general themes / issues identified during the planning processf Y Vi i O F tfor Your Vision, Our Future.

• Performance measures for each growth i i l t d t tif dprinciple were created to quantify and

explain the differences between the scenarios.

• Summary statistics were created using CommunityViz software and the FAMPO Regional Travel Demand Model.

Study AreaD e v e l o p m e n t S c e n a r i o R e p o r t C a r dD e v e l o p m e n t S c e n a r i o R e p o r t C a r dStudy AreaMobility Principle:

Study AreaD e v e l o p m e n t S c e n a r i o R e p o r t C a r dD e v e l o p m e n t S c e n a r i o R e p o r t C a r dStudy AreaMobility Principle:

Study AreaD e v e l o p m e n t S c e n a r i o R e p o r t C a r dD e v e l o p m e n t S c e n a r i o R e p o r t C a r dStudy AreaEnvironmental Principle:

Study AreaD e v e l o p m e n t S c e n a r i o R e p o r t C a r dD e v e l o p m e n t S c e n a r i o R e p o r t C a r dStudy AreaGenuine Communities Principle:

Study AreaD e v e l o p m e n t S c e n a r i o R e p o r t C a r dD e v e l o p m e n t S c e n a r i o R e p o r t C a r dStudy AreaRegional Collaboration Principle:

Study AreaD e v e l o p m e n t S c e n a r i o R e p o r t C a r dD e v e l o p m e n t S c e n a r i o R e p o r t C a r dStudy AreaMaximizing Efficiencies in Public Infrastructure:

Study AreaD e v e l o p m e n t S c e n a r i o R e p o r t C a r dD e v e l o p m e n t S c e n a r i o R e p o r t C a r dStudy AreaQuality-of-Life Principle:

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C ll f• Compares all performance measures side-by-side; assuming equal weighting f ll i blfor all variables.

• Initial Rank Order:

1. Jobs-Housing Balance

2. Compact Development

3. Green Print Initiative

4. Decentralized Growth

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• Information is being shared withInformation is being shared with stakeholder groups in the region using a series of outreach meetings & an on-line citizen survey& an on line citizen survey.

• Your input will be shared with the project steering committee as itproject steering committee as it moves forward with creating a preferred development scenario for the regionthe region.

Study AreaH o w D o I S t a y I n v o l v e d ?H o w D o I S t a y I n v o l v e d ?Study Area• Project Websitej

www.fampo.gwregion.org/regionallandusescenarioplanning.html

• Citizen Surveywww yourvisionourfuturesurvey comwww.yourvisionourfuturesurvey.com

• QuestionsQuestionsMs. Marti Donley, FAMPO(540) 373-2890(540) 373 2890

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Your Vision, Our Future - General Overview Presentation