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CAPE COD COMMISSIONS h a ro n Ro o n e y , A I C PP h i l D a s c o m b e , A I C PJ e n n i f e r C l i n t o n
Southeastern Massachusetts
WHERE IS IT?
15 towns of Barnstable County
Year-round Population215,885
Summer Population>500,000
Home Rule State Vote in Town MeetingGOVERNANCE
geography
• formed by glaciers• 10 miles wide/60 miles long
• 560 miles of coastline
CHARACTERISTICS
CHARACTERISTICSnatural resources
• sandy soils, dunes• scrub oak and pitch pine• salt marsh systems
CHARACTERISTICScultural resources
• Cape Cod National Seashore• Historic Districts
• Established in 1990: Cape Cod Commission Act
BACKGROUND
• Regional Planning Agency: Regulatory and Planning
HYA
NN
IS
• Charged with protecting Cape Cod’s resources
water resources
transportation
planning/community development
GIS
regulatory/legal
historic preservation
natural resources
economic development
BACKGROUND
AUTHORITY
RPP
Prepare and oversee implementation of a Regional Policy Plan
DCPC
Recommend Districts of Critical Planning Concern
DRI
Review and regulate Developments of Regional Impact
DRINKING WATER SUPPLYNITROGEN SENSITIVEFLOOD HAZARD AREASWETLANDSRARE SPECIES HABITATPROTECTED OPEN SPACEHISTORIC DISTRICTS
1 2 3 4 5
2009 UPDATE
growthpol icy
commiss ion, town act ions
reg iona l resources
min imum performance
standards
reg iona lland use
vis ion map
REGIONAL LAND USE VIS ION MAP
APPROACH TO 2015 UPDATE
Create framework for regional capital planning
Simplify regulatory review, complete RLUVM
Ease LCP process
2015 UPDATE
UPDATED REGIONAL GROWTH POLICY
CONSISTENCY WITH REGIONAL GOALS
11 of 15 towns have cert ified LCPs
benefits inc lude• development
agreements• impact fees
but some p lans outdated:what other incent ives are
needed?
INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING
what are cape cod’s
cap i ta l fac i l i t ies
needs?
t r anspo r ta t ion
was tewate r
energy
commun ica t ions
current ly town by
town
RPP
STAKEHOLDER INPUT CRIT ICAL
PAST
PRES
ENT
FUTU
RE ?
PAST
• Web-based re fe rence too l
• Disp lays h i s to r i c t rends , h igh l igh ts , and maps
PAST
• Visua l i zes key i n f ras t ruc tu re , i nd iv idua l s , i ndus t ry ove r t ime
• His to ry o f deve lopment can be inc luded in LCPs ’ town
backgrounds
Map SliderLayer and compare maps from different
time periods:• 1890 Topographic• 1910 Village Maps• 1938 – 2012
Aerials
StatisticsCompare trends:• Parcels Built• Population• Tax Rate• Assessed Value• Cattle• Sheep
Built ParcelsVisualize parcels
built by year across the region
TimelineView 200+ anecdotal
data points and photos
Map SliderGeorectified paper
maps shared by MassDOT, Cape Cod Conservation District
StatisticsCollected, analyzed annual reports back to late 19th century
Census data
Built ParcelsGIS analysis using
parcels’ “year built” feature
TimelineCollected postcards, images from various historic archives at town and state level
Trend DataUS Census
Town Annual ReportsStatscapecod.com Quotes &
AnecdotesThe Barnstable Patriot
The RegisterProvincetown
AdvocateFalmouth Enterprise
ImagesLibrary of Congress
State Library of MA ArchivesDigitalcommonwealth.org
Boston Public LibraryDennis Historical Society
Provincetown LibraryWhelden Memorial LibraryBrewster Historical Society
Town Annual ReportsHistoric & Archaeological
Resources of Cape Cod & The Islands (1986)Cape Cod &
The Old Colony (1855)
Historical AerialsMassDOT
Cape Cod Conservation District
h t t p : / / ca pec odc ommi ss i o n .o rg / c h ro no l og y /
Round Pond
Coonamessett Bogs
• Ob jec t i ve ly desc r ibes and cha rac te r i zes each
commun i ty
• Revea l s l oca l pa t te rns tha t te l l a s to ry abou t where and
how we work , l i ve & p lay
PRES
ENT
• Curren t l y , t owns a re regu la ted ‘ one s i z e fi t s a l l ’ – wan t ed t o v i sua l i z e c r i t i ca l d i ffe rences
be t ween to wns
PRES
ENT
VULNERABILITY RECREATION
DEMOGRAPHICS
DEVELOPMENT
PATTERNS
ECONOMY
1. d rop ch ips on a map o f cape cod
2. geospat ia l da ta f o r a l l 5 ca tego r i es
aggrega tedto town l eve l
3. rada r char t h igh l igh ts
d iffe rences town to town
BETA VERSION
h t tp : / / capeco dco mmiss i on . o rg / c omcha r /
FUTU
RE
• Scenar i o p lann ing too l• ‘ Pa in t ’ on the map to
see ou tcomes o f deve lopment cho ices
?
demographicseconomy
technologyenvironment
PLANNING FOR CHANGE
• Tool to inform and support policy decisions
• Helps us examine strategies in the face of uncertainty
• Process for exploring possible futures
• Ask…..”What if ?”
SCENARIO PLANNING
• Developed by Fregonese Associates• Suite of scenario planning tools• Extension to ArcMap products• Allows users to explore the effect of their
land use choices• Instantly see the effect of those choices on:
EconomyEnvironmentRegion/Municipality
ENVISION TOMORROW
Active Users: Sonoran Institute Southern California
(SCAG) Chicago (CMAP) Austin (CAPCOG) Kansas City (MARC) Fresno COG Indianapolis
(IndyCOG) Tucson AZ Portland (City and
Portland Metro) North East Ohio
ET APPLICATIONS
• Give stakeholders chance to express growth preferences
• Educate about effect of land use choices
• Reach consensus of where & what kind of development
ET GOALS
• No special
software
• Accessible
anytime
• Simplified
ET CHALLENGES
USER PROCESS
A LINKED SYSTEM OF DATA/MAPPING
Mixed Use Residential
Office
Multi-family
Small Lot Single Family
Large LotSingle Family
Conventional Single Family
BuildingPrototypes Painting
CompactMixed Use
CompactResidential
DispersedResidential
DevelopmentTypes
Indicators
PAINTING PROCESS
Select
Paint
See Changes
CUSTOMIZATION
DATA COLLECTION• Housing units and jobs• Buildable lands supply
• Vacant & Infill• Existing Uses• Environmental
constraints• Roads and Transit• Demographic and
economic data
“Where are we heading?”
SCENARIO PLANNING PROCESS
BUSINESS AS USUALWhat happens if the current trends and land use policies continue?
TREND SCENARIO
6%
TREND SCENARIO
ESTIMATED 17,000 NEW JOBS:
18.8% INCREASE
TREND SCENARIO
POPULATION
31,000 PEOPLE:
11% INCREASE
4,806
6,536
4,388
907
Retail
Office
Industrial
Public / Civic
Hotel / Hospi-tality
68% of new development SINGLE FAMILY HOMES
TREND SCENARIO
TREND SCENARIO
– 88% of new development is owner occupied
–More than half on lots over an acre
15,987N e w h o u s i n g u n i t s
TREND SCENARIO
• Average home price for new residential homes:
$514,108
54% of units
require incomes of $150,000 or more
13a ff o r d a b l e t o
s o m e o n e e a r n i n g t h e
a v e r a g e w a g e .
• Average wage of new jobs created:
$46,000
TREND SCENARIO
“Where are we heading?”“Where are we heading?”
“What are the possibilities?”
SCENARIO PLANNING PROCESS
SCENARIO PLANNING PROCESS
SCENARIO PLANNING PROCESS
“Where are we heading?”
“What are the possibilities?”
“Where are we heading?”
“What are the possibilities?”
“Where do we want to go from here?”
SCENARIO PLANNING PROCESS
Consensus Scenario
Areas of consensus on type and location of growth
Areas for change but no consensus on type
Stakeholder 1
Stakeholder 2
Stakeholder 3
SCENARIO PLANNING PROCESS
SCENARIO PLANNING PROCESS
• Effective tools took more effort and time than expected
• Engaging stakeholders needs to be continuous – important to stay in touch even over the summer
• Older population and technology challenges
YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROWLESSONS LEARNED
YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW : A STORY OF REGIONAL PLANNINGTHANK
YOU!
• SHARON ROONEY, [email protected]
• PHIL DASCOMBE, [email protected]
• JENNIFER [email protected]
• FREGONESE ASSOCIATESwww.frego.com
YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROWFOR MORE INFORMATION
TOOLS
• Chronology, Community Characteristicswww.capecodcommission.org/blackbox
• Regional Policy Plan www.capecodcommission.org/rpp