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Outstanding general plans and what we can learn from them

Outstanding general plans and what we can learn from them. Best Practices for Better Plans California Planning Roundtable November, 2008. What makes an outstanding general plan?. An outstanding general plan: Focuses on the person and community Addresses real needs of real people

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Outstanding general plans and what we can learn from them

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  1. Outstanding general plans and what we can learn from them Best Practices for Better Plans California Planning Roundtable November, 2008

  2. What makes an outstanding general plan? An outstanding general plan: • Focuses on the person and community • Addresses real needs of real people • Captures the unique essence of place • Uses the skills of journalism to transform a technical document into a popular one • Connects to the broad continuum of community history and culture

  3. Best practices: engagement • Do it early and often • Use all forms, structured and unstructured • Use electronic media and technology • Design events for the broadest of audiences, incoporating age, allegiances, economic status; recognize the diversity of audiences served • Apply creativity • Think through all potential scenarios

  4. Best practices: content • Use data wisely, but never let data overwhelm the message (Sierra Business Council) • Avoid weasel words: say what you mean and mean what you say (Sierra Business Council) • Remember: Every exercise is an opportunity to build -- or lose – credibility • Explain the unexplainable in plain, clear language (SF Bay Waterfront Plan)

  5. A survey of recent award-winning general plans 2008 • Marin Countywide Plan* • Riverside General Plan 2025 • Lincoln General Plan 2050 2007 • Ventura General Plan* • Claremont General Plan* • Sacramento General Plan* *Specific content regarding sustainability

  6. 2005 West Fresno Vision Plan 2004 Coyote Valley Vision Plan Brea General Plan Update Ingredients for Success, San Gabriel General Plan Update 2003 City of San Diego Strategic Framework (“City of Villages”) Farmersville General Plan Update 2002 Common Ground (SG/LLR Mountains Conservancy) San Leandro General Plan Other award winners of the decade

  7. Classics: Learn lessons from these outstanding plans • Sierra Business Council. Planning for Prosperity: Building Successful Communities in the Sierra Nevada, 1997. Winner of APA Daniel Burnham Award. Based on 16 straightforward principles that form the structure of the plan’s chapters. • Port of San Francisco. Waterfront Land Use Plan, 1996. Great user guides to show people how the plan serves their interests and needs.

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