Gold Corridor Forum September 17, 2013 PlaceMatters Supports the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Gold Corridor Forum September 17, 2013 PlaceMatters Supports the - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Gold Corridor Forum September 17, 2013 PlaceMatters Supports the creation and maintenance of vibrant, sustainable communities by improving decision-making Good decisions are: Equitable Informed Transparent Lasting Planning
PlaceMatters
Supports the creation and maintenance of vibrant, sustainable communities by improving decision-making Good decisions are:
- Equitable
- Informed
- Transparent
- Lasting
PlaceMatters’ Tools & Techniques
- Information sharing
- Multiple channels of
communication
- Shared values
- Understanding tradeoffs
- Feedback loops
- Celebrating community
PlaceMatters’ Answers
- Transparency
- Equity
- Information
- Durability
- Lack of awareness
- Constraints
- Misinformation
- Exclusion
- Apathy
- Restricted Access
Challenges Of Disengagement
Improved Model
Planning Decision-Making
Goals
- Build awareness and encourage continued participation
- Provide a positive interactive experience for participants
- Educate participants about existing planning work
- Ask participants how their vision aligns with proposed vision
and how they see it being implemented
- Gather input on amenity distribution and draft
implementation strategies
- Educate on Denver Region and Gold Corridor
transportation projects, timelines, etc.
Outline of Forum/Fair
- Welcome Table
- Presentation Area
- Walk the Line and Amenity Distribution
- Treasures and Concerns
- I Imagine the Gold Corridor
- Know the Corridor
- Participation Station
Outline of Forum/Fair
- Welcome Table:
– Instructions for Fair
- Presentation Area (10 min. presentation given three times)
– What is happening along Gold Corridor (timeline, projects, etc.) – Why do corridor level planning? – How your input is important – Remaining time: Scrolling facts and images of Gold Corridor
Outline of Forum/Fair
- “Walk the Line”
– Mark out “Line” on Floor – At each “station”
- Strengths and Challenges
- Highlights of Station Area
Plans
- RTD and/or City Staff
Present to Answer Questions
Outline of Forum/Fair
- Walk the Line: Amenities Along the Corridor
– Use “Amenity Icons” to distribute planned assets/amenities along corridor – Will have colored icons to place on Velcro boards at each station (re-use for all three corridors)
Outline of Forum/Fair
- Booth 1: Community Treasures and Concerns
– Use Touchtable to map current assets and concerns – Use MindMixer for non-spatial comments
Outline of Forum/Fair
- Booth 2: “I Imagine the Gold Corridor”
– Vision and Goals poster and info – Residents tell how they see Vision being implemented
- Using Flip video cameras, and/or
- Residents write short statement on whiteboards and photo is taken
Outline of Forum/Fair
- Booth 3: Know the Corridor
– Quiz on facts about Gold Corridor and Denver Region
Outline of Forum/Fair
- Participation Station
– Info on how to keep participating – Turn in “rail tickets” with comments, suggestions, commitments – Use MindMixer on tablet – Sign up for updates and follow DRCOG on Twitter
Questions and Feedback?
–Are we doing things you’ve seen work? Not work? –Are these activities meaningful and interesting? –Specific topics we’re missing? –What should the presentation cover?
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