Planning Advisory Committee Understanding Key Issues & - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Visioning

Website Facebook Planning Advisory Committee

Kickoff Foundation

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Facts - 2 “What if” Scenario Development Visioning & Community Needs “Preferred” Scenario Assessment Draft Plan Assessment

Community Workshop 1 Community Workshop 2 Community Workshop 3

Forecast the Future

Online Survey Interviews

Foundation of Facts Formulate a Fit Start Up Foundation

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Facts - 1

Online Town Hall 1 Online Town Hall 2 Online Town Hall 3

Understanding Key Issues & Challenges Evaluation & Creation of Goals Review Policies & Direction

CPC Hearing BOA Hearing

– No comments received after the meeting – Used input to affirm plan content – Revisio ions ns – Monday, December 12th – Revisions – Monday, December 19th – Revisions

95% Approval 95% Approval Informed Commercial Places 69% Pool/Center Missing 100% Approval 100% Approval 100% Approval 94% Approval Informed Urban Design 99% Approval

Vision Future Land Use Urban Growth Preferred Direction Implementation Transportation Parks Concept Opportunity Sites

Strategies Priority Development BMP’s Housing All Ages Goals & Policies Urban Design Guidelines Trends Image Streets/Gateways

Balance Growth and Opportunity BIG IDEAS Shaping The Future Of Kearney Enhance Mobility Preserve Small Town Character Create A Community For All Ages

Balance Growth & Opportunity BI BIG G ID IDEA EA

BIG IDEA

SHAPING THE FUTURE OF Kearney

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Direction

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– Creat ating ing Emp mploym ymen ent t Opportu tunities ties Along

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• Annexation

Priorities

1. Future 19th St. Interchange 2. Future 19th St. Interchange 3. Future Residential 4. Future Industrial 5. Future Jobs & Residential

• Urban Reserve

• Future Land Use

– Full Build-out Scenario – Amount of land is greater than projected need – With Annexation

• 16.71 sq. miles
• Doubles Size

• Priority

Development Areas

– Have the highest potential/need for redevelopment. – Located in highly visible locations. – Contain potential

• pportunity.

– Benefit from a unified design approach. – Long-term Vision.

• Three Areas

– Downtown Area – I-35 & 92 Hwy Area – New Interchange 19th Street

• Downtown Area

– Vision & Goals – 12 Opportunity Sites – Redevelopment

• Undeveloped out lots
• Underutilized sites &

parking areas

• Incompatible/out-moded

land uses

• Some existing centers

can be improved

• More attractive gateway

– New Development

• Vacant Corner Site

DOWNTOWN

Development is Targeted

– Vision & Goals – 12 Opportunity Sites

I-35 CORRIDOR

Development is Targeted

Enhance Mobility BI BIG G ID IDEA EA

BIG IDEA

SHAPING THE FUTURE OF Kearney

• Transportation

MAIN STREET

• Centers
• Mixed-Use
• Walkable

LOCAL LINK

• Neighborhood Connectors
• Disperse Traffic / More Walkable

THOROUGHFARE

• Commercial Strip Arterial
• Through or Destination Focus

Walkability ----- Getting More out of the Existing Street & Parks System

PARKS, TRAILS & OPEN SPACE

Create A Community For All Ages

• More Choice in Places to Live
• Young Professional
• Empty Nesters
• Young Families

BIG IDEA

SHAPING THE FUTURE OF Kearney

THE MISSING MIDDLE

PROVIDING HOUSING CHOICES

• Diverse Households

– All Ages And Life Styles – Variety Of Housing Types

• Promotes Housing Preservation
• Reinvest, Motivate & Monitor

– Investigate use of rehab incentive programs – Investigate purchase/resale program – Design “tool kit” to encourage property maintenance

REINVESTMENT NEIGHBORHOODS

Preserve Small Town Character BI BIG G ID IDEA EA

BIG IDEA

SHAPING THE FUTURE OF Kearney

WITH DEFINED EDGES

KEARNEY REMAINS A DESTINATION

DOWNTOWN – HEART OF THE CITY R

Remains a Destination -- Government Center

Kearney maintains sense of community

Resulting in …..

Four Big Ideas Shaping Kearney's Future

– A quality place that

• people desirable to live, work

& play.

– A place that

• offers a wide range of uses &

attracts new jobs and investment

– A unique and appealing destination

• that attracts residents of all

ages

– An amenity

• for those who work and live

here

• Implementation

– General Use – Key Tools – Strategies – Matrix

• Policy
• Land Use
• Form & Character
• Parks & Trails
• Neighborhoods
• Transportation
• Infrastructure
• Implementation

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