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PUBLIC SPACES MASTER PLAN UPDATE (POPS)

POPS Advisory Committee December 18, 2018

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NOTE: This presentation is a working document, and some recommendations or ideas may have evolved or changed based on continued discussions and additional analyses.

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AGENDA

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• POPS Timeline
• Final POPS Draft
• Overall Feedback
• Commission Feedback
• Next Steps

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Winter 2015-16

strategic directions, actions, action steps + implementation strategy

PUBLIC MEETING SERIES POPS POPPING UP EVENTS

definitions, strategic direction prioritization

FINAL DRAFT ONLINE + OPEN DOOR EVENTS

present final draft plan present preliminary recommendations

• ptions forclassification

+ LOS standards vision statement + strategic directions

FOCUS MEETINGS STATISTICALLY VALID SURVEY

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ENGAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ENGAGEMENT

POPS CHARRETTE

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ENGAGEMENT

land acquisition strategy draft plan discussions draft plan

COMMISSION REVIEWS COUNTY BOARD ADOPTION

GROUP

PUBLIC MEETING SERIES

Spring / Summer 2016 Jul - Aug 2016 Dec 2016 Feb 2016 Summer 2017 Fall 2018

present vision, discuss + prioritize strategic directions, ask targeted questions to inform actions

ADDITIONALPUBLIC ENGAGEMENTS

Dec 2017 Winter 2018/2019

POPS TIMELINE

WE ARE HERE

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PUBLIC INPUT (COLLABORATIVE PROCESS)

Advisory Committee APS Aquatics BIDs & Partners Bike/Ped Dog Parks Gymnastics Natural Resources Urban Forestry Sports Millennials Seniors Teens Gen Xers Over 90 participants

Public Meetings

February 2016

Stakeholder Interviews

Winter/Spring 2016

Goal: 800 Actual: 1,470

Statistically Valid Survey

Winter 2015/2016

POPS Popping Up

Summer 2016

Focus Groups

Spring/Summer 2016

Charrette

December 2016

Public Meetings

July 2017

Preliminary Draft Online Public Meetings

December 2017 Land Acquisition Athletic Fields Natural Resources, Trees & Casual Use Spaces July-August 2017 4

Work Session W/County Board

February 20th 2018 Land Acquisition Athletic Fields Level of Service Natural Resources/Trees Casual Use Spaces

POPS Advisory Committee

Final Draft Online + Open Door Events

October 24 – December 9 2018

Final POPS Draft: 285 comments online & 40+ emails, 2 open door events, commission reviews

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FINAL POPS DRAFT

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FINAL POPS DRAFT & COMMISSION REVIEWS

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Presented to:

• September:
• Lee Highway Alliance
• Park & Recreation Commission
• Urban Forestry Commission
• October:
• Commission on Aging
• HALRB
• E2C2
• Sports Commission
• Crystal City Citizen Review Council
• November:
• Transportation Commission
• Open Door Event #1
• Bicycle Advisory Committee
• NCAC
• POPS Advisory Committee

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FINAL POPS DRAFT & COMMISSION REVIEWS

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November:

• Pedestrian Advisory Committee
• Commission for the Arts
• Disability Advisory Commission
• Park and Recreation Commission
• NAIOP- Northern Virginia
• JFAC
• December:
• Open Door event #2
• Senior Adult Council
• LRPC
• POPS Advisory Committee Meeting (December 18)

Remaining Commission Meetings:

• February/March:
• Planning Commission (TBD)

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FEEDBACK RECEIVED

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FINAL POPS DRAFT- OVERALL FEEDBACK

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• 285 comments online & 40+ emails & 2 open

door events

• Major Themes:
• SD1: land acquisition, LOS, athletic fields, pickleball,

dog parks

• SD2: trails, mountain biking/cyclocross/pump track
• SD3: trees and natural resources
• strengthening language

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FINAL POPS DRAFT- SELECTED COMMISSION FEEDBACK

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• E2C2
• Major Themes:
• Casual Use Space (LOS & “green spaces”)
• Level of Service
• synthetic conversion/lighting & LOS goals
• recommended implementation (future) steps:
• develop LOS for casual use space
• adjust LOS units to reflect the ways in which amenities

are used (e.g., community garden plot vs garden)

• inventory of private amenities- impact on LOS
• Strengthen language

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FINAL POPS DRAFT- SELECTED COMMISSION FEEDBACK

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• Bicycle Advisory Committee
• Major Themes:
• Trail classification (trail width, definitions)
• Land acquisition for trails
• Bike parking
• Trail loops- more conceptual
• Mountain biking/cyclocross/pump track

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FINAL POPS DRAFT- SELECTED COMMISSION FEEDBACK

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• Pedestrian Advisory Committee
• Major Themes:
• Strengthen language
• Include snow removal
• Land acquisition for future trails
• Privately Owned Public Spaces Design Guidelines
• Trail lighting
• LOS- access standards (clarity)

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FINAL POPS DRAFT- SELECTED COMMISSION FEEDBACK

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• Joint Facilities Advisory Commission (JFAC)
• Major Themes:
• Land Acquisition- adapting for other county needs
• Level of Service Maps- update frequency
• Action Plan- consider adding JFAC as a potential

partner

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FINAL POPS DRAFT- SELECTED COMMISSION FEEDBACK

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• Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC)
• Major Themes:
• LOS
• access maps (clarify what is counted)
• provide link to data
• clarify how synthetic conversion/lighting impacts LOS

goals

• utilization & quantifying unmet demand (challenges)
• public vs private facilities

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FINAL POPS DRAFT- SELECTED COMMISSION FEEDBACK

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• Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC)
• Major Themes:
• Athletic Fields
• neighborhood character
• lights & mitigation (e.g., elevation)
• technical specifications
• defining approval process

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FINAL POPS DRAFT- SELECTED COMMISSION FEEDBACK

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• Long Range Planning Committee (LRPC)
• Major Themes:
• Casual Use
• definition (defined by use?)
• Dog Parks & Runs
• support for revising the Zoning Regulations
• Privately-Owned Public Spaces
• recording public easements
• connectivity
• importance of inventory
• Land Acquisition
• 30 acres goal- how do we get there? quality vs. quantity
• generational opportunities
• TDR

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NEXT STEPS

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FINAL POPS DRAFT - NEXT STEPS

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• Winter:
• February 2019: RTA- Planning Commission &

County Board

• March 2019: Planning Commission & County

Board Action

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