Capitol Ideas for 21 st Century Comprehensive Plans APA National Conference – Los Angeles April 16, 2012 1. Background / Current Trends in Comprehensive Planning David Rouse, AICP – Principal, WRT 2. Albany 2030 Comprehensive Plan Doug Melnick, AICP – Planning Director, Albany, NY 3. Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan Greg Guernsey, AICP – Planning Director, Austin, TX
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Capitol Ideas for
21st Century Comprehensive
Plans APA National Conference – Los Angeles
April 16, 2012
1. Background / Current Trends in Comprehensive Planning
David Rouse, AICP – Principal, WRT
2. Albany 2030 Comprehensive Plan
Doug Melnick, AICP – Planning Director, Albany, NY
3. Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan
Greg Guernsey, AICP – Planning Director, Austin, TX
The 21st Century Comprehensive Plan
Values-driven
Collaborative
Thematic based
Linking process and outcome
Regional in focus
Beyond paper
Source: The 21st Century Comprehensive Plan, presentation and paper by David Rouse, Michael Chandler, and Jon Arason, 1999 APA National Conference, Seattle, WA
• An APA initiative to define the role of planning in
addressing human settlement issues relating to
sustainability
• Initiated by APA President Bruce Knight and CEO Paul
Farmer in March 2010
• Task Force formed to focus on the comprehensive plan
as the leading policy document to help communities
achieve sustainable outcomes
Sustainability: the Defining Challenge of the 21st Century
Issues
• Resource depletion
• Climate instability
• Energy production
• Economic stress
• Social inequity
• Community health
The Role of the Comprehensive Plan
The Role of the Comprehensive Plan
Sustaining Places Defined
Planning for sustaining places is a dynamic, democratic process
through which communities plan to meet the needs of current and
future generations without compromising the ecosystems upon which
we depend by balancing social, economic, and environmental
resources, incorporating resiliency, and linking local actions to global
and regional concerns.
APA PAS Report 567, January 2012
Eight Principles Derived from Best Practices
• Livable Built Environments
• Resilient Economy
• Healthy Community
• Authentic Participation
• Harmony with Nature
• Interwoven Equity
• Responsible Regionalism
• Accountable Implementation
The Role of the Comprehensive Plan
Healthy Communities Principle
• Improve safety, health, and wellness, especially for at-risk populations
• Reduce barriers to physical activity and active lifestyles
• Locate parks, greenways, and open space accessible to neighborhoods
• Encourage access to locally grown, healthy food
• Design for walking and biking to destinations
• Environmental justice: reduce expose to environmental pollution
The Role of the Comprehensive Plan
Accountable Implementation Principle
• Timeframes and responsibilities
• Departmental buy-in
• Coordination with capital program and operating budget
• Public and private sector partners / champions
• Metrics / indicators of success
• Public involvement
• Measure progress and communicate results
• Recognize milestones to maintain community support
The Role of the Comprehensive Plan
Albany 2030 Comprehensive Plan
Community “Scorecards”
Low Moderate High
Livable Built Environment x
Harmony With Nature x
Resilient Economy x
Interwoven Equity x
Healthy Community x
Responsible Regionalism x
Authentic Participation x
Accountable Implementation X
Low Moderate High
Livable Built Environment x
Harmony With Nature x
Resilient Economy x
Interwoven Equity x
Healthy Community x
Responsible Regionalism x
Authentic Participation x
Accountable Implementation ?
Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan
How does Austin measure up?
Two Capitol Cities…
Albany, NY Austin, TX
Capitol Ideas for
21st Century Comprehensive
Plans APA National Conference – Los Angeles
April 16, 2012
David Rouse, AICP – Principal, WRT
Doug Melnick, AICP – Planning Director, Albany, NY
Greg Guernsey, AICP – Planning Director, Austin, TX
The Albany 2030 Plan
Capitol Ideas for 21st Century Comprehensive Plans
2012 National Planning Conference - April 16, 2012
project history & process.
1st Comprehensive Plan in
400 year history
30+ member board (30+ meetings)
3 year start-up
2 year plan
Thousands of participants
Grant-Funded
•NYS DOS–Quality Comm.
•NYS DOS–BOA
•NYS DOS–LWRP
•US DOE–EECBG
•Hudson River Greenway
•Capitalize Albany Corp.
we do a lot of planning.
the systems approach.
objective.
To develop a resilient, sustainable community-based, long-
term plan that utilizes a series of systems containing
policies and actions developed and organized in a
manner that allow for implementation based upon
interrelationships.
Transportation
systems
Community
Form Systems
Economy
Systems
Social
Systems
Transportation
Systems
Natural
Resources
Systems Housing &
Neighborhood
Systems
Institutions
Systems
Resiliency Energy
Mobility Stewardship
Equity
engaging the community. (the whole community)
traditional/no-brainer
Dozens of neighborhood association meetings
Radio PSAs
Posting in City Hall and newspapers
1,000+ member distribution list
30+ Board meetings
Department head meetings
Stakeholder interviews
Targeted emails
Email address
Thousands of Fliers
3 rounds of public forums.
social media & website.
supplemental direct address.
how we did. (by the numbers)
integrating climate & sustainability.
climate action plan.
“Sustainable Development is development that meets the
needs of the present without compromising the ability of
future generations to meet their own needs.“
- Brundtland Commission, 1987
+
the Albany 2030 Systems
systems and strategy overview.
Community Form
Economy
Social
Transportation
Natural Resources
Housing & Neighborhoods
Utilities & Infrastructure
Institutions
system interrelationships.
projects.
prioritizing implementation projects.
Implementation projects prioritized based on four filters:
1. Alignment with vision component and system priorities
2. Combinations of strategies that yield the most direct
relationships among systems and that leverage change most
effectively and efficiently toward achieving plan goals and
objectives
3. Leadership capacity, staff capacity, partnerships and financial
capacity
4. Time required to initiate and complete the project
developing implementation projects.
plan monitoring.
metrics & targets.
current implementation.
progress & keys to success.
VEH-4 Promote efficient, hybrid, or alternative-fueled vehicles
EV Infrastructure Feasibility Study
BIC-1 Promote and implement the Bike Master Plan
10 miles of new marked routes & Bike Share Feasibility Study
SW-1 Create a Green Infrastructure System
GI Demonstration Projects
Green Business Program & Downtown Matching Grant Program
EN-4 Incentivize energy-efficiency and renewables in construction/rehabs
RP-4 Position the City as a leader in regional cooperation
Capital District Regional Sustainability Plan
PS-6 Enhance resiliency against climate change
Vulnerability Assessment & Climate Adaptation Plan
Douglas R. Melnick, AICP, Director of Planning
Director, Mayor's Office of Energy & Sustainability
City of Albany Department of Development & Planning
518.434.2532 x15
Find us online
www.Albany2030.org
follow @Albany2030
www.facebook.com/Albany2030
contact.
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