Community Visioning Workshops Heartland 2050 is hosting a series of exciting public meetings across the region in October and November to explore our future and learn from you. To find the workshop nearest you, visit the project website: Heartland2050.org
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Community Visioning Workshops
Heartland 2050 is hosting a series of exciting public meetings across the region in October and
November to explore our future and learn from you.
To find the workshop nearest you, visit the project website:
Heartland2050.org
Why create a regional vision?
A Regional Vision for the Omaha Metro
A regional vision will help the community members and decision makers understand the long-term consequences of the choices they make now and plan better for the future
What is Scenario Planning?
What is Scenario Planning?
Goals of Scenario Planning
• Experiment with a range of strategies in the face of uncertainty • Get the big issues on the table and prioritize them • Down the road: align local actions with regional vision
What is Scenario Planning?
Traditional Approach
The Present The Future
What is Scenario Planning?
Scenario Approach: Plausible stories about the future
Develop a Range of Scenarios
A B
C D
What is Scenario Planning?
Scenarios also allow us to mix-and-match elements
What is Scenario Planning?
Scenarios also allow us to mix-and-match elements
What happens at the workshop?
Typical Agenda – Evening event, 2-3 hours
• Welcome from MAPA staff or local leaders (10 min.)
• Intro Presentation (20 min.) – The Omaha-Council Bluffs region today and tomorrow – How your ideas help us in building scenarios – Overview of tonight’s workshop activities
• Instant Polling (15 min.)
• Map Exercise (90 min.) – Creative map-based design and visioning for the region – Make choices and weigh trade-offs about the future
• Sharing ideas with group (30 min.)
Instant Polling Warm-up Questions
What is your gender?
1 2 3
25%
50%
25%
1. Male 2. Female 3. Other
Instant Polling Sample Questions: Shelter
3%
17%
6%
54%
20%
1. Yes, throughout the area
2. Yes, in commercial centers along transit corridors
3. No, it is not compatible
4. Maybe
5. I don’t know
Is mixed use housing a good fit for Sarpy County?
PROCESS:
Show us your vision of the future…
1. Decide where and where not to grow 2. Trade chips
The Chip Menu Your guide to the development options
The Chip Menu Located on every table
Map Exercise
Density options
Option C: Higher Density
Option B: Middle Density
Option A: Lower Density
Mark areas important for protection and conservation:
• Open space, green corridors and conservation areas
• Historic districts and other significant areas
Map Exercise
Decide where NOT to grow
Map Exercise
Groups discuss strategies and place chips on maps
• Finalize the chip arrangement
• Make sure the chips on the map represent the group’s goals
• Pull backing off chips and stick to the map
Map Exercise
Arrange chips on the map
Map Exercise
Draw Transportation Infrastructure
Bicycle & Pedestrian Networks
Transit
Roadways & Highways
Especially in areas you expect to have new jobs or housing!
Map Exercise
Name your map and choose a presenter
Map Exercise
Groups present maps and strategies
Workshop Video
What happens after the workshop?
We gather all the workshop maps…
And digitize and analyze each one.
Visualizing the workshop results
Workshop Results: All Chips Placed
Workshop Results: Frequency
Workshop Results: Transit Chips
Your Input Concepts and Analysis Alternative Scenarios
We use your maps to build scenarios.
And then evaluate and compare the scenarios.
Residents are asked to choose the best path forward - public preferences shape the Vision.
Interactive Public Choosing The Regional Vision
Workshop Dates
Regional: What kind of tomorrow do we want for the region?
Oct. 7 — Pottawattamie County: Mid-America Center Oct. 8 — Mills County: Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church, Glenwood Oct. 8 — Cass County: Plattsmouth State Bank Oct. 9 — Sarpy County: Papillion South High School Oct. 9 — Washington County: Blair City Council Chambers
Oct. 10 — Saunders County: Wahoo Performing Arts Center Oct. 10 — Harrison County: Rand Center, Missouri Valley Nov. 5 — Douglas County: Burke High School
Small-Area: Envisioning our neighborhoods of tomorrow
Nov. 4 — Bellevue/Offutt: Bellevue University, Muller Administrative Services Bldg Nov. 5 — Downtown Omaha: KANEKO Nov. 6 — South Omaha: Kroc Center Nov. 6 — East Pottawattamie County: Oakland Community Center Nov. 7 — Northeast Omaha: Lake Point Community Center Nov. 7 — Midtown Omaha: Lewis & Clark Middle School