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1. Status of Envision Loudoun
2. Results from Public Feedback (6 meetings and on-line survey)
3. Next Steps in the Process (Board Decision Points)
Purpose
Envision Loudoun 5 Phase Process1. Foundation – Assessment of Issues/Trends and
Evaluation of Initial Public Feedback2. Vision – Establishing Overall Direction and Goals
To Be Achieved3. Explore – Opportunities For Growth and
Revitalization, Preliminary Land Use and Transportation Recommendations
4. Plan – Producing a Complete Draft Plan5. Review and Adoption – Required Process
Including DOT Review
Envision Loudoun Process and Status
Process Next Steps
• Goal Setting• Visioning Exercises
Foundations and Public
Input
• Objectives & Actions
• Mapping the Issues
• Choices
New Plan Vision and
Goal Statements
• Plan Policy• New Plan Components
Preferred Land Use Strategy
• Adopt• Implement
New General Plan and
CTP
Phase 3Phase 2Phase 1 Phase 4 Phase 5
Board Decision Points:
Endorse New Vision and Goals
Endorse Land Use Strategy
Review and Adopt the New Plan
Process Next Steps
• Goal Setting
• Visioning Exercises
Foundations
• Objectives & Actions
• Mapping the Issues
• Choices
New Plan Vision and
Goal Statements
Phase 2Phase 1
Board Decision: Endorse New Vision and Goals
Process Next Steps
• Plan Policy• New Plan
Components
Preferred Land Use Strategy
• Adopt• Implement
New General Plan and
CTP
Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5
Endorse Land Use Strategy
Review and Adopt the New Plan
Foundations Report
Foundations ReportFocuses on: existing conditions, planning issues,
potential future needs, and new opportunities– Our People– Our Built Environment– Our Housing– Our Economy– Our Environmental, Agricultural, and Cultural
Heritage– Our Transportation Systems– Our Community Infrastructure
Listening & Learning Phase 1 Input Summary
Report
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1. Update on Process Highlights2. Share Major Themes3. Approach to Vision and Goals
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Key Points: Public ParticipationSummary
• 6 meetings• 91 facilitated table conversations• 1,400+ participants
– 900 in-person, 500 online• 5,000+ comments
– 3,500+ opportunity statements– 600+ “how will we get there” comments– 500+ “greatest challenges” comments– 300+ general comment cards
• High levels of satisfaction
Round 1: HighlightsListening and Learning
• More than 5,000 inputs• 3,500 response to prompt #1
– “What do we need to do to make Loudoun County an even better community in the future?”
• Classified responses into “Topics”– Organized by the Foundations Report
chapters plus two miscellaneous topics
Reminder: What we heardMaking sense of the thousands of ideas
Distribution of Input3,500 responses organized into eight major topics*
852 825
563423
235 169 159 145
Transportation BuiltEnvironment
Environmentaland
AgriculturalHeritage
Lifestyle Jobs andBusinesses
Housing CommunityInfrastructure
People
Working with the Stakeholder Committee
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Major Themes
A. Shape Make a great place
B. Compete Be an economic force
C. Connect Bring people and places together
D. Sustain Strengthen assets
E. Support Nurture people
F. Act Implement the recommendations
Plan TopicsA proposed organization of the new Comprehensive Plan
A. Shape: Make a great placeBuilt Environment, Housing
B. Compete: Be an economic forceJobs & Business, Community Infrastructure
C. Connect: Bring people and places togetherTransportation
D. Sustain: Strengthen assetsEnvironmental and Agriculture Heritage
E. Support: Nurture peoplePeople & Lifestyle
Plan TopicsA proposed organization of the new Comprehensive Plan
Shape: Make a great placeThemes for Built Environment, Housing
– Interest in quality, unique, and attractive housing options– Importance of re-planning transition area– Give attention to aging, underutilized places for
redevelopment potential – Need for more housing options (consider trends, meeting
needs, affordability)– Protect environmental corridors– Preserve character of western Loudoun– Recognize importance of historic preservation
– Encourage small business– Broadband in the west– Continue priority on public
facilities and roads– Environmental balance– Growth management– Rural roads for tourism– Adequate water supply /
systems– Energy sustainability
Compete: Be an economic forceThemes for Jobs & Business, Community Infrastructure
• Increase business opportunities• Build on technology business
base• Support entrepreneurism• Strengthen outreach for
business• Increase diversity of business
types• Continue to increase community
development • Enhance high quality
development (jobs)
– Continue to improve safety for all modes– Improve regional connectivity– Coordinate land use and transportation
policies and practices – Improve congestion management– Encourage alternate travel choices– Build environment for better biking and
pedestrian movement– Strengthen inter-county connectivity– More robust local transit
Connect: Bring people & places togetherThemes for Transportation
– Between suburban and rural– Strong support for open
space and rural landscape– Maintaining farming and
agriculture as part of the heritage
– Support rural tourism– Protect green infrastructure– Ensure rural hospitality uses
are compatible with community
Sustain: Strengthen AssetsThemes for Environmental and Agriculture Heritage
• Encourage use of renewable energy
• Maintain dark skies• Protect water resources• More parks, trails in eastern
Loudoun• Manage land use to protect
water quality and quantity
– Improve opportunities for people to connect (place and programs)
–Make more vibrancy –Strengthen arts and culture–Create gathering places and spaces–Build on parks, recreation and trails–Consider performing arts center–Safe places for kids
Support: Nurture peopleThemes for People and Lifestyle
A. Shape: Make a great placeBuilt Environment, Housing
B. Compete: Be an economic forceJobs & Business, Community Infrastructure
C. Connect: Bring people and places togetherTransportation
D. Sustain: Strengthen assetsEnvironmental and Agriculture Heritage
E. Support: Nurture peoplePeople & Lifestyle
F. Act: Implement the RecommendationsThe Action Strategy
What is next? Vision and Goals
Approach to preparing Goals
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Overall VisionSimple statement and elaboration
Topic 1 (Chapter)Goal statement
1. Objective 1 (Organizers)1. Action 1 (recommendations: policies, programs, projects)2. Action 2 (recommendations: policies, programs, projects)
2. Objective 2 (Organizers)1. Etc.…
Topic 2 (Chapter)Etc.
Policy HierarchyProposed structure for the plan document
Questions, Comments and Discussion
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