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1 Disappointment to Success: Growing Pains in Fort Collins
Nick Heimann, MPH, FC Bikes Program Specialist
8-29-2016
2016 Open Streets Events
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2016 Open Streets
June 5-Corbett Dr
• 3,600+ participants
• 27 volunteers (29 shifts)
• 1 mile route
• School, residential, parks
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2016 Open Streets Events
Sept. 18-Linden/Redwood
• 7,000-10,000?
• Seeking 75 volunteers
• 2 mile route
• Diversity!
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Open Streets in Fort Collins
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Whedbee map
Open Streets in Fort Collins
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Open Streets in Fort Collins
July 20, 2014-Laurel/Whedbee
• 2,000 participants
• 47 partners
• 1.5 mile T-shaped route
• Residential setting
• “The most awesomest
day ever!”
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Cancelled
“While we were looking forward to hosting our
follow-up event this fall,” said Becky Moriarty, FC
Bikes Program Specialist, “by rescheduling until
next year, we will be able to revisit the plans to
ensure the second event is as successful, if not
more so, than our first.”
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Cancelled Route
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Uncertain Future
So, what happened?
• Residential petition
• A few business leaders
express concern
• City Council involvement
• Event cancelled
In essence, reactive
planning versus
proactive
conversations.
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Critical Conversations
Leadership Outreach:
• Council districts
• Department and
leadership buy-in, early
and often
• Robust outreach and
engagement process
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Critical Conversations
Business Outreach:
• 1:1 contact
• Informational mailings
• Find concerns, address
them
• Invite participation
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Critical Conversations
Resident Outreach:
• 2 mailings, months in
advance
• Press and media
coverage
• 1:1 flyers door hangers
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Open Streets 2015
Back to W. Elizabeth
• 7,000+ participants
• Business owners ask for
event back!
• $60-90k estimated impact
• City Manager, Deputy
CM, Councilmembers in
attendance
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Key Takeaways
• Plan the outreach
process
• Engage leaders early and
often, before public
stakeholders
• When in doubt, do it
• Plan for long process
• Invite the skeptics
• Know that “evidence”
from other communities
doesn’t settle the debate
• Know your goals and live
them
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Nick Heimann, MPH
City of Fort Collins
FC Bikes Program Specialist
970-416-2628
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