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METROFUTURE: Making a Greater Boston Region

MetroFuture is a bold and achievable plan to make a "Greater Boston Region" - to better the lives of the people who live and work in Metropolitan Boston between now and 2030.

Content type:
projects
Location:
Boston, MA
Keyword(s):
decision-making,
facilitation & dialogue,
implementation,
public participation & outreach,
scenario planning,
visioning

Fairfield 2012

The Fairfield City Council and numerous partners enlisted the University of Northern Iowa’s (UNI) Institute for Decision Making to conduct a comprehensive planning process for the City based around five core community values.

Content type:
projects
Location:
Fairfield, IA
Keyword(s):
community character & design,
community inventory,
decision-making,
facilitation & dialogue,
implementation,
public participation & outreach,
values-based planning

(PARK)ing Day

(PARK)ing Day is an annual one-day global event during which community members transform parking spaces and parking lots into temporary parks and public spaces.

Content type:
projects
Keyword(s):
community character & design,
conservation and natural resources,
implementation,
project design & management,
public participation & outreach,
transportation

3I Solutions

In south-central New Hampshire, regional planners used the 3I (three infrastructures) approach to simultaneously plan for the I-93 Corridor's built, green, and social infrastructures.

Content type:
projects
Keyword(s):
conservation and natural resources,
decision-making,
economic development,
environmental sustainability,
government,
implementation,
public participation & outreach,
values-based planning,
visioning,
visualization

Energize Clinton County

The Energize Clinton County Project grew out of a citizen movement to broaden participation in economic development, and rebuild the damaged rust-belt local economy in Clinton County, Ohio through sustainability.

Content type:
projects
Keyword(s):
community character & design,
conservation and natural resources,
economic development,
environmental sustainability,
government,
implementation,
public participation & outreach,
youth

Dakota Dreams

Dakota Dreams used Appreciative Inquiry to identify opportunities and address the serious poverty and economic depression in northwestern North Dakota and create a comprehensive plan for change.

Content type:
projects
Keyword(s):
community character & design,
diversity,
economic development,
facilitation & dialogue,
implementation,
public participation & outreach,
storytelling,
values-based planning,
visioning,
youth

enVISION Manistee County

After an overwhelmingly positive response by community members to a proposed visioning initiative, the Manistee County Community Foundation embarked upon a community-driven process to produce strategies and action steps to guide the county’s future.

Content type:
projects
Keyword(s):
community character & design,
community inventory,
data analysis & collection,
decision-making,
facilitation & dialogue,
implementation,
project design & management,
public participation & outreach,
values-based planning,
visioning

Sustaining Jackson Hole

Sustaining Jackson Hole is a comprehensive, citizen-driven indicators program. Citizens set out to measure and track a wide variety of programs and issues in the community, and to create indicators for all aspects of the community.

Content type:
projects
Location:
Jackson Hole, WY
Keyword(s):
community character & design,
community inventory,
data analysis & collection,
implementation,
indicators & monitoring,
public participation & outreach,
values-based planning

Washoe County Area Plans

The Washoe County Comprehensive Plan includes twelve individual plans with the goal of articulating and enhancing the unique character of their respective communities. Some have even incorporated character directly into planning maps and ordinances.

Content type:
projects
Keyword(s):
community character & design,
conservation and natural resources,
decision-making,
implementation,
values-based planning

Building a Sense of Place

In 1996 the Michigan Land Information Access Association assisted seven Michigan communities in articulating their local character. Using Community Information Systems (CIS) plans were created to sustain and enhance these respective community values.

Content type:
projects
Location:
MI
Keyword(s):
community character & design,
decision-making,
economic development,
implementation,
public participation & outreach,
values-based planning