Transcript April 2013 Work Group Presentation “Where Are We Now”

Destination Erie: A Regional Vision
Work Group Meeting
Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC
Today’s Agenda
•
Where are we in the Planning Process? (15 mins)
•
Existing Conditions / Summary of Key Issues (30 mins)
•
“Game-Stoppers” (15 mins)
•
Next Steps (25 mins)
• April 24th : Consortium Leadership Meeting
• Public Work Shops: May 7th & 8th
• MetroQuest Video Demo
Planning Process
Phase 1: Initiation and
Regional Assessment
Phase 2: Vision, Scenarios,
& Strategy Development
Where are we now?
What do we want to be?
How do we get there?
Public Participation Plan
Public Workshop #1
Public Workshop #3
Public Launch /
Stakeholder Interviews
Trend and Alternative
Scenarios
Plan Framework &
Strategies
Project Website
Public Workshop #2
Draft Plan Development
Existing Conditions &
Trends Report
Regional Vision Statement
Public Workshop #4
Preferred Future Direction
Final Plan
Mar 2012 – Dec 2012
Sep 2012 – Oct 2013
CAPACITY BUILDING
Overall Schedule COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Phase 3: Vision &
Action Plan
Nov 2013 – Feb 2015
Planning Process
Where are we in Phase 2?
Vision
Themes
Trend
Scenario, 3
Alternatives,
Indicators
Select a
Preferred
Scenario
Public Engagement / Planning
Full Vision
Statement
Plan,
Actions,
Programs
Implementation
Existing Conditions & Key Issues
Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC
The Region’s Report Card
Summary of Key Issues
Intractable Problems:
1.
High Poverty Rates and Concentrations of Poverty
54%
2.
Manufacturing Decline, Ongoing Economic Transformation
51%
3.
Mismatch between Available Jobs and Skills of Workforce
51%
4.
Lack of Regional Coordination
39%
5.
Inequality between Public Schools (e.g., reputation / test scores)
29%
6.
Suburbanization / Population Loss in Cities and Boroughs
24%
7.
Aging Housing Stock/Neighborhood Blight
18%
8.
Disparities in Access to Opportunity for Minority Communities
14%
9.
Distance between Population Centers and Jobs
10. Other Ideas
7%
4%
Current Development Pattern
Trend Scenario
+ 88,077 acres
Trend Scenario
If things remain the same, how will Erie County develop in 2040?
•
1,063 residents and 13.5 sq miles of
new developed area (1980 – 2000)
•
Little population and employment
growth projected
•
Continued population loss in urban
areas
•
Additional pockets of blight and
disinvestment
Typical Low Density Development
Housing Blight – Disinvestment (RDA)
Trend Scenario
If things remain the same, how will Erie County develop in 2040?
•
Increase in developed land of 88,077 acres
•
For every $1 in tax revenue from a new residence, $1.15 will
generally be spent on services. (Penn State Cost of
Community Services study)
•
More commuting time / costs and greater air pollution
•
Loss of open space benefits - $150 million a year in air
pollution removal, flood control, water quality protection,
etc. (LERC Study)
Revised Vision Themes
“Game-Stoppers” & Discussion
Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC
Potential Game-stoppers
Definition – A condition that is fundamentally holding the region
back from addressing key problems and achieving the future
vision.
• Lack of a Core Economic Strategy
• Political / Jurisdictional Fragmentation / Lack of Leadership
• Unsustainable Land Use Pattern
• Others ?
Next Steps
Wallace Roberts & Todd, LLC
May 7th & 8th Workshops
Tuesday May 7, 2013
Girard
9:00am‐11:00am
Waterford
7:00pm – 9:00pm
St. John’s Parish Center (not the church
but the parish center)
1001 Main Street E.
Girard, PA 16417
Fort LeBoeuf High School
931 N. High Street
Waterford, PA 16441
Wednesday May 8, 2013
Lawrence Park
9:00am ‐11:00am
Fairfield Social Hall
4896 East Lake Road
Erie, PA 16511
Erie City
7:00pm – 9:00pm
Avalon Hotel‐Niagara Room
16 West 10th Street
Erie, PA 16501
MetroQuest Demo
METROQUEST LINK
MetroQuest digital engagement software is powerful, flexible
and cost-effective tool that makes it easy to generate meaningful
input on community preferences, plans and much more.
Whether you need public engagement online, at a workshop, or
on the fly with kiosks or iPads, MetroQuest is ready to go in three
easy steps: simply brand it, customize it and launch!