1. Focus Group Update
• Talked with 14 groups
• 74 people
• Compiling input for use to develop Guiding
Principles
• Guiding Principle workshop with committee
in November
2. What is your vision for downtown?
• A greater downtown Waco – center, east, north and south that
has local neighborhood services – groceries, cleaners, pharmacy -
needed to live on a day to day basis
• A downtown with a center of activity on the river – commercial
developments that will draw people locally and off the highway
• Waco is a well-rounded, diverse city that embraces all cultures –
the city/community/ downtown has something to offer for every
ethnic group and everyone is treated fairly
• A city with more park and recreation facilities and open spaces – a
vibrant outside where we can walk around and relax at night
• A vibrant lively east Waco
3. What is your vision for downtown?
• A city with the character of downtown Fort Worth – a
place to celebrate our sense of history, old buildings,
fun places, and manageable lifestyles
• Recapture the community spirit of downtown
neighborhoods from 30 years ago – where all Waco
residents have vision, pride and hope
• A downtown where I can live without having to own
a car.
• A vibrant and beautiful city that can be seen from I-35
• A water park over the river
• A city that returns to the vibrancy we knew before the
tornado
4. What is your vision for downtown?
• 100,000 people and 60,000 jobs in the greater
downtown area
• A city where young people say “this is a great place
and I want to live here!” Residential opportunities for
our youth on both sides of the river.
• Boats on the river
• A vibrant Elm Street – an Elm Street that has come
alive
• A city focused on the parks and open space – the
river, Cameron Park, and the Mammoth site
• Enhanced entertainment options in the greater
downtown area
5. What is your vision for downtown?
• A greater downtown area that is focused around
the many arts centers and museums and
supported by housing, shops and restaurants
• A downtown that is supported by a diverse
coalition formed among leadership groups from
all segments of city and community – see whole
town – do not shirk from doing things to change
– our community needs to reach across river and
bring prosperity to all areas.
• A unified city that does not look at the Brazos
River as a boundary
7. Workshop Outreach
• Distribute flyers broadly
• Post flyers in local businesses
• Run Advertisements/News Alerts in, Anchor, El
Tiempo and Tribune
• Support Editorials in papers
• Television Coverage
• Media alerts
• Run on city’s public access channel
• Email blasts
• Social networking
8. Developing new ideas: the workshop exercise
• Participants develop
their own plan for
Downtown Waco
9. The Workshop Exercise
We don’t
arrive with a
vision…
We work
together to
build a vision.
10.
11. Workshop Process
• Interactive Mapping Exercise
• Teams of 8-10 persons
• Develop your vision of how you would like Greater
Downtown Waco look in the future
• Create a map that shows a desired ‘end state’
regardless of what steps are needed to get there
• Share results with the group and look for common
themes
21. You will build your own Vision for Greater
Downtown Waco
Step 1 - Decide what to
preserve
Step 2 - Place chips on map
representing new
buildings and uses
Step 3 -Draw in
Transportation and
Parking infrastructure
Step 4 - Present Map to
Group
22. The Workshop Exercise
Identify where NOT to grow or
where to PRESERVE
Draw-In Desired Open Space, Green
Corridors
Conservation and Historic Districts, and
Other Significant Areas
Workshop Map
24. The Workshop Exercise
Choose a Starter Set and Place Chips on Map
Start with highest-intensity
chips
(Downtown, Main Street)
Move on to lower-intensity
chips
(City Neighborhood,
Industrial)
25. Workshop Game Pieces
Mixed-Use Types Employment Types Residential Types
Townhouse
/ Condo
City Neighborhood
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38. The Chipsets
The chip sets are the physical area covered by
forecasted construction
Trend Forecast Aggressive Forecast Target Forecast
19,000 people 28,000 people 100,000 people
112 Chips 160 Chips
39. The Workshop Exercise
Add Transportation Infrastructure
Bicycle & Pedestrian Networks
Transit
Roadways & Highways
Transportation Choices
Current tools
Other choices
41. What’s in a Chip?
Chip Elements Chip Types Future
Network
Design Features
Streetscapes
Walkways/alleys
Landscaping
Investment
Streetscapes
Transit
Used in today’s
Workshops
64. Problems Facing Ko’olau Loa
What do you see as the most important problem facing the people living in
the Ko’olau Loa region today?
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65. Mixed Housing,
Higher Density Preferred
Some people believe new housing is important for the region. To meet the
needs of the community, which type of housing do you think would be best
for the region?
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66. Need New Homes
Based on what you currently see in the community and looking out into
the future, about how many new housing units (apartments, town homes,
or family homes), if any, do you think are needed per year to support the
Laie community and surrounding areas?
Mean: 61
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67. Yes to a Laie Village Center
A number of the tables today brought up the idea of a Laie Village Center that
would support small businesses, retail, and include a village malae. Which of
the following best reflects your feeling about this idea?
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