Visions/Goals/Indicators identified by small group discussions at Big Picture meeting on January 28, 2010

1. The
Big
Picture
Meeting
28
January
2010
Activity
One:
Missing
Issues/Topics;
Goals/Visions/Indicators
Missing
Issues/Topics
• Air
Quality
• Light
Pollution
• Health
Care/Health
Insurance
• Traffic
Safety
• Safety
• Commerce
• Parks/Greenspace
• Cultural/Historical/Social
• Architectural
design/Streetscape
• Commercial
Development
• Culture
• Education
• Public
Safety
• Community
Facilities/Space
• Art
• Local
Economy/Investment
• Local
Food
Processing
• Information
management
• Construction
• Parks/Space
• Gathering
Space
• Public
Art
• Health
• Vegetation
• Nutrient
Management
• Communication
Vehicles/Kiosk
• Energy
Conservation
• Waste
Management
• Parks/Public
Space
• Gathering
Spaces
• Public
Art
• Youth
Engagement
• Health
(include
as
indicators)
• Education/Conservation
• Dog
Park/Pet’s
Needs
• Nutrient
Management/Soil
Management
• Permaculture
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2. • Technology
Access
• Local
Jobs
Visions/Goals/Indicators
Vision:
Sustain
Local
Businesses
Goal:
Keep
Existing
Local
Businesses
Serving
the
Neighborhood
Indicators:
• #
of
business
lost/gained
every
5
years
• Measure
clientele
of
businesses
• Net
revenue
of
businesses
Vision:
Provide
Produce
for
Local
School
Lunches
Goals:
• Gardens
at
the
Schools
• Educational
Programs/Clubs
• Partnerships
with
CSAs
and
Businesses
Indicators:
• Amount
of
Local
Goods
Used
and
Produced
• Net
Amount
of
Outside
vs.
Local
Sources
Vision:
All
New
Construction
and
Remodeling
Must
Include
Alternative
Energy
Sources
and
Passive
Building
Techniques
Goals:
• Have
Policies/Rules
in
Place
By
2015
• Start
Educational
Programs
About
Benefits
of
Alternative
Energy
Indicator:
• Net
Energy
Use
per
Month/Year
Alternative
Energy
Sources:
• Passive
Heating
and
Cooling
• Solar
• Green
Roof
Economic
Stability:
• Keeping
Businesses
in
Neighborhoods
• Local
Jobs
• Local
Availability
of
Products
• Serving
Neighborhoods
Education
Vision:
In
2020,
our
neighborhood
schools
will
be
jewels
-­‐
thriving,
desirable,
walkable,
and
incorporate
sustainability
into
the
curriculum.
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3. Indicators:
• Number
of
kids
who
walk
to
schools
• %
neighborhood
kids
attending
neighborhood
schools
• Student
performance
• Alternative
energy
usage
at
schools
Environmental
Health
(includes
drinking
water,
air
quality
and
noise)
Vision:
In
2020,
our
environment
provides
healthy
air,
drinking
water
and
quiet
Indicators:
• #
planes
flying
over
neighborhood
• Noise
levels
inside
and
outside
• Comparable
water
to
rest
of
city
• Lower
measurable
toxins(?)
and
better
air
quality
Green
Space
(parks,
walking
places,
shoreline,
access,
dog
parks)
Vision:
In
2020,
there
is
park
space
or
walking
paths
within
walkable
distance
of
any
point
in
the
neighborhood
which
are
interconnected.
Indicators:
Inventory
of
park
space
and
trails
Infrastructure
(maintenance,
downsizing)
Vision:
In
2020,
the
land
area
devoted
to
cars
will
be
reduced
and
remaining
roads
and
public
structures
are
maintained.
Public
Transportation
Vision:
In
2020,
public
transportation
is
safe,
dependable,
desirable,
frequent,
affordable.
Indicators:
• Access
to
bus
stops
• Bus
fares
• Access
distance
to
high
speed
rail
station
Vision
Statements
and
Goals:
• In
our
future
(2020)
everybody
would
have
access
to
(the
ability
to
obtain)
100%
of
their
produce
from
within
the
neighborhood
• In
2030
we
could
all
live
in
this
neighborhood
without
a
car
• Our
grandchildren
will
know
the
history
of
this
neighborhood
• By
2015
have
access
to
a
library
of
expertise
in
our
neighborhood
Indicators:
• Business
diversity
• Membership
in
neighborhood
produce
co-­‐op
• #
of
families
participating
in
community
gardens
• #
of
bikes/bike
racks
• Track
vehicle
ownership
• Air
quality
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4. • History
club
membership/age
of
members
• Local
history
curriculum
in
schools
• Volume
of
photos/art
and
cultural
events
related
to
history
of
neighborhood
• #
of
festivals
in
neighborhood
• #
of
historical
markers
• #
of
volunteers/members
in
“expertise”
club
Goals:
• Like
to
see
retail/commercial
development
becoming
more
viable.
Addition
of
things/retail
that
we’re
lacking-­‐more
retail
(clothing
example)
• Kipp:
increase
employees
in
walkable
distance
• 15/380
-­‐
Public
Transportation
• More
employment
centers
within
walking
distance
-­‐
zoning
not
to
prohibit
employment
centers
• The
community
is
included
in
decision
making
concepts
like
mix
of
uses
and
diversity
• Community
vegetable
gardens
increase
by
a
measurable
number
and
can
market
as
well
• Transportation
Issue:
Decrease
use
of
private
auto
as
primary
transportation
• Support
high
speed
rail
• Community
truck
• Increase
elder
care
living
Indicators:
• %
Employees
at
Kipp
that
live
in
neighborhood
or
take
bus
to
work
Vision
Statements:
• People
of
all
ages
are
aware
of
our
sustainable
neighborhood
actions
• Decisions
about
living
automatically
incorporate
sustainable
themes
• The
majority
of
our
homes
and
businesses
are
using
renewable
energy
• Reduce
GHG
emissions
by
50%
by
2050
Indicators:
• Amount
of
energy
reduction
per
capita
• Portion
of
homes/businesses
using
renewables
• Education:
Listing,
numbered
opportunities
to
learn
about
sustainability
• Education:
Amount
of
participation
in
gatherings,
events
on
sustainability
• Portion
of
people
who
can
tell
where
their
energy
comes
from
and
how
they
have
reduced
it
• Portion
of
people
using
public
transit
vs.
individual
cars
• How
many
trees
in
neighborhood
• How
many
miles
driven
per
person?
• Amount
of
food
produced
in
neighborhood
• How
much
garbage
do
we
generate
Goals:
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5. • House
has
the
ability
to
access
technical
and
financial
assistance
to
decrease
energy
consumption
• Land
use
which
enhances
water
quality
• Pedestrian
friendly
• Clean
lakes
Indicators:
• Local
produce
Vision:
By
2020
all
SASY
residents
will
have
opportunity
to
source
all
produce
locally
(within
neighborhood)
Goals:
• Neighborhood
greenhouse
(perhaps
co-­‐op)
• Orchards/Edible
landscapes
• Yard
co-­‐op/collective
• Permaculture
workshops
• Tool
library
• Compost/community
compost
Vision:
By
2020,
we
will
be
able
to
swim
in
our
lakes
Goals:
• Decrease
soil
erosion
on
shoreline
• Gray
water
legalization
passes
• Increase
natural
shorelines
• Water
conservation
• Runoff
reduction
• Pet
waste
education
Vision:
All
households
will
have
the
ability
to
be
car
free
Goals:
• Walkable
dog
park
• Closed
off
streets
• Traffic
calming
measures
• Public
transportation
access:
better
Metro
service;
more
car
sharing;
community
truck
Indicators:
• %
of
produce
locally
sourced
(survey)
• Increase
in
local
food
production
• Jobs
• Salaries
Visions:
• 2030
-­‐
Grandchildren
will
be
able
to
walk
to
work
earning
a
livable
wage
• Urban
environment
that
provides
for
grandchildren:
living
wage;
urban
agriculture
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6. • Local
neighborhood
that
has
systems
in
place
for
people:
grow
own
food;
water;
jobs;
transportation/street
design;
architectural
compatibility
• Senior
living
resident
able
to
remain
in
the
hood
Goals:
• Growing
food
locally
• Composting:
create
a
neighbor
co-­‐op
to
deliver
and
remove
• Integrate
work,
live,
urban
agriculture,
streets
• Safe
viable
transportation
• Asphalt
runoff:
Retaining
wall
at
Bernards
=
coal
wall
=
former
resource/change
to
resource
(i.e.
compost)
• Better
street
design:
Riverside
&
Winnebago
is
dangerous
• Infill
more
compatible
with
existing
neighborhoods
Indicators:
• Amount
of
leaves
hauled
out
of
hood
• #
of
people
using
Sycamore,
Badger
Rd
• How
many
current
jobs
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