General Plan Action Plans

Joseph HorwedelCity of San Jose

Do you know the way to San Jose?

A Growing, Changing City

A City of Growth and Change

Next 20 Years…Growth Shifts to Seniors, Young Adults

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How to Plan for Growth?

Task Force Land Use / Transportation Guidelines:• Plan for People not just cars• Meet the needs of business that

drive innovation• Reduce vehicle miles traveled and

green house gasses• Provide adequate land for new job

and housing growth• Create walkable and bike friendly

“neighborhood villages”• Create complete and vibrant

regional “hubs”

470,000

New job capacity

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Growth Distribution San José 2020 (No Project)

255,550 Jobs / 82,110 Units

Scenario 1-C (Low Growth)

346,550 Jobs / 88,650 Units

Scenario 2-E (Medium Growth)

360,550 Jobs / 135,650 Units

Scenario 3-K (ABAG / High Housing)

339,530 Jobs / 158,965 Units

Scenario 4-J (High Jobs)

526,050 Jobs / 88,650 Units

Growth Study Scenarios

Scenario 5-H (Medium-High Growth)

431,550 Jobs / 135,650 Units

Green, Healthy Lifestyle

Looking at Access to Fresh Foods

Looking at Access to Fresh Foods

Thinking about new parks

Information provided to City from 3rd party mashing up our data with other data.

Extending this to CIP discussions matching up where we are growing.

1/3rd mile walking distance to park

Measuring accessibility of amenities to neighborhoods

-40% VMTThinking about transportation choices

Walkscore.com - San Jose

Great tool to visualize private walking infrastructure.

Extending this to CIP discussions matching up where we are growing.

Useful to think about what are the missing private pieces

Thinking about transportation choices

What is a good measure of planning?

What should we measure to show success?

Should we measure / report what we do not control?

How do we measure long term benefits?

What level should we measure planning? - Neighborhood, City, County?

Cautions for measurementBe aware of distortions in your progress

• Targets can encourage perverse behaviors• “Teaching to the Test”

What get measured gets donePeter Drucker

Using outputs to measure the performance ofan plan can drive the organizationto maximize the outputs while ignoring the outcomes.

Measuring complete neighborhoods.

Envision 2040 Plan added measures for access to:• Parks, trails, and open space • Neighborhood retail, fresh foods • Library and community center • Faith community and non profits• Quality schools• Public transit• Jobs

My neighborhood walkability

Just down the street ... a 91 score

What it looks like to the public

What that 91 score looks like...

Action plans start with measurable actions

San José Green Vision

Economic Growth Environmental Stewardship

Enhanced Quality of Life

Green Vision Progress Report

Green Vision Goal 2011 Status 2022 Target

Clean Tech Jobs 7,000 25,000

Per Capita Energy Use Reduction (%) 9.2 50

Electricity from Renewable Energy (%) 17 100

Green Buildings (million square feet) 5.4 50

Trash Diverted from Landfills (%) 71 100

Average Daily Use of Recycled Water (Million Gallons Per Day)

8.1 40

Alternate Fuel Vehicles in Public Fleet (%) 40 100

Net New Trees 6,617 100,000

Smart Streetlights 297 62,000

Interconnected Trails (miles) 53.7 100

Yearly Status Reports

Goal 7: Adopt Measurable General Plan

Goal 7: Adopt Measurable General Plan

Goal 7: Adopt Measurable General Plan

Linking Strategy and Next Steps to Goals

Reporting includes so so news also

Goal 1

Key Accomplishments

• 3,274 solar PV systems installed ~ 44.4 MW

• 5.4 million sq. ft. of certified Green Buildings including 1.4 million municipal sq. ft.

• 71% overall diversion, 77% multi-family, 84% City Facilities

• Advanced Water Treatment Facility construction underway

Seven Trees Community Center

Key Accomplishments

• General Plan Update adopted by Council

• 40% of City fleet on alternative fuel; GHG emissions reduced by 32%

• Awarded contract for 2,100 LED streetlights and CPUC approved PG&E tariff pilot for dimmable streetlights

Key Accomplishments

• 60% of street tree inventory completed

• OCF Community Tree Nursery

• $5.4 million in grants for bike and pedestrian improvements

• 5.7% increase in Trail Count survey; 20% above national average

2012 Work Plan Priorities

Leading by Example• Village Plans and

Zoning Ordinances • Electric vehicle

charging stations• “Smart” LED

streetlights• Trails and on-street

bike network

So what did we learn?

Assessing your progressMake sure you have measurable goals in your plans.

Include goals that you want to achieve. Don’t waste your time on feel good goals.

Engage the whole organization in achieving the goals, especially your elected officials and your boss.

Connect the goals to what the agency delivers, or get ready to spend time turning the ship.

Communicate the Progress!!Talk with your community about the results, good or bad.

Publish quarterly and annual reports that are interesting.

Make sure your elected officials know.

Reporting Progress

Reassessing Your Progress

Check in during regular time frame.

Are your efforts achieving the desired outcome?

What is the next phase of the plan?

Most importantly

Find the opportunities to

celebrate the successes and

make sure to share the glory!

Online Resources

Presentation on General Plan Action Plansis available online at:

http://www.slideshare.net/johorwedel/apa-2012-general-plan-action-plans