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Hands-On Design Training for Public Officials

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Marie L. Marie L. York, FAICPYork, FAICPMarie L. Marie L. York, FAICPYork, FAICPFlorida Atlantic UniversityFlorida Atlantic University

W ld ’t it b t ifW ld ’t it b t ifWouldn’t it be great if…Wouldn’t it be great if…

So we didSo we didSo we didSo we didTeam of community leadersTeam of community leadersNi th t tiNi th t tiNine months gestationNine months gestationTrained 40 elected officialsTrained 40 elected officialsTransformed 33 Transformed 33 communitiescommunitiescommunitiescommunitiesHealed woundsHealed woundsWon three state awardsWon three state awards

Design Institute Mission: to gimprove communities by offering elected officials training in smart elected officials training in smart growth and design—to inspire.

E h bi l D i I tit tE h bi l D i I tit tEach biannual Design Institute Each biannual Design Institute session provides insession provides in--depthdepthsession provides insession provides in depth depth

design training for four elected design training for four elected officials from four officials from four

communitiescommunitiescommunities.communities.

Where’s the Money?Where’s the Money?

FoundationsUniversities

SponsorsSponsorsFREE TO PARTICIPANTSFREE TO PARTICIPANTS

First StepsFirst Steps

Issue invitationsIssue invitationsMeet with each of 4Select 4 study sitesPrepare briefing book

Briefing BookBriefing Book——Tell the StoryTell the Story

Id tif R TId tif R TIdentify Resource TeamIdentify Resource TeamUrban designersUrban designersArchitectsArchitectsDevelopersDevelopersLandscape architectsLandscape architectsPublic officialsPublic officialsFinance/economicsFinance/economicsPublic policyPublic policyAttorneysAttorneysSpecialty (TDRs)Specialty (TDRs)

S d Send them out for site visits

Coral Gables site visit

Feed Them WellFeed Them Well

Dinner with Dinner with FAU President BroganBrogan

Public LecturePublic LectureNational ExpertNational Expert

National ExpertsNational Experts SpeakersSpeakersNational ExpertsNational Experts--SpeakersSpeakersEd McMahon : Sustainability: What Does It Mean and Why Is It Important?Kathy Madden : Placemaking: Principles Needed For Communities In Creating A Great Place To LiveJohn McIlwain : Designing For Housing Choice: How Communities Can Provide Housing For EveryoneProvide Housing For EveryoneMichael Wallwork: Transportation & A Sense Of Place John Classe: Baldwin Park: New Life for Old PlacesW lt K l h G d B P tt F G t PlWalter Kulash: Good Bones: Pretty Faces, Great PlacesDr. Charles Bohl: Place Making: Developing Town Centers, Main Streets & Urban Villages.Jonathon Barnett: Redesigning Cities: Principles Practice ImplementationJonathon Barnett: Redesigning Cities: Principles, Practice, ImplementationCharles Jordan: Urban Parks and PlacesRobert Gibbs: The Essentials of Retail: What Works and WhyH bl J Ril U b D i Vi i & R li tiHonorable Joe Riley: Urban Design Vision & Realization

A Good Night’s SleepA Good Night’s SleepA Good Night s SleepA Good Night s Sleep

Inaugural Class of g fOctober 2002

HollywoodM ti C tMartin CountyLake WorthMiami-Dade

Regional Connection

Working sessions are facilitated by program director & design experts

Day long working i f ilit t dsessions facilitated

by Director & d i tdesign team.

Design team selected to match issues. Shown here -- developer and t t ti transportation designer

Speakers Speakers ---- Resource TeamResource Team

Give Them BreaksGive Them Breaks

Class of April f p2003

Keynote address --yRetail Analyst Robert Gibbs, Michigan

NJ expert on TDRsp

Memphis designer

South Bay detail

Acknowledge Them gfor Their Leadership

Document the OutcomesDocument the OutcomesDocument the OutcomesDocument the Outcomes

Provide Feedback to StaffsProvide Feedback to Staffs

Address Community LeadersAddress Community Leaders

Final Reports on WebsiteFinal Reports on Website

Results: Coconut CreekResults: Coconut CreekThe City Commission unanimously approved the Design Standards y y pp g

in 2004, ensuring that future development is cohesive, well designed with a mix of uses and a sense of place. In 2006 City

approved mixed-used “green LEED” project.

In 2005, the Coconut Creek Main Street Design Standards received an Award of Excellence in Planning from the Florida Chapter of the American Chapter of the American Planning Association.

Downtown West Palm Beach TOD

"Wh d hi ' i f "When we do this we're going after the Nobel Peace Prize, then we'll address world peace and then we're going to the Middle East," PBC Commissioner Jeff Koons said of the Commissioner Jeff Koons said of the complex process of trying to get numerous government agencies and private interests who own land in the 34-acre area to agree.

Delray BeachDelray BeachRedevelopment efforts in a city that is 90% built out.A thriving business corridor was conceived which resulted in a new overlay district for 225 acres along overlay district for 225 acres along Congress Avenue.

New development codes spur North Miami Beach Fulford’s North Miami Beach Fulford s

City Center (FCC) development – over $3.5 illi l C million -- Wal-Mart Custom

Design facing 15th Ave; 95 THs, infrastructure & design , g

improvements.

Deerfield Beach Redevelopment:Deerfield Beach Redevelopment:Cove Shopping CenterCove Shopping Center

Indian River CountyIndian River CountyThe Challenge: To

create a vision for create a vision for a rural western area larger then the City of Vero Beach

Florida Design Institute has W Th St t Wid A dWon Three State-Wide Awards

Council For Sustainable Florida’s Governmental Award

Florida Chapter of Am. Planning Association Award of Merit

1000 Friends of Florida Better Community Award

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December 4 & 5, 2008

Spring 2009

Expansion Plans???Expansion Plans???

Looking for partnersWill come to your town

Will t i tWill train your team

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