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Proposal for Recommending Improvements to PPR 2030 Plan Update Process
By: Konrad Schlarbaum, Graduate Student at Unity College
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Introduction
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Partners, Purpose, Focus Areas• Partners
• Pikes Peak Area of Council of Governments (PPACG)• Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future (PASF)• City of Colorado Springs
• Purpose • To provide recommendations for improvements to the PPR 2030
plan ahead of an updating process. • Focus Areas
• Implementation Monitoring • Stakeholder Engagement • Alignment with United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
(UNSDGs)
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What is Sustainability?
Sustainability is “the maintenance of natural, manufactured, and human capital and other community assets over the long-run” (Irwin et al., 2017, p. 277).
Source: EPA (2018)
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What is Resiliency?
Resiliency: Resilience is the “short-run recovery and adaptation to negative external shocks” (Irwin et al., 2017, p. 277).
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Address Complex Issues1. Planning for
rapid growth
2. Maintaining high-level of mobility
3. Protecting a city or town’s sense of place and local traditions (Wheeler, 2009)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau and Colorado State Demographer (DOLA, 2020).
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Address Complex Issues Cont.
1. Merging or coalescence of cities and towns
2. Resolving conflicts over land and resources
3. Balancing equity and economic competitiveness (Wheeler, 2009)
Source: Colorado State Demographer (DOLA, 2020).
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Long-range transportation
planning
Multi-modal and Air Quality
Civil Rights and Engage
Stakeholders and Public
Performance Metrics and Integrated Approach
Manage Expanding ResponsibilitiesMetropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) (Barbour, 2020)
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Improve Public Services Delivery Metrics
1. Economic
2. Social Well-being
3. Environmental
(Rajaonson and Tanguay, 2019) American Lung Association (2020) State of the Air
Report: High Ozone Days in El Paso County 1996 – 2018.
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5 Reasons for Regional Sustainability Planning
1. Think long-term (50-100 years)
2. Take a integrated approach
3. Understand limits to growth and opportunities
4. Maintain a sense of place
5. Encourage the participation of other cities and towns (Wheeler, 2009)
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PPR 2030 Plan: Background • Location: El Paso and
Teller Counties• Date: 2010-2012 • Lead Agency: Pikes Peak
Area Council of Governments (PPACG)
• Purpose: Establish high-level sustainability stretch goals for communities (PPACG, 2012) Source: Zubeck, 2016
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PPR 2030 Plan: Planning Process
• 24 Member Consensus Committee
• 7 PPACG Staff
• 100 people
• 1 Month Public Comment Period
• Task Forces (PPACG, 2012)
Source: Krull, Steve, 2016
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PPR 2030 Plan: Planning Process Cont.10 Issue Areas
1. Agriculture2. Arts and culture3. Built and natural environment4. Economic development5. Education6. Energy7. Health8. Materials management and
procurement9. Transportation10. Water quantity (PPACG, 2012)
Source: Seth Boster, 2018
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PPR 2030 Plan: Outcomes
• 124 Page Regional Sustainability Plan
• 34 Stretch Goals
• 17-Minute Video (PPACG, 2013)
• Lack of support from the PPACG Board of Directors and Consensus Committee (PPACG, 2012)
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PPR 2030 Plan: Ongoing Efforts1. Peak Alliance for a Sustainable Future (PASF)
• Sustainability In Progress (SIP)• 2016 Pikes Peak Regional Sustainability Report
2. Green Cities Coalition (GCC)• Green Drinks Networking Mixer• Pikes Peak Foodshed Forum
3. Pikes Peak Environmental Forum (PPEF)• Sustainability-themed luncheons
4. City of Colorado Springs• Adopted the PPR 2030 Plan• Sustain-a-Fest
5. City of Manitou Springs • Environmental and Tree Planting Resolutions• Climate Action Work Group
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Project Goals
1Implementation Monitoring
2
UN Sustainable Development Goals
3
Stakeholder Engagement
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Research Methods
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Research Methods
Examine Case Studies
Analyze Scholarly Literature
01.
2. 3.
Review PPR 2030 Plan
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Review PPR 2030 Plan1. Evidence of three focus areas2. Interviews
• Mary Barber, Chair of PASF• Samantha Bailey,
Environmental Planner with PPACG
• Ryan Trujillo, Director of Support Services, City of Colorado Springs
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Analyze Scholarly Literature1. Keywords
• Regional sustainability planning• Sustainable development• Implementation monitoring
2. Journals• Journal of Sustainability• Journal of Cleaner Production• Journal of Regional Studies
3. Books • Regional Research Frontiers – Vol. 1 (2017)• Transportation, Land Use, and Environmental
Planning (2019)• Stakeholder Engagement and Sustainability Reporting (2019)
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Examine Case Studies
1. Thurston County and Puget Sound Climate Adaptation Plan
2. City and County of Denver’s 80 x 50 Climate Action Plan
3. San Francisco Bay Area- Plan Bay Area 2040
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Project Deliverables
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Stakeholder Engagement
UN Sustainable Development Goals
• Metrics• Assessment• Reporting• Future
Planning
• Planning Committee
• Community Outreach
• Engagement Tools
• Alignment Framework
Project Deliverables
Implementation Monitoring
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Timeline
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Proposal Timeline
March 22, 2020
Brainstorm Project Ideas
March 29, 2020
Project Description
and Literature
Review
April 5, 2020
Proposal and
Project Timeline
April 12, 2020
Proposal Introduction
April 19, 2020
Proposal Body
April 26, 2020 Full
Proposal and
Receive Feedback
May 3, 2020Final
Proposal
May 8, 2020Presentation
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Project Timeline
May 31, 2020
Review PPR 2030 Plan
June 7, 2020Research
Implementation Monitoring
June 14, 2020
Research Stakeholder Engagement
June 21, 2020Research UN Sustainable
Development Goals
June 28, 2020
Draft Report and Receive
Feedback
July 5, 2020 Final Report
July 12, 2020
Create and Give
Presentation
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Conclusion
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Project Goals
1Implementation Monitoring
2
UN Sustainable Development Goals
3
Stakeholder Engagement
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Value of Regional Sustainability Planning
More Sustainable
and Resilient
Improve Well-being and Mitigate
Shocks
Address Complex Issues
Efficiently Manage Public
Services
Plan for the Next 50 – 100
Years
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ReferencesAmerican Lung Association. (2020). State of the Air Report. http://www.stateoftheair.org/city-rankings/states/colorado/el-paso.html.
Barbour, E. (2020). Sustainability planning by Metropolitan Planning Organizations: California and national trends. In Transportation, Land Use, and Environmental Planning (pp. 439-467). Elsevier.
Boster, S. (2018, March 12). 7 Summits of the Pikes Peak Region You Probably Haven’t Climbed to Yet. OutThereColorado. https://www.outtherecolorado.com/7-summits-pikes-peak-region-probably-havent-climbed-yet/.
Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA). (2020). County and Municipal Population Timeseries. https://demography.dola.colorado.gov/population/data/county-muni-timeseries/.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). (2018). Report on the environment: Sustainability and the ROE. https://www.epa.gov/report-environment/sustainability-and-roe.
Irwin, E. G., Jaquet, T., & Faggian, A. (2017). Regional sustainability and resilience: Recent progress and future directions. In Regional Research Frontiers-Vol. 1 (pp. 277-295). Springer, Cham.
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References Cont.Krull, S. (2016, July 5). Downtown Colorado Springs Colorado looking west from Pikes Peak Avenue towards Pikes Peak and the Rocky Mountains. Courtesy. Steve Krull/Getty Images. https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/colorado-springs-makes-list-of-americas-rudest-cities.
Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments (PPACG). (2012). Looking to Our Future: Pikes Peak Region 2030. http://www.ppacg.org/file/2017/02/Final-PPR-2030-Plan.pdf.
Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments (PPACG). (2013). Looking to Our Future: Pikes Peak Region 2030 [video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gk9v9wJ1ALc.
Rajaonson, J., & Tanguay, G. A. (2019). Urban Sustainability Indicators from a Regional Perspective: Lessons from the Montreal Metropolitan Area. Social Indicators Research, 141(3), 985-1005.
Wheeler, S. (2009). Regions, Megaregions, and Sustainability. Regional Studies, 43:6, 863-876, DOI: 10.1080/00343400701861344. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400701861344.
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