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Planning for Resilient Communities
Resilient St. Joseph Master Planning Project
First Community Action Team MeetingWednesday, August 13, 2014
LIAA is a Section 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation created in 1993 to stimulate & support greater civic engagement.Our mission statement is:
Helping people shapebetter communities through:• participation,• education,• information &• the effective use of technology
Planning for Resilient CommunitiesProgram Partners
Project Grant Support from:KRESGE FOUNDATION, TROY, MICOASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT, MDEQWATER CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Project Start-Up
Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
Citizen Engagement & Public Participation
Data & Research
Vulnerabilities
Scenarios
Goals
Drafting
Review & Adopt
General Project Timeline
Many Opportunities for Involvement
Community Action Team MeetingsWednesday, August 13, 6:00- 7:30 PMWednesday, September 24, 6:00-7:30
PMWednesday, October 22, 6:00-7:30 PM
Topic-Specific Public MeetingsMarina/Port RedevelopmentLions Park Neighborhood
Vulnerability Analysis Focus-
Group
UM Shoreland Analysis Meeting
Master Plan Open House/Gallery
Walk
Community Briefings
Visit www.ResilientMichigan.org/st_joeand sign-up for our monthly E-Newsletter
Sign-up for E-News to stay engaged
Click on ‘Get Involved’ to provide online feedback
Taking a “systems” approach to understanding community challenges & opportunities, there will be one CAT for each of six community systems.
1. Access & Transportation Systems2. Economic & Energy Systems3. Neighborhoods & Infrastructure4. Agriculture & Food Systems5. Human & Social Systems6. Parks and Natural Systems
Community Action Teams
Key components of each system can be Tangible or IntangibleExamples of intangibles - Festivals or Volunteerism
Most system components appear across multiple systemsFor example, Schools or Lake Michigan
Community Action Teams
Neighborhoods and Infrastructure
Access and Transportation
Economy and Energy
Human and Social
Food and Agriculture
Parks and Natural Areas
Think about how all the components of a system are linked and how the system might relate and connect with other systems
Community Action Teams
Food and Agriculture
Compost
Processing
Distribution
Farmers
Institutional Consumers
Production
Community Gardens
Farmer’s Markets
Food WasteRecovery
Food AccessFood Deserts
Resilient Communities are likely to value and work to enhance a number of key characteristics, including:
1. Social Cohesion/Social Capital – meaningful social supports2. Diversity – economic, cultural & natural3. Adaptive Capacity – problem solving, innovative, creative4. Ecosystem Services – extensive application of natural processes
Community Assets for Resilience
Assets that support or contribute to Social Cohesion and Meaningful Community Support
Union Charter Township, Isabella County – Community Kitchen
• Multi-functional resource• Residents can bring locally grown
produce for processing• Training center for organizations and
nutrition classes• Food preservation and culinary arts
training space
Community Assets for ResilienceAssets that support or contribute to Social Cohesion and Meaningful Community Support
City of Ypsilanti Tree Nursery partnering with ReLeaf Michigan & local volunteers to increase tree canopy & diversity.
Community Assets for Resilience
Assets that support or contribute to Social Cohesion and Meaningful Community Support
The Breezway - Task force of 4 townships, two villages, and one city convened to address economic woes
A strategy to brand the Antrim County route C-48 and market the area as an ideal route for cyclists, motorcyclists, and motorists, complete with art galleries, resale shops, lodging, etc.
Community Assets for Resilience
Assets that support or contribute to Social Cohesion and Meaningful Community Support
Community Assets for Resilience
Assets that support or contribute to Diversity – Economic, Social & Environmental
Trail Towns is an economic development initiative in Michigan working to ensure that trail communities and businesses maximize the economic potential of trail.
Case Study:Over $40 million in direct annual spending is attributed to trail user spending along the Great Allegheny Passage in Pennsylvania.
Community Assets for ResilienceAssets that support or contribute to Diversity – Economic, Social & Environmental
Townships, cities, and villages came together in Gratiot County to coordinate their zoning ordinance to allow for the construction of a 22-megawatt, 30,000-acre wind project in the County.
Community Assets for Resilience
Assets that support or contribute to Innovation &Creative Problem Solving
As a part of Chicago’s Sustainability Plan, a vertical hydroponics garden has been installed at Chicago O’Hare International Airport. Produce from the garden supply restaurants at the airport with produce.
Benefits: 1. Decreased food transportation and
distribution costs2. Fresher produce for restaurants3. The garden provides airport patrons
with information and education on local produce
4. People can feel a connection to nature while at the airport
Source: Chicago Tribune and www.ohare.com
Community Assets for ResilienceAssets that support or contribute to Innovation &
Creative Problem Solving
Love Food Not Waste program in Eugene, Oregon engages local garbage haulers, commercial composters, the City of Eugene and area businesses in turning food scraps turn into valuable compost instead of take up space in our landfill.
Community Assets for Resilience
Assets that support or contribute to Ecosystem Services
Towar Rain Garden Drains in Meridan Charter Township and the City of East Lansing are used to ease the stress of extreme rain events on the stormwater system.
Community Assets for Resilience
Assets that support or contribute to Ecosystem Services
In Thunder Bay, Ontario, the city Parks and Recreation Department has committed to establishing a citywide canopy cover of 50%, as outlined in their Natural System Plan.
Trees can save you money any time of the year, both by buffering cold winter winds and by shading homes from the summer sun. In the US, 100 million mature trees can save up to $2 billion in energy costs (Donovan and Butry 2009).
Laycock City Park,Calgary, Canada
Building community resilience with Ecosystem Services
Activity Deliverables:1. A complete list of assets for your system2. A list of three assets identified by your team that should be on ALL
other Teams’ lists.3. A complete list of threats (weaknesses and vulnerabilities) to your
system or topic area.4. A topic-specific Vision Statement that describes the group’s long-
term desire for the City of St. Joseph.