Agenda - Council Work Session - 02/19/2013 - Strategic Planning

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Ramsey Final Report Grant No. 05 -1237 City of Ramsey Farr's purposely provocative presentation created a lively and sometimes contentious discussion of growth, automobile dependency, global warming, density policy, and the legacy we will leave for future generations. I R O A R L I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 I T R A N S E C T I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I U R B A N Y Forum: Innovative Zoning Date: March 29, 2007 Speaker: Leslie Oberholtzer, Farr Associates, Chicago, IL Attendance: 46 The purpose of this session was to introduce the Ramsey community to new tools and techniques related to community design. Ms. Oberholtzer's presentation focused particularly on the concept of transect zoning and form based codes. After touring the city, Oberholtzer offered transect zoning as a means to grow while preserving the community's rural areas. Form based codes offer a way to plan for a certain visual aesthetic rather than focus solely on numbers of units per acre. Ti IMTdIRAL mlE T2 RURAL iQN T3 'zigrrAN LQNB T4 GENERAL URBAN YQNB IN C P ENTER T5 24NE T6 URB zGNE AN CORE Like her colleague Doug Farr, Ms. Oberholtzer's presentation evoked strong reactions from the audience. Several felt uncomfortable with the tenets of New Urbanism. Others believed that not enough of the presentation focused on rural lifestyles as an alternative. This led to a larger, more important discussion of Ramsey's future land use and design. Forum: Date: Speaker: Co- sponsor: Attendance: Transportation Alternatives April 12, 2007 Dan Burden, Walkable Communities, Orlando, FL Transit for Livable Communities 44 The final speaker, Dan Burden of Walkable Communities, gave a passionate and more informal presentation that was well- received by the participants. The picture to the right captures Burden's style which involved sitting with the audience rather than merely speaking from a podium. Burden took a holistic approach to transportation, discussing the intersections between transportation, neighborhood design and community vision. In this sense, Burden's presentation book -ended well with that of Marckel because both speakers used local examples and an interdisciplinary approach. The more informal style of both speakers also resonated well with those attending, resulting in some important and lively discussions. Burden truly energized those who attended, forming an excellent transition to the next phase of the project.