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Understanding and Approach <br /> ^ I <br /> Response —, <br /> Anoka County will update its comprehensive transportation plan and model in 2007 and <br /> 2008 with the assistance of our team member Parsons Brinckerhoff,Inc. Steve Ruegg of <br /> P-B will adjust the County model for each of the alternatives using forecasts of <br /> population,households and employment by Traffic Analysis Zone provided by land use <br /> planner Bill Weber. "4 <br /> Related Experience <br /> Parsons Brinckerhoff updated the Anoka County transportation plan in 1990 and 1995. .r <br /> Their staff has a wealth of experience in traffic modeling,comprehensive transportation <br /> planning and small-area studies. Stephanie Eiler and Bill Weber have worked together in <br /> the past. The County project manager,Kate Garwood,has indicated that it would not be <br /> a conflict of interest for P-B to work on the City of Ramsey comprehensive plan. ... <br /> 6. Provide Concise and Understandable Background Information <br /> Need .� <br /> Ramsey wishes to update the past plan and recent special studies that may inform and <br /> guide the comprehensive plan. <br /> Response <br /> The McCombs Frank Roos team believes that gathering information strategically is both Ammo <br /> the most effective and efficient approach to assembling the proper information for the <br /> plan. Strategic information gathering focuses on the preliminary issues to be addressed in '- <br /> the plan. ._ <br /> It will be important to concentrate on the information that is most important to guiding <br /> the comprehensive plan. The planners and decision-makers must understand what is <br /> most important and why—and how the various factors interrelate. <br /> It is essential to do two things: <br /> 1. Gather and present information that will help decision-makers and citizens <br /> understand each of the major issues and their interrelationships. <br /> 2. Continually ask the question,"So what? ... So what is the significance or meaning of <br /> this information? ... Do we need this in the plan document? ... What does this tell <br /> us about the future of the community? ... How does this alter our view of the <br /> issues?" In this way,the plan can begin to be strategic,not just comprehensive. <br /> Drawing insights and expressing the interrelationships among the background <br /> information will be key. It will not be sufficient to simply present the information <br /> without conveying to the public and decision-makers what it really means. —` <br /> McCombs Frank Roos Team 6-12 City of Ramsey <br />