1.0 INTRODUCTION Planning Process
community involvement component (refer to Figure 1. Planning Process). In addition to direct community engagement, the SmithGroupJJR Planning Team (Planning Team) worked with a Steering Committee comprised of key staff members from each of the District Partners and held interviews which provided focused discussions among those with shared interests. During Phase I: Discovery the Planning Team assessed a range of subjects including economic market conditions, land use patterns, the transportation network, and community character. To kick off Phase I, a two-day workshop was held inviting the community to participate in a study area walking tour, stakeholder interviews, and a public workshop. The workshop asked participants to offer input as to the attributes and places in the community that should be Preserved, Enhanced, and Transformed (P.E.T.). The results of the analysis and workshop were documented and became the basis of upcoming ideas and recommendations. In analyzing the community structure and conditions, clear patterns of land use, street use, community character, and function emerged, and allowed the Planning Team to categorize the District into three typological areas or zones, including the Campus to Downtown area, Campus to Neighborhood area, and Suburban Corridor (refer to Figure 6. Typological Areas). “Typology ” is a phase used by planners and designers to categorize streets and geographic areas based on common characteristics (e.g. traffic patterns, land use, pedestrian activity, and architectural character). These three areas have distinctive traits, ideas and recommendations specific to each area being developed. A four-day community workshop became the focus of Phase II: Community Workshop . The workshop provided an opportunity for community members to review the results of Phase I and refine the list of ideas for the community’s future related to three topics:
During the workshop, community members assisted the Planning Team in developing illustrative plans and sketches for civic improvement in the downtown/north campus area, along the corridors of Wayne Avenue and Oakland Avenue (where IUP borders neighborhoods and off-campus housing), and along the corridors in the southern suburban areas. Developing and reviewing ideas with the community provided guidance to the Planning Team as the recommendations were refined and mapped. The Planning Team worked with the Steering Committee during Phase III: Recommendations to refine the planning and design ideas into a set of draft proposals for consideration and review by the community. A final workshop was held, in an open house setting, to present draft ideas with other community initiatives. Based on the results of the Phase III workshop the Planning Team assembled this Indiana Community University District Master Plan Summary Report.
• Housing and Development • Transportation Infrastructure • Open Space and Green Infrastructure
A good range of community residents participated in the planning process.
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