Neighborhood Districts
Future’s Committee
May 11, 2015
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Question for the Future’s Committee
What purpose should the neighborhood districts play in
the City’s planning effort?
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What is a Neighborhood?
Clarence Perry, 1929
• 160 acres
• ¼ mile (5 min walk) from
the center to the edge
• Interconnected Streets
• Bounded by major streets
• Large enough to support
one elementary school
• Shopping and services at
the edge
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A More Contemporary Version
Doug Farr
• Up to 200 acres
• 1/2 mile (10 min walk) from
the center to the edge
• Bounded by major streets or
natural features
• Elementary school shared
with adjacent neighborhoods
• Shopping and services at
the edge
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Fort Collins’ Subareas, Neighborhoods and
Subdivisions
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Subarea Plans
Listed Neighborhoods
Next Door list
Subdivisions
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=197
=3,000 +-
Neighborhood Association Research
Cities visited
• Vancouver, BC
• Seattle, WA
• Vancouver, WA
• Portland, OR
• Salem, OR
• Corvallis, OR
• Palo Alto, CA
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Cities researched
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Boise, ID
Olathe, KS
Norman, OK
Lincoln, NE
Athens, GA
Asheville, NC
Longmont, CO
Madison, WI
Ames, IA
Ann Arbor, MI
Iowa City, IA
Lakewood, CO
Denver, CO
Case Study: Salem, OR
Salem
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160,614 population (2013)
48 square miles (2010)
18 Neighborhoods
2 FTE - Neighborhood
Liaisons
Fort Collins
• 152,061 population
(2013)
• 54 square miles (2010)
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Benefits
• Capacity building
• Internal
communication
• Neighborhood
plans
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Challenges
• Engagement
• Administration
• Stagnant
leadership
– Succession
• Conflict
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Best Practices
• Neighborhood Associations
= component of plan
– Engagement study
• Capacity building
– Civic leadership training
• Participatory decision
making
– Neighborhood Traffic Safety
Alliance (Vancouver, WA)
• Build on relationships,
services and structures
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Maslow’s Hierarchy for Neighborhoods
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Relationships
Informal Neighborhood Registration
Subscription for City Communication
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Recommendations
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June, 2015-December, 2015
2016
Informal neighborhood
• Overall public
boundary and designee
engagement study
Neighborhood districts
– Vancouver, BC model
Leadership training
– Consultant
events/networking
• Final implementation
Employee committee
Neighborhood advisory
group
Outreach to public
Neighborhood toolkit
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