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Goals of the Planning Process
Improve safety and convenience of Blue Star
Highway for all users (pedestrians, bicyclists and
motorists)
Strengthen economic vitality of the Blue Star
Corridor
Reduce negative impacts of former State Highway
upon surrounding land uses and the natural
environment
Enhance the visual appearance of the corridor
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Land Use Images
What do you see?
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How do I get there on foot?
Dangerous parking scheme.
Too many signs.
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Safe place for crossing on foot
Hazard to motorists
Good way to reduce speeds
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3 Too much asphalt
Jobs and tax base
Confusing and dangerous
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How do I turn left?
Nice tree canopies
Where are the businesses?
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Great option for serious cyclists
Looks dangerous
Where will children ride?
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Attractive commercial design
Blends well with residential
Where’s the parking?
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7 Conflicting land uses
Jobs in the neighborhoods
Part of living near a state
highway
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8 On-street parking would never work
Medians are very attractive
How will they plow snow?
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9 Small resorts or Bed & Breakfasts should be
encouraged along some segments of Blue Star.
Can result in excessive traffic.
Must be in character with the surroundings.
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Appears dangerous.
A great community feature
What about school buses
and semi-trucks?
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Roadside slopes dampen noise
from vehicles.
Where are the sidewalks?
Medians help to slow traffic.
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Historic Highway Commercial.
Dangerous parking scheme.
Too many signs.
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Safe place for crossing on foot
Hazard to motorists
Good way to reduce speeds
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X
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3 Too much asphalt
Jobs and tax base
Confusing and dangerous
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How do I turn left?
Nice tree canopies
Where are the businesses?
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Great option for serious cyclists
Looks dangerous
Where will children ride?
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Attractive commercial design
Blends well with residential
Where’s the parking?
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X
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7 Conflicting land uses
Jobs in the neighborhoods
Part of living near a state
highway
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8 On-street parking would never work
Medians are very attractive
How will they plow snow?
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X
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9 Small resorts or Bed & Breakfasts should be
encouraged along some segments of Blue Star.
Can result in excessive traffic.
Must be in character with the surroundings.
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X
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Appears dangerous.
A great community feature
What about school buses
and semi-trucks?
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Roadside slopes dampen noise
from vehicles.
Where are the sidewalks?
Medians help to slow traffic.
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X
X
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The Planning Process
A Master Plan is required to support zoning
A Master Plan helps to guide decisions by the City and by land owners
A Master Plan tries to define threats and opportunities and appropriate responses to each
A Master Plan is a “living document”
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A slower economy is the best
time to establish a good
foundation for future growth
and/or preservation.
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The Planning ProcessGather Community Opinion
Craft Goals and Objectives – What do we want
the community to be?
Plan Preparation - A “blueprint” for the future
Implementation Strategies - Getting there from
here
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Development Goals as defined within 2005
Tri-Community Plan
“Create walkable neighborhoods.”
“ Foster distinctive, attractive communities with a strong
sense of place”
“Provide a variety of transportation choices”
“Along the Blue Star Highway, promote the development of
small, commercial centers off the road, rather than lot by
lot commercial strips.”
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Futuring Workshop• Respect one another. Allow others to have their
turn without interrupting.
• Commit your full participation to the process.
• Try to express interests and not “positions.”
• Share expertise while allowing group to explore
new possibilities.
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