COMMUNITY VISIONING WORKBOOK Workshop # 1

COMMUNITY :_______________________________________________ ____________________________________

Participant Status

[ ] Property Owner [ ] Business Owner [ ] Resident [ ]

Male [ ] Female [ ]

15 to 17 [ ] 18 to 20 [ ] 21 to 24 [ ] 25 to 29 [ ] 30 to 34 [ ] 35 to 39 [ ] 40 to 49 [ ] 50 to 59 [ ] 60 to 64 [ ] 65 to 69 [ ] 70 to 74 [ ] 75+ [ ]

African-American [ ] Caucasian [ ] Hispanic [ ] Other

PARTICIPANT BRAINSTORMING SHEET You will have 10 minutes to write as many answers as you can think of to answer the following questions. Then select your top two answers to share with your group.

Imagine your DOWNTOWN as you would like to see it in 2010.

A. What are the two most important elements of Your Vision?

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B. What are two things that have to happen for your vision to come true? (What actions have to be taken? What has to be changed?)

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C. What three outcomes, actions or "results" do you hope will be implemented or accomplished at this time?

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D. What area defines "Downtown" to you? (Use Map on Handout)

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E. What has "downtown" become, what is it like to be a "consumer" of downtown, what is the purpose and driving force for your involvement?

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F. What three words describe:

"Downtown" in 2001 A. B. C.	"Downtown" in 2010 A. B. C.
[Link to collated results]	[Link to collated results]

 

Group Discussion: List the top ten issues facing "Downtown."

[Link to collated results]

SAMPLE ISSUES:

 

Business Development: Need for building improvements and maintenance, underutilized buildings, lack of pedestrian foot traffic.

 

Physical Environment: Not pedestrian friendly, cleanliness of streets, historic preservation, ambience of downtown (or lack of).

 

Community Relations: Lack of organization and cohesiveness, communications, personal responsibility.

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