Planning for
the Future: A Handbook on Community Visioning (3rd ed.)
The
purpose of this handbook is to help communities like yours begin
thinking and planning for the future. It is not, however a cookbook
on community visioning. Every community in Pennsylvania is so unique,
so it must develop its own vision and plan for the future. On the
other hand, many of the same principles and activities that are
included in the process may be useful to many communities. To help
communities find that common ground and allow them the freedom
to decide what their plans might include, the Center for Rural
Pennsylvania designed this handbook to focus on the process of
visioning, not the outcome. This guide is divided into the following
sections:
- What is Community Visioning
- How to Create a Vision for the Future
- Elements of Success
- Nuts-and-Bolts of Visioning
- Lessons Learned
The guide also includes a list of recommended readings, a list of federal, state, and private resources that can be used to help implement different parts of your community vision, and sample project material.
Visit
the Center for Rural Pennsylvania's website to download the handbook Planning
for the Future.
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Survey
During the Building Consensus Workshop (Nashville Convention Center, April 12,
2003) the participants developed agreement on the principles of the Plan and
consolidated the vision for Nashville. More than 250 people attended the Saturday
morning session. An extensive electronic survey was developed and conducted in
consultation with Betina Finley, President of TurnKey Video and New Media in
Seattle. The eighty-two questions in ten categories established the demographics
of hte participants and then asked their opinions on issues related to the Cumberland
River, cultural attractions, the natural and built environment, neighborhoods,
transportation infrastructure, economic development, housing, urban design and
education.
The initial survey was then augmented by an online survey to which an additional
three hundred citizens responded. The information derived from the survey was
used by NCDC staff and design team leaders to finalize the Plan's goals and principles,
which were in turn used to produce the design of the Plan.
Download the results from the survey. (68KB pdf)
"What is the city but the people?"
William Shakespeare
Coriolanus 3.1.99
