Plaquemines Parish Comprehensive Master Plan Implementation- What Makes a Vision Into a PLAN?

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Plaquemines Parish Comprehensive Master Plan
Implementation- What Makes a Vision Into a PLAN?
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What are the Alternatives?

• One option Do-nothing
• What will happen if we do nothing?
• Is Status quo ok?
• The challenge Defining desired change
• Building on Assets
• Addressing Issues
• Capitalizing on Opportunities

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Possible, Probable and Preferred Futures
Green cloud anything can happen future
Visioning
Gray Circle what will likely happen if continue
on current path
Possible
Preferred
Outcome
Probable
Time
Red Dot What you want your future to be
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The All-Important First Step close the gap from
the probable track to preferred track.
Visioning - Vision to Action
Preferred
Outcome
First Step
Probable
Time
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Implementation Tools

• Placemaking (making your community into what you
  want it to look like)
• Public Investment
• Private Development
• Financing
• Policies / Plans / Regulations
• Partnering and Championing
• Communication
• Benchmarking - accountability of success

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Principle -Make Great Public Spaces
Place-making
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Development Incentives
Mix of public and private incentives depends on
market realities
Public Investment
StrugglingAreas
HotAreas
Private Investment
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Economic Cycle of Prosperity
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Implementation Components

• Implementation Strategies for all Elements
• Short Term Work Program
• Capital Improvements Program
• Monitoring the Plan
• Measuring Actual Results - Benchmarks for Quality
  of Life

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Bringing Partners to the Table

Regulations
Policies
Projects
Implications
Business

• Developers

Residents
Government
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Final Thoughts

• The Plan is NEVER set in STONE!
• This Plan has LOTS OF MOVING PARTS!
• STAY INFORMED AND INVOLVED!

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Thank you for your participation!

• Questions? Comments? Thoughts?