1. A New
General Plan
Begins
Nancy Ryan
Where the heck are those City of Tempe
Community Development
flying cars?
2. Presentation
Why prepare a General Plan?
What are Future Trends that will impact the
General Plan?
What should Tempe be like in 2040?
What is the process and how can I get
involved?
Questions?
General Plan 2040
3. Why prepare a General Plan?
Holdsthe community’s vision for future.
Guides how the community will grow and
change.
Required by AZ statues that a
comprehensive and long term plan be
adopted every 10 years.
4. Drivers of the Trends
The need to save time
The need to reduce cost
The need to do things faster
The need to make things easier to use
The need to improve safety and
reliability
The need to lessen the impact on the
environment
6. General Plan Future Trends
Healthcare facilities
Aging population – aging in
place or assisted living?
Internet shopping vs. retail
centers
Creating walkable
neighborhoods and
healthy communities
Renting vs. owning
7. General Plan Future Trends
Communication with
the community
Office size, shared
offices, &
telecommuting
Smart streets (and
signals)
Energy efficiency
8. Tempe in 2040?
Vibrant Downtown
Multi-family & Mixed
use in key areas
Downtown
ASU
Redevelopment areas
Regional
and local
connections to transit
9. Tempe in 2040?
Wider range of jobs
Technology to change
how buildings used
Commercial centers reuse
Open space increase or decrease
Housing choices
Walkable/bikeable neighborhoods
10. Tempe in 2040?
What do you think Tempe should be like in
the future?
11. General Plan Process
Community Meeting to gather input Sept and
January
Community Working Group to advise November
2012 - May 2013
Ongoing public forum w/ opportunity to
comment
Final Plan Release May 2013
Boards and Commissions Presentations June 2013
DRC Hearings August – September 2013
Council Adoption – November - December 2013
Public Ratification Vote – May 2014
12. How I can get involved?
Community Meeting – Sept 24th, 5-7 p.m.
Tempe History Museum
On line survey: www.tempe.gov/GP2040
Apply for GP2040 Community Working Group
Email us your ideas: GP2040@tempe.gov
Phone: 480-350-8073
Trends are about change and every change has at its core, a "driver." To predict or spot a new trend, look for these basic forms of drivers.
Terrafugia flying car – UtubeGoogle’s self driving car.A fully self contained bicycle hub motor known as the GreenWheel has been developed by students at MIT
A downtown with services like groceries, drycleaners, medical services, childcare.More Mixed use that includes flats, townhomes and attached housing.Transit system that connecting to many parts of Tempe, commuter rail to Phoenix and Tucson.
Wider range of jobs which provides employment close to their homes. Tempe has a great opportunity to capture entreprenuers/jobs from research at ASU . Technology to change how buildings used – Reuse (recyling) of buildings, energy systems or space required for employees.Commercial centers reuse by churches and charter schools.In urbanizing a challenge will be to ensure that we have open space.Open space decrease when ASU converts to commerce; look for chance to supplement in urban areasHousing choices - meeting housing needs for families, single person households, elderly, disabled, and special populations (such as homeless Veterans).Every neighborhood should have a comfortable street to walk/bike, which connects to schools, community centers, and transit. (next month Will Bruder will talk about Tempe as a 20-minute City)