1. Status of Envision Loudoun 2. Results from Public Feedback (6 meetings and on-line survey) 3. Next Steps in the Process (Board Decision Points)

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2. 1. Status of Envision Loudoun
2. Results from Public Feedback (6 meetings
and on-line survey)
3. Next Steps in the Process (Board Decision
Points)
Purpose

3. Envision Loudoun 5 Phase Process
1. Foundation – Assessment of Issues/Trends and
Evaluation of Initial Public Feedback
2. Vision – Establishing Overall Direction and Goals
To Be Achieved
3. Explore – Opportunities For Growth and
Revitalization, Preliminary Land Use and
Transportation Recommendations
4. Plan – Producing a Complete Draft Plan
5. Review and Adoption – Required Process
Including DOT Review

4. Envision Loudoun Process and Status

5. Process Next Steps
• Goal Setting
• Visioning
Exercises
Foundations
and Public
Input
• Objectives &
Actions
• Mapping the
Issues
• Choices
New Plan
Vision and
Goal
Statements
• Plan Policy
• New Plan
Components
Preferred
Land Use
Strategy
• Adopt
• Implement
New
General
Plan and
CTP
Phase 3Phase 2Phase 1 Phase 4 Phase 5
Board Decision
Points:
Endorse
New Vision
and Goals
Endorse
Land Use
Strategy
Review and
Adopt the
New Plan

6. Process Next Steps
• Goal
Setting
• Visioning
Exercises
Foundations
• Objectives
& Actions
• Mapping
the Issues
• Choices
New Plan
Vision and
Goal
Statements
Phase 2Phase 1
Board Decision: Endorse New Vision and Goals

7. Process Next Steps
• Plan Policy
• New Plan
Components
Preferred
Land Use
Strategy
• Adopt
• Implement
New
General
Plan and
CTP
Phase 3 Phase 4 Phase 5
Endorse Land Use
Strategy
Review and Adopt
the New Plan

8. Foundations Report

9. Foundations Report
Focuses on: existing conditions, planning issues,
potential future needs, and new opportunities
– Our People
– Our Built Environment
– Our Housing
– Our Economy
– Our Environmental, Agricultural, and Cultural
Heritage
– Our Transportation Systems
– Our Community Infrastructure

10. Listening & Learning
Phase 1 Input Summary
Report

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13. 1. Update on Process Highlights
2. Share Major Themes
3. Approach to Vision and Goals
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Key Points: Public Participation
Summary

15. • 6 meetings
• 91 facilitated table conversations
• 1,400+ participants
– 900 in-person, 500 online
• 5,000+ comments
– 3,500+ opportunity statements
– 600+ “how will we get there” comments
– 500+ “greatest challenges” comments
– 300+ general comment cards
• High levels of satisfaction
Round 1: Highlights
Listening and Learning

16. • More than 5,000 inputs
• 3,500 response to prompt #1
– “What do we need to do to make
Loudoun County an even better
community in the future?”
• Classified responses into “Topics”
– Organized by the Foundations Report
chapters plus two miscellaneous
topics
Reminder: What we heard
Making sense of the thousands of ideas

17. Distribution of Input
3,500 responses organized into eight major topics*
852 825
563
423
235
169 159 145
Transportation Built
Environment
Environmental
and
Agricultural
Heritage
Lifestyle Jobs and
Businesses
Housing Community
Infrastructure
People

18. Working with the Stakeholder
Committee
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Major Themes

19. A. Shape Make a great place
B. Compete Be an economic force
C. Connect Bring people and places together
D. Sustain Strengthen assets
E. Support Nurture people
F. Act Implement the recommendations
Plan Topics
A proposed organization of the new Comprehensive Plan

20. A. Shape: Make a great place
Built Environment, Housing
B. Compete: Be an economic force
Jobs & Business, Community Infrastructure
C. Connect: Bring people and places together
Transportation
D. Sustain: Strengthen assets
Environmental and Agriculture Heritage
E. Support: Nurture people
People & Lifestyle
Plan Topics
A proposed organization of the new Comprehensive Plan

21. Shape: Make a great place
Themes for Built Environment, Housing
– Interest in quality, unique, and attractive housing options
– Importance of re-planning transition area
– Give attention to aging, underutilized places for
redevelopment potential
– Need for more housing options (consider trends, meeting
needs, affordability)
– Protect environmental corridors
– Preserve character of western Loudoun
– Recognize importance of historic preservation

22. – Encourage small business
– Broadband in the west
– Continue priority on public
facilities and roads
– Environmental balance
– Growth management
– Rural roads for tourism
– Adequate water supply /
systems
– Energy sustainability
Compete: Be an economic force
Themes for Jobs & Business, Community Infrastructure
• Increase business opportunities
• Build on technology business
base
• Support entrepreneurism
• Strengthen outreach for
business
• Increase diversity of business
types
• Continue to increase community
development
• Enhance high quality
development (jobs)

23. – Continue to improve safety for all modes
– Improve regional connectivity
– Coordinate land use and transportation
policies and practices
– Improve congestion management
– Encourage alternate travel choices
– Build environment for better biking and
pedestrian movement
– Strengthen inter-county connectivity
– More robust local transit
Connect: Bring people & places together
Themes for Transportation

24. – Between suburban and rural
– Strong support for open
space and rural landscape
– Maintaining farming and
agriculture as part of the
heritage
– Support rural tourism
– Protect green infrastructure
– Ensure rural hospitality uses
are compatible with
community
Sustain: Strengthen Assets
Themes for Environmental and Agriculture Heritage
• Encourage use of renewable
energy
• Maintain dark skies
• Protect water resources
• More parks, trails in eastern
Loudoun
• Manage land use to protect
water quality and quantity

25. –Improve opportunities for people to
connect (place and programs)
–Make more vibrancy
–Strengthen arts and culture
–Create gathering places and spaces
–Build on parks, recreation and trails
–Consider performing arts center
–Safe places for kids
Support: Nurture people
Themes for People and Lifestyle

26. A. Shape: Make a great place
Built Environment, Housing
B. Compete: Be an economic force
Jobs & Business, Community Infrastructure
C. Connect: Bring people and places together
Transportation
D. Sustain: Strengthen assets
Environmental and Agriculture Heritage
E. Support: Nurture people
People & Lifestyle
F. Act: Implement the Recommendations
The Action Strategy
What is next?
Vision and Goals

27. Approach to preparing Goals
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28. Overall Vision
Simple statement and elaboration
Topic 1 (Chapter)
Goal statement
1. Objective 1 (Organizers)
1. Action 1 (recommendations: policies, programs, projects)
2. Action 2 (recommendations: policies, programs, projects)
2. Objective 2 (Organizers)
1. Etc.…
Topic 2 (Chapter)
Etc.
Policy Hierarchy
Proposed structure for the plan document

29. Questions, Comments and
Discussion