• Land use planning is the term used for a branch of public policy which encompasses various disciplines which seek to order and regulate the use of land in an efficient and ethical way

• Civic Engagement describes efforts to make a difference in the civic life of our communities and developing the combination of knowledge, skills, values, and motivation to make that difference

• Consensus Building is a process for seeking unanimous agreement, involving a good faith effort to meet the interests of all stakeholders

LAND USE

PLANNING

CIVIC ENGAGEMEN

T

CONSENSUS

BUILDING

TRANSFORMING CIVIC CULTURE

• Establish and adhere to ground rules

• Use public projects to change public expectations

• Set and stick to schedules

• Hold governmental and non-governmental stakeholders accountable

• Extensively document stakeholder input

• Evaluate process and content

RE-CREATE CIVIC CULTURE

• Hierarchal

• Win-lose

• Position-based

• Competitive

• Linear

• Exclusive

• One dimensional

• Elite access to technologies

• Non-hierarchal

• Win-win

• Interest-based

• Collaborative

• Multi-directional

• Inclusive

• Multi-dimensional

• Open access to technologies

RESET CIVIC NORMS

• Create governance partnerships

• Design for intent

• Use alternative dispute techniques

• Adopt civic engagement principles

• Use "best practice" techniques, tools, and vehicles

• Achieve consensus-based decisions

CIVIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS DESIGN

• Create just and sustainable agreements about land uses

• Ground philosophy in principles and values of justice and sustainability

• Combine dispute resolution and civic engagement

• Implement place-based strategies• Invest in human capital• Model green practices • Add value

ENGAGEMENT OBJECTIVES

Participation

• “Audience”

• Un-Informed, not conversant

• Externally activated

• Event focused

• Static encounters

• Linear

• One dimensional

Civic Engagement

• “Constituency”

• Informed, conversant

• Internally motivated

• Process focused

• Accountable Relationships

• Multi-directional

• Integrated, multi-dimensional

FROM PUBLIC PARTICIPATION TO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT

Agree on the “text”

Major League Baseball ParkSite Assessment and Evaluation & District

Master Plan

McMillan Sand Filtration Site

Northwest 1 Redevelopment Plan

Old Convention Center Site

Poplar Point Site Development Plan

St. Elizabeths Master Plan Amendment/DHS Consolidation

Barry Farm|Park Chester|Wade Road Redevelopment Plan

Define the end result first

Brookland/CUA Metro Station Small Area Plan

Georgia Ave/Petworth Metro Station Area & Corridor Plan

Anacostia Access Transportation Study

Anacostia Waterfront Initiative

Congress Heights Traffic Calming Design and Safety Study

Kenilworth Ave Corridor Transportation Study

Middle Anacostia Crossings Transportation Study

New York Ave Corridor Transportation Study

South Capitol Street Corridor Study

U Street Parking and Transportation Plan

Reservation 13 / Hill East Draft Master Plan

Manage “democratic” urges

Benning Road Corridor Redevelopment Framework

Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Corridor Land Development Plan

Riggs Road/South Dakota Ave Area Development Plan

Upper Georgia Ave Area Land Development Plan

Honor the disagreements

Boathouse Row Planning Study

CapitalSpace Initiative

Department of Parks and Recreation 5 Year Master Plan

Anacostia Waterfront Riverwalk and Trail

Results matter, not effort

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Tier I - II EIS & Section 106

South Capitol Street EIS

11th Street Bridges EIS

14th Street Bridge Corridor EIS

OUTREACH

http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5874/content_item/onecitysummit

Where every resident:

• Participates in a diverse, thriving, equitable economy

• Lives in safe neighborhoods free of crime, whether in Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, or Southwest

• Has quality public or public charter schools no matter what neighborhood he or she lives in

• Has a high quality of life that includes access to quality healthcare, recreation, transportation, and retail choices in every Ward of the city

• Lives in neighborhoods in which affordable and luxury housing easily co-exist and where our low and moderate income residents can thrive

• Receives a solid return on investment and high quality customer service from their government

• Lives in the most environmentally sound, sustainable city in the world

“ONE CITY” MEANS…

There is another element that must be present in our struggle that then makes our resistance and nonviolence truly meaningful.

That element is reconciliation.

Our ultimate end must be the creation of the beloved community.

- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.Raleigh, NC – April 15, 1960