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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

Envision Loudoun 5 Phase Process1. Foundation – Assessment of Issues/Trends and

Evaluation of Initial Public Feedback2. Vision – Establishing Overall Direction and Goals

To Be Achieved3. Explore – Opportunities For Growth and

Revitalization, Preliminary Land Use and Transportation Recommendations

4. Plan – Producing a Complete Draft Plan5. Review and Adoption – Required Process

Including DOT Review

Envision Loudoun Process and Status

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

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

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

Foundations Report

Foundations ReportFocuses 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

Listening & Learning Phase 1 Input Summary

Report

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1. Update on Process Highlights2. Share Major Themes3. Approach to Vision and Goals

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Key Points: Public ParticipationSummary

• 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: HighlightsListening and Learning

• 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 heardMaking sense of the thousands of ideas

Distribution of Input3,500 responses organized into eight major topics*

852 825

563423

235 169 159 145

Transportation BuiltEnvironment

Environmentaland

AgriculturalHeritage

Lifestyle Jobs andBusinesses

Housing CommunityInfrastructure

People

Working with the Stakeholder Committee

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Major Themes

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 TopicsA proposed organization of the new Comprehensive Plan

A. Shape: Make a great placeBuilt Environment, Housing

B. Compete: Be an economic forceJobs & Business, Community Infrastructure

C. Connect: Bring people and places togetherTransportation

D. Sustain: Strengthen assetsEnvironmental and Agriculture Heritage

E. Support: Nurture peoplePeople & Lifestyle

Plan TopicsA proposed organization of the new Comprehensive Plan

Shape: Make a great placeThemes 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

– 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 forceThemes 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)

– 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 togetherThemes for Transportation

– 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 AssetsThemes 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

– 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 peopleThemes for People and Lifestyle

A. Shape: Make a great placeBuilt Environment, Housing

B. Compete: Be an economic forceJobs & Business, Community Infrastructure

C. Connect: Bring people and places togetherTransportation

D. Sustain: Strengthen assetsEnvironmental and Agriculture Heritage

E. Support: Nurture peoplePeople & Lifestyle

F. Act: Implement the RecommendationsThe Action Strategy

What is next? Vision and Goals

Approach to preparing Goals

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Overall VisionSimple 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 HierarchyProposed structure for the plan document

Questions, Comments and Discussion