A Brief Overview of the ProcessA Brief Overview of the Process

Why CTAP?Why CTAP?

During the development of the During the development of the Salem to Manchester project, the Salem to Manchester project, the public raised issues relative to public raised issues relative to growth. The NH Department of growth. The NH Department of Transportation established a Transportation established a commitment to provide the I-93 commitment to provide the I-93 corridor region with resources for corridor region with resources for dealing with the challenges of dealing with the challenges of growth...growth...

CTAP CTAP will will

serve a serve a region region of of

26 cities 26 cities and and

townstowns

What are the Resources?What are the Resources?

Allocation of $3.5 million to provide a Allocation of $3.5 million to provide a comprehensive Community Technical comprehensive Community Technical Assistance Program dealing with Assistance Program dealing with issues of growth in a 26 city/town issues of growth in a 26 city/town region that will be most likely region that will be most likely influenced by the planned I-93 influenced by the planned I-93 reconstruction.reconstruction.

Early Thinking on CTAP Early Thinking on CTAP Program ComponentsProgram Components

Provide Communities with:Provide Communities with:

• Planning Tools and AnalysesPlanning Tools and Analyses

• Training, Education and MarketingTraining, Education and Marketing

• Specific Planning & Technical AssistanceSpecific Planning & Technical Assistance

Guiding PrinciplesGuiding Principles

Not expert drivenNot expert driven Raise the base level of knowledge of Raise the base level of knowledge of

all participants all participants Support building of positive Support building of positive

relationships between the wide range relationships between the wide range of participantsof participants

No “silver bullets”No “silver bullets” Meets the needs of local communitiesMeets the needs of local communities

Today’s Approach ……Today’s Approach …… to assist towns and cities that to assist towns and cities that are influenced by the planned are influenced by the planned

re-construction of I-93re-construction of I-93

By providing a wide range of By providing a wide range of technical assistance and access technical assistance and access to tools for innovative land-use to tools for innovative land-use

planning planning

Through an approach…Through an approach…

That the CTAP scoping process That the CTAP scoping process participants (local governments, participants (local governments, NGOs and agencies) NGOs and agencies) determine determine the type and form of support that the type and form of support that is needed and desired. is needed and desired.

Achieved Within a Six-Month Achieved Within a Six-Month Collaborative Planning EffortCollaborative Planning Effort

December 1st December 1st Kick-Off SessionKick-Off Session January 19January 19thth Strategic Session #1Strategic Session #1 February 16February 16thth Strategic Session #2Strategic Session #2 March 16March 16thth Strategic Session #3Strategic Session #3 JuneJune Wrap-Up ConferenceWrap-Up Conference

That Includes:That Includes:

Convening a broad cross-section of Convening a broad cross-section of this region…including this region…including representatives of:representatives of:• 26 Local governments26 Local governments• Non governmental organizations Non governmental organizations • Regional, state, and federal agenciesRegional, state, and federal agencies

The overall process…The overall process…(Started in December)(Started in December)

Developed a shared vision of where Developed a shared vision of where you want to be in 20 years. you want to be in 20 years.

This vision is based upon:This vision is based upon:• the characteristics of your community the characteristics of your community

that you value and wish to sustainthat you value and wish to sustain• changes you wish to encourage andchanges you wish to encourage and• changes that you wish to discourage.changes that you wish to discourage.

January…January… Review previous successful (and Review previous successful (and

unsuccessful) approaches, actions, unsuccessful) approaches, actions, and events that were effective (or and events that were effective (or not effective) with planning, not effective) with planning, managing, and directing growth.managing, and directing growth.

Assess resources currently lacking Assess resources currently lacking for your community that you need to for your community that you need to plan for growth.plan for growth.

February…February…

Translate the Vision Map into prioritize Translate the Vision Map into prioritize objectivesobjectives

Identify existing barriers that are in the Identify existing barriers that are in the way of achieving these objectives way of achieving these objectives (economic, political, social, organizations, (economic, political, social, organizations, knowledge, etc.)knowledge, etc.)

Develop preferred strategies/ approaches Develop preferred strategies/ approaches that are most likely to address these that are most likely to address these barriersbarriers

(Choose members of Steering Committee)(Choose members of Steering Committee)

March…March… Identify the specific types of Identify the specific types of

resources/strategies that are needed to fill resources/strategies that are needed to fill the gap between the current resources of the gap between the current resources of local government and what are needed to local government and what are needed to achieve the shared vision (prioritized achieve the shared vision (prioritized objectives)objectives)

Feasibility assessment of proposed Feasibility assessment of proposed strategiesstrategies

Set priorities on allocation of CTAP funds Set priorities on allocation of CTAP funds to provide these resourcesto provide these resources

Identify elements of work planIdentify elements of work plan

April and MayApril and May

Steering Committee MeetsSteering Committee Meets

Steering Committee Develops Steering Committee Develops BlueprintBlueprint

Creation of the draft CTAP Scope of Creation of the draft CTAP Scope of Work and Work Plan Detailing:Work and Work Plan Detailing:

ActionsActions TimeframesTimeframes ResourcesResources Responsible PartiesResponsible Parties

June: June: Present and Discuss Blueprint…Present and Discuss Blueprint…Draft Scope of Services/Work PlanDraft Scope of Services/Work Plan

Review and discuss draft scope of Review and discuss draft scope of services and work plan that details services and work plan that details actions, time frames, resources, and actions, time frames, resources, and responsible partiesresponsible parties

Solidify working relationships and Solidify working relationships and next steps for each working next steps for each working committeecommittee

Who is Involved?Who is Involved?

Non-Governmental Advisory Non-Governmental Advisory CommitteeCommittee

Comprised of representative of non-Comprised of representative of non-governmental organization interested in governmental organization interested in issues of growthissues of growth

Advises the Steering Committee on specific Advises the Steering Committee on specific tools and strategies that can be utilized to tools and strategies that can be utilized to achieve the goals of the CTAP initiativeachieve the goals of the CTAP initiative

Appoints approximately 15 individuals to Appoints approximately 15 individuals to participate in the strategic development participate in the strategic development processprocess

Appoints three members to serve on the Appoints three members to serve on the Steering CommitteeSteering Committee

Corridor Communities Corridor Communities Committee Committee

Comprised of representatives from each of the Comprised of representatives from each of the 26 local governments26 local governments

Serves as the key communication conduit Serves as the key communication conduit between the 26 impacted communitiesbetween the 26 impacted communities

Participates in strategic scoping/development Participates in strategic scoping/development processprocess

Appoints four members to serve on the Appoints four members to serve on the Steering CommitteeSteering Committee

Agency CommitteeAgency Committee Comprised of federal, state, and regional Comprised of federal, state, and regional

governmental stakeholdersgovernmental stakeholders Serves as the key coordinating entity for Serves as the key coordinating entity for

participating regional, state, and federal participating regional, state, and federal governmental agenciesgovernmental agencies

Provides technical resources to the Provides technical resources to the Steering Committee, as well as other Steering Committee, as well as other committees involved in the CTAP initiativecommittees involved in the CTAP initiative

Appoints three members to serve on the Appoints three members to serve on the Steering CommitteeSteering Committee

Future Future Steering CommitteeSteering Committee Primary leadership group that represents Primary leadership group that represents

all stakeholdersall stakeholders Consists of 10 representatives and one Consists of 10 representatives and one

from NHDOTfrom NHDOT Primary decision making body for the Primary decision making body for the

CTAP initiative under the aegis of NHDOTCTAP initiative under the aegis of NHDOT Develops overall CTAP “blueprint” from Develops overall CTAP “blueprint” from

strategic planning process and develops strategic planning process and develops annual work plansannual work plans

Coordinates sources of technical Coordinates sources of technical assistance, training programs, public assistance, training programs, public information and educational resources, information and educational resources, and innovative demonstration projectsand innovative demonstration projects

TimelineTimeline

6 Months

4yr1yr 2yr 5yr3yr

Planning and Scoping Implementation of

Workplan

Outcome from Kick-Off Session Outcome from Kick-Off Session (December 1(December 1stst))

Introduced all parties to the CTAP Introduced all parties to the CTAP InitiativeInitiative

Have an opportunity for colleagues Have an opportunity for colleagues to meet and share valuesto meet and share values

Created a Vision Map Created a Vision Map Prioritized Key Elements of this VisionPrioritized Key Elements of this Vision

The Vision MapThe Vision Map

Twenty Years form Twenty Years form now….if there is now….if there is sustained growth…sustained growth…How do you want How do you want this region and this region and your community to your community to look, to feel, to look, to feel, to have as a home?have as a home?

The Vision Included… The Vision Included…

Priorities on Priorities on HowHow to Grow and to Grow and WhereWhere to to GrowGrow

Mixed housing and business into new Mixed housing and business into new centers of communities centers of communities

Vibrant Main streetsVibrant Main streets Walkable neighborhoodsWalkable neighborhoods Affordable housingAffordable housing Preserving open space and rural characterPreserving open space and rural character And Many other prioritiesAnd Many other priorities

Today…Session 1 January 19Today…Session 1 January 19thth: : Identify Issues, Goals, and Identify Issues, Goals, and

Develop ObjectivesDevelop Objectives

Case studies of NH smart growth initiatives Case studies of NH smart growth initiatives and othersand others

Inter- and intra committee buildingInter- and intra committee building Assess effective and ineffective Assess effective and ineffective

approaches for planning, managing, approaches for planning, managing, and/or directing growthand/or directing growth

Assessment of local resources currently Assessment of local resources currently lacking that are needed to plan for growthlacking that are needed to plan for growth

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Smart Growth DefinitionsSmart Growth Definitions

The New Hampshire Office of Energy The New Hampshire Office of Energy and Planning has defined Smart and Planning has defined Smart Growth as:Growth as:

“Growing smarter is to develop in a manner that strengthens communities and preserves the working landscape.”

“Smart growth is a practical approach that brings people together to affirm and build on the values that define the character of a community or region…”

“Smart Growth means the control of haphazard and unplanned development and the use of land which results over time, in the inflation of the amount of land used per unit of human development, and of the degree of dispersal between such land areas.”

"Smart growth' also means the development and use of land in such a manner that its physical, visual, or audible consequences are appropriate to the traditional and historic New Hampshire landscape.”

And…And…

The New Hampshire Legislature has The New Hampshire Legislature has defined Smart Growth as:defined Smart Growth as:

Strategic Development ProcessStrategic Development Process Is an integrated community-based effort on a Is an integrated community-based effort on a

regional scaleregional scale Seeks to be inclusive of all key groups within Seeks to be inclusive of all key groups within

the community, regional, and state levelthe community, regional, and state level Provides information and resources for raising Provides information and resources for raising

the base level of knowledge of all participantsthe base level of knowledge of all participants Supports building of relationships between Supports building of relationships between

stakeholders to further the understanding of stakeholders to further the understanding of each other’s perspectiveseach other’s perspectives

Designed to identify root problems and Designed to identify root problems and explore a wide range of approaches, explore a wide range of approaches, strategies, and tools strategies, and tools

…… ……..With the goal of creating an overall 5 With the goal of creating an overall 5 year scope of work “blueprint” with broad year scope of work “blueprint” with broad support and ownership.support and ownership.