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Presentation to Virginia BeachCity Council
January 25, 2011
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Like you, we believe
Democracy depends on access to
information.
Citizens have a role in planningfor
their community.
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Project Purpose
to bring the citizens of Virginia Beach into an
open, inclusive and productive conversation
about transportation possibilities and
challenges for the community, leading to local
transportation policy decisions that areinformed by citizen values and preferences.
(To Envision Transportation FAQ)
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Primary Goals
To provide accessible information linked totopics identified by the citizens of Virginia Beach
To bring new possibilities to the community
To provide spaces for citizens to participateand express their interests and preferences
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New and AccessibleInformation
www.envisiontransportation.com
13,133 page views
Visitors from 30 countries
Ten new visitors per day for last 10months
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Home Page
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Typical Topics Page
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Citizens Working Group Page
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Video Gallery Page
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Discussion Forum Page
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New Possibilities
Stewart Schwartz, Coalition for Smarter
Growth (Washington, D.C.)
Michael Ronkin, Complete Streets(Switzerland)
Dan Burden, Walkable and Livable
Communities Institute (Port Townsend, WA)
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Common Themes
Transportation and land use are inextricablyconnected to a communitys quality of life, economicgrowth and increased property values
Traffic congestion can be reduced and financial andenvironmental resources can be saved by retrofittingstreets and street patterns
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From the Speakers
Stewart Schwartz
Coalition for Smarter Growth
Washington D.C.
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Describing the Coalition for Smarter Growth and
complimenting Virginia Beach on their progress and ideas
Stewart Schwartz, Coalition for Smarter Growth Washington D.C.
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Results of redevelopment
Stewart Schwartz, Coalition for Smarter Growth Washington D.C.
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From the Speakers
Michael Ronkin
Complete Streets
Switzerland
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Wide streets vs. narrow at roundabout - Possible future for
Virginia Beach Boulevard?
Michael Ronkin, Complete Streets, Switzerland
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From the Speakers
Dan BurdenWalkable and Livable
Communities InstitutePort Townsend,
Washington
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Bridgeport Way, WA road enhancement before/after with
mention of economic development potential
Dan Burden, Walkable and Livable Communities Institute Port Townsend, Washington
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From the Speakers
And Again
Stewart Schwartz
Coalition for Smarter Growth
Washington, D.C.
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Closing statements on why Smart Growth is important
Stewart Schwartz, Coalition for Smarter Growth Washington D.C.
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Space to Participate
Citizens Working Group
Web BLOGSpeaker Events
Online Survey
Community Dialogues
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The Citizens WorkingGroup
Issue Identification
Community InformationNeeds
Speaker Suggestions
Recommendation for ContinuedInvolvement
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The Online Survey
Priorities for transportation decisions?
Best way to reduce traffic congestion?
New sources for transportationfunding?
Barriers to building bike paths?
Value of sidewalks?
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Community Dialogue Issues Framing Video
Virginia Beach VBTV48 Staff and HRCCE
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Community Dialogues
What about Virginia Beach is valuable toyou and must be preserved?
What principles should guide publicdecisions related to transportation?
If you had one dollar to divide across
transportation options or improvements,how would you spend it?
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Participation theNumbers
4,637
Citizens Working Group, Web visitors,Survey,
Dialogues, Briefings
Direct email contacts: 16,257
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What we heard
Participants want decisionmakers and
managers to be careful
with the public purse.
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What we heard.
Participants want thedecisions related to
transportation funding, impacts
and service options to be fair.
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What we heard.
Strong interest in publictransportation
was expressed in the survey
and the community dialogues.
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Survey
Survey best way to reduce trafficcongestion
Increase public transit 50%
Increase road lanes 17.2%
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Dialogue BallotAllocations
All Public Transportation 48.4%of resources
All Road Improvements 16.6%of resources
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What we heard.
The tally for light rail wasthe highest
of any singletransportation
improvement option.
Transportation
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TransportationImprovements from
Dialogue BallotsLight Rail 16.7%
Expanded Bus Service14.3%
Additional Roads 5.4%
Higher Speed Rail 5.1%
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What we heard.
Support forimprovements for
bike and pedestriantravel was
nearly identical.
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TransportationImprovements from
DialoguesPedestrian Transportation Improvements
14.4% ballots listed
9.2% total resources allocated
Bike Transportation Improvements
13.6% ballots listed
9.5% total resources allocated
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What we heard.
Dialogue participantssaid that
existing roads should beredesigned
and retrofitted.
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What we heard.
Participants were creative about new
sourcesof transportation funding. 32
different
new sources of funding wereoffered
by survey respondents.
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funding fortransportation, we
should: Use public/private partnerships 54.5%
Raise the tax on gas 45.5%
Put tolls on major roads 34.0%
None of the above 7.5 %
Other the list of 32 suggestions
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Other Public issues
Many expressed the view that bus service
is the weakest link in the system
and changes in that service are criticalto the delivery of an effective public
transportation system.
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Other Public Issues
Many participants understand the
redevelopment potential of light rail to
increase the value of property in the corridor
and around stations but some take issue with
the potential maldistribution of costs andbenefits related to building and operating
light rail in Virginia Beach or any place.