the difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping the old ones… john maynard keynes
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The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping the old ones…
John Maynard Keynes
The Galisteo Basin PreserveSanta Fe, New Mexico
The Galisteo Basin PreserveSanta Fe, New Mexico
Conservation-based Community Development
1. Origins Story
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1. Origins Story2. Conservation Vision
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1. Origins Story2. Conservation Vision3. Community Design Principles
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1. Origins Story2. Conservation Vision3. Community Design Principles 4. Wild Ambitions
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Origins Story…
Origins story…
Origins Story…
Origins story…
Origins Story…
• A geography of large ranches (>10,000 acres)• 20 minutes south of downtown Santa Fe• 1 hour north of Albuquerque
Origins story…
Origins Story…
Origins story…
• The northern rim of a 230 sq mile watershed• A landscape of spectacular scenic and cultural resources
• 1,500-acre public land acquisition • A public investment of +$3,500,000 from county open space bonds
“Commando Conservation” …
“Commando Conservation” …
A fleetingvictory?
A 300-acre mixed-use/mixed income community development
“Aikido Community-building”…
A 300-acre mixed-use/mixed income community development
“Aikido Community-building”…
• TND and TOD-serving urban design• Green building and LID planning• Affordable housing• Youth education and adult learning• Economic development
• Embraced by 12,000+ acres of publicly accessible open space• $40,000,000 FMV• 1100 % ROI
“Aikido Conservation”…
A 300-acre mixed-use/mixed income community development
A Faustian bargain?
A Faustian bargain?
“I like to play indoors better, ‘cause that’s where all theelectrical outlets are.”
- Paul, a San Diego 4th grader
Richard Loev, Last Child in the Woods
A Healing imperative…
“In belonging to a landscape, one feels a rightness, an at-homeness…This condition of being fully present…is what the Quakers call ‘centering down’”
Scott Russell Sanders, Staying Put
A Healing imperative…
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A Landscape under Siege…
Thornton Ranch
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Business as Usual: 2010 AD
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Thornton Ranch
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Business as Usual: 2035 AD
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Saddleback Ranch
Meanwhile… Back at the other ranches…
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Spur Ranch
Meanwhile… Back at the other ranches…
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South Lamy
Meanwhile… Back at the other ranches…
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Rancho Viejo SW
Going…
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CR 42 incursions
North Lamy
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Going…
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Rancho Viejo SW
Game Over
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Damage Assessment:• 50,000+/- acres• 3,700+/- homes• 350+/- miles of roads• 1,700+/- water wells
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The “New Math” of environmentally responsible development…
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Green Eco-structure +
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Green Eco-structure + Green Building +
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Green Eco-structure + Green Building + Mixed-Use/Mixed Income Development =
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Green Eco-structure + Green Building + Mixed-Use/Mixed Income Development =
Ecologically Responsible Community-Building
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Beyond “Business as Usual”…
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Toward a Regional “Green Plan”…
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Toward a Regional “Green Plan”…
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Toward a Regional “Green Plan”…
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Toward a Regional “Green Plan”…
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Targeted Outcomes:
• 30,000 acres of public open space• 60 miles of trails• 1,500 new homes• 200,000 sf commercial & civic uses• $700MM in new private investment
Community Design Values…
Community Design Values…
• Engaged and responsive community dialogue• Community-serving development program
Community Design Values…
• Environmental Stewardship
• Environmental Stewardship
• Grassland and riparian restoration• View shed protection• Cultural resource stewardship• Aquifer protection• Energy conservation • Waste minimization
Community Design Values…
• Land-sensitive Site Planning
Community Design Values…
• Concentrate development footprint• Minimize disturbance to soils, plants and water• Buffer riparian corridors• Respect significant landscape features
• Land-sensitive Site Planning
Community Design Values…
Soils and drainages
GIS Mapping…
Soils and drainages
Public view sheds
GIS Mapping…
Public view sheds
Soils and drainages
Skyline impacts
GIS Mapping…
Soils and drainages
Public view sheds
Skyline impacts
Slope
GIS Mapping…
Slope
Solar orientation
Soils and drainages
Public view sheds
Skyline impacts
GIS Mapping…
Site planning decision-making…
Optimal Development Envelope
Site planning decision-making…
Village Development Envelope: 300 acres
Community Plan Overview…
The development program…
Residential program:
• 675 market rate homes - single family detached, compounds, courtyard, lofts, live-work, cottages,town homes, condos
• 290 affordable homes - attached and detached single family (50% CLT units)
The development program…
Civic and commercial program:
• 100,000 sf educational (i.e., Charter high school 37, elementary school, pre-school)
• 30,000 sf commercial (e.g., café, village market, pub, galleries, offices, live-work)
• 20,000 sf civic facilities (e.g., fire station, post office, environmental center, chapel, library)
Organizing Principles…
Knolls and ridge lines
Neighborhoods organized aroundlandforms and view corridors…
Knolls and ridge lines
Neighborhoods organized aroundlandforms and view corridors…
Views to surrounding mountains and grasslands
Connectivity and accessibility…
Neighborhood and regional trails/bikeways
Access to transit/trolley
Regional highway connections
Vibrant community core…
Village Residential zone:A diverse mix of educational, commercial, civic, and intensive residential land uses (25 du/ac)
Places of engagement and belonging…
Gathering spaces: performance spaces, outdoor markets, play spaces
Places of engagement and belonging…
Gathering spaces: performance spaces, outdoor markets, play spaces
Courts, parks, plazas and alamedas
Reverence and celebration…Sacred spaces: Chapel, ceremonial and sculpture gardens
Reverence and celebration…Sacred spaces: Chapel, ceremonial and sculpture gardens
Green cemetery
Environmentally responsibledesign and construction…
Environmentally responsibledesign and construction…
• Construction materials with high thermal storage and insulation values (windows, building systems)
• Passive solar neighborhood design• Sun shading/roof overhangs• Strategic cross ventilation• Low “imbedded energy” materials
• Community power (CSP, wind, biomass) • Material recycling
Transportation/Accessibility
• Mixed-use development program• Trolley service along existing rail• Regional commuter trails/bikeways• Vanpools/ride sharing/zip cars
Low impact design engineering…
• 85% wastewater reuse (165 ac/ft) for toilets and outdoor irrigation• 500,000+ gal rainwater catchment and aquifer recharge wells
• Grassland and riparian restoration for storm water• Contour-based road design• Xeric and shade-bearing landscaping
Wild Ambitions…
A deep and sustaining conservation ethic …
A landscape the grows increasingly rich in its health and diversity …
A practice of community development that inspires and challenges …
A practice of community development that inspires and challenges …
“Hope is not the same as optimism… but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.”
Vaclav Havel
Live…
Live… Your dreams…