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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
http://www.envisiontransportation.com/http://www.envisiontransportation.com/


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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



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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



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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.

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