Landspace Architecture – 鶹Ƶ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:37:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2019/04/cropped-favicon_logo-32x32.jpg Landspace Architecture – 鶹Ƶ 32 32 Navasota State of Community Report /projects/navasota-state-of-community-report-2/ /projects/navasota-state-of-community-report-2/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:37:47 +0000 https://portal.epicn.org/case-stories/navasota-state-of-community-report/ Read More... from Navasota State of Community Report

]]> The Navasota Comprehensive Plan strives to be a plan that addresses the needs and aspirations of the community both today and over the next 10 years. In order to ensure that the Comprehensive Plan reflects what the community desires, it is critical that community members are involved in the development and implementation of the plan. The ultimate goal of this plan is to create a sustainable community using the available resources to meet current needs while ensuring that adequate resources are available for future generations. This document is broken into two parts. The first part of the document is a compilation of various elements describing the City’s history and background, regional context, natural resources, economic base, demographics, land use, transportation system, urban infrastructure, housing, community facilities, historic resources, hazards, and urban image. The second part is a future city scenario that includes goals, objectives, policies, and implementation measures.

]]> The Navasota Comprehensive Plan strives to be a plan that addresses the needs and aspirations of the community both today and over the next 10 years. In order to ensure that the Comprehensive Plan reflects what the community desires, it is critical that community members are involved in the development and implementation of the plan. The ultimate goal of this plan is to create a sustainable community using the available resources to meet current needs while ensuring that adequate resources are available for future generations. This document is broken into two parts. The first part of the document is a compilation of various elements describing the City’s history and background, regional context, natural resources, economic base, demographics, land use, transportation system, urban infrastructure, housing, community facilities, historic resources, hazards, and urban image. The second part is a future city scenario that includes goals, objectives, policies, and implementation measures.

]]> The 2012 State of the Community Report is a critical component in identifying where the City of Gonzales currently stands. It provides a baseline by which different facets of the community can be looked
at piece by piece, revealing each of their strengths and opportunities as well as weaknesses and potential challenges. However, that portion of this Comprehensive Plan is only one half of the tool by which
the city will use to make planning decisions going forward. The sections concentrating on Gonzales’
future make up the second half of this document, providing recommendations that the city and its residents can use to guide their city in a meaningful direction.
Each of the sections contains goals, objectives, and policies that together create a network of strategies
to realize the vision of the city. Goals are broad statements regarding areas of improvement which
grow directly from the vision statement. Objectives identify measurable targets, and, together, their
achievements make the goal a reality. Policies are specific strategies or actions which are necessary
for the community to take to accomplish the objectives . These policies may need to take place immediately or several years down the line, but the schedule creates both accountability and responsibility
for the parties involved.
Not all parts of the future plan are required to be carried out in complete specificity. They are simply
guides for Gonzales as it manages its growth over the next two decades. The community and the surrounding region are currently undergoing great change, but the Gonzales Comprehensive Plan will
help direct the city as it strengthens its position as a livable community and a top Texas destination.

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Texas Target Communities Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
Chanam Lee
Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning

chanam@tamu.edu

Local Government / Community Contact
Allen Barnes

City Manager

]]> /projects/gonzales-comprehensive-plan-4/feed/ 0 Dickinson Comprehensive Plan /projects/dickinson-comprehensive-plan-5/ /projects/dickinson-comprehensive-plan-5/#respond Wed, 01 Nov 2023 03:35:39 +0000 https://portal.epicn.org/case-stories/dickinson-comprehensive-plan-3/ Read More... from Dickinson Comprehensive Plan

]]> Dicksinson developed its first Comprehensive Plan. Nestled between League City and Texas City along the Gulf Freeway south of Houston, Dickinson is home to orginial Italian settlers from Galveston, and therefore rich in history. Economic development and the desire for greater open space were two focus areas for the community.

]]> Comprehensive plans are “the central organizing umbrella under which other plans, regulations, and initiatives exist.” They typically have long-range planning horizons between 20 and 30 years. These public documents, along with relevant zoning maps, can be used to guide, support, and justify city land use and decision-making in the future. A comprehensive plan should include the overall vision for the community, as well as a plan for the physical growth, development, and preservation of the land. Furthermore, an inclusive comprehensive plan should envision future growth in the various fields of transportation, community facilities and infrastructure, economy, parks and open spaces, natural and cultural resources, and housing.

Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.

Texas Target Communities Contact Info

University Faculty Contact
Kim Mickelson
Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning

Local Government / Community Contact
Sallie Burchette

Planning Consultant

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