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City of Tucson
Housing & Community Development Dept.
P.O. Box 27210
Tucson, AZ 85726-7210
Phone:
520-792-CITY (2489)

Fax:

520-791-4636
E-mail:
plantucson@ tucsonaz.gov

 

Plan Tucson Public Involvement

 

CONVERSATION WITH NEIGHBORHOODS ON PLAN TUCSON IN FEBRUARY 2013.

THANK YOU to those who attended. On Saturday February 9, from 10:00 to 11:30 AM, the Plan Tucson team met with neighborhood leaders to discuss the Plan Tucson draft and efforts to strengthen City planning going forward.

Did you miss the meeting? Take a look at:

The Flyer [PDF]

 

OPEN HOUSES ON PLAN TUCSON DRAFT HELD IN DECEMBER 2012 AND JANUARY 2013

THANK YOU AGAIN to everyone who participated in the Open Houses! With the Plan Tucson Draft available for public review, five Public Open Houses were held in December 2012 and January 2013 in different locations around the city. At each Open House a presentation on the Plan Tucson draft took place during the first half-hour, and participants shared their comments and talked one-on-one with the Plan Tucson team. Comments received at these Open Houses, along with comments received by other means, will be shared at Planning Commission and Mayor and Council public hearings in early 2013.

Did you miss the open houses? Take a look at the:

 

OCTOBER 2012 COMMUNITY WORKSHOP  - MATERIALS & PARTICIPANT INPUT

THANKS to everyone who participated in the October 2012 Community Workshop, which was repeated 5 times in 5 different locations around the City. The Workshop focus was on the City’s physical form and included opportunities for participants to learn about trends and projections relevant to Tucson’s potential growth; to consider how goals and policies relate to the City’s physical form; and to share ideas about Tucson’s future land use and transportation.

Did you miss the workshop? Take a look at the:

  • Presentation:  The workshop began with a presentation on possible ways Tucson could grow in the future and presented two build-out scenarios as a starting point for thinking about other possible development scenarios. The presentation concluded with an activity in which participants reviewed a sampling of draft goals and policies and indicated whether and how well they were met by either scenario.  

        Click here to see PowerPoint Presentation [PDF].

  • Mapping Exercise:  The second part of the workshop was dedicated to a mapping exercise for which participants divided into small groups. Participants began by sharing BIG ideas for Tucson’s future, and then proceeded to mark up a base map, beginning with areas not to be developed. Next the groups indicated their ideas for Tucson’s growth based on five primary land use types, including (1) Housing, (2) Business Centers, (3) Mixed-use, (4) Industrial, and (5) Other.  Finally, they marked up the base map to show what type and where transportation facilities should go.

         Click here to see Exercise Base Map [PDF]

  • Participant Mapping Input:  The accompanying interactive map combines the locations for future land uses and transportation systems and related comments from all the completed exercise maps.  Simply click on a use dot to reveal the associated comment. 

         

 

 

POLICY FORUM HELD IN AUGUST 13 AND 14, 2012.     

 THANKS to everyone who participated in the Public Policy Forum held on August 13 and repeated on August 14, 2012.  At the forum, Plan Tucson staff presented and participants discussed the initial draft goals and policies for elements in each of the three focus areas being considered:  (1) Socioeconomic Prosperity, (2) Environmental Integrity, and (3) Smart Growth.   Participants included among others agency, organization, and individual stakeholders, who attended one or more of the 39 Policy Working Groups over the past year. 

IF YOU MISSED THE FORUM, take a look at the material below.  You still have a week to provide your comments on the draft goals and policies.

-- Review Draft Goals and Policies

-- PowerPoint Presentations.  Please note that all three presentations begin with the same introductory slides on purpose, process, and schedule.

-- Read Transcription of Flipchart Notes. These notes reflect ideas captured by Plan Tucson during forum discussion.

 

THIRTY-NINE POLICY WORKING GROUP MEETINGS HELD BETWEEN JULY 22, 2011 AND MAY 23, 2012.

The Plan Tucson public outreach included a series of 39 Policy Working Groups in which agencies and organizations -- governmental agency, organizational, and neighborhood association representatives, as well as members of the public -- that worked with staff on the development of goals and policies for Plan Tucson. These groups actively participated in the discussion of elements within the three Plan Tucson focus areas:

  1. Socioeconomic Prosperity
  2. Environmental Integrity
  3. Smart Growth

Here's the Policy Working Group Schedule of Meetings.

 

STAKEHOLDER ORIENTATION MEETING HELD ON MAY 20, 2011.

The focus of this meeting was on agencies and organizations that are involved with policy related to one or more of the elements to be addressed in Plan Tucson.  At the meeting Plan Tucson staff reviewed the steps and timeline for preparing and adopting the plan; asked participants to help identify challenges and opportunities related to the areas of interest of the agency or organization they represent; and  detailed ways for agencies and organizations to be actively involved in drafting Plan Tucson.

Did you miss any of this meeting? Take a look at:

Meeting Summary

Powerpoint Presentation [PDF]

Preliminary Challenges and Opportunities prepared by Plan Tucson Staff [PDF]

Exercise Challenge Form [PDF]

Transcription of the Answers Received from the Exercise Challenge Form [PDF]
 

 

GENERAL PUBLIC INTRODUCTORY MEETINGS HELD THROUGHOUT APRIL 2011.

Six meetings were held at different locations, days and times, where those who attended learned more about Plan Tucson, ways to be part of the process, and shared their thoughts. Did you miss any of these meetings? Take a look at:

            Plan Tucson Overview - Powerpoint Presentation [PDF]

            Building from Previous and On-Going Efforts   

                     Our Shared Aspirations - Powerpoint Presentation [PDF]

                     Exercise Sheets [PDF]

                     Shared Values from Imagine Greater Tucson [PDF]        

            Flyer of the meetings [PDF]

           Meeting Summary

 

PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROGRAM.

On March 22, 2011, the Mayor and Council adopted the Public Participation Program for Plan Tucson.