GIS & REGIONAL PLANNING
IN CENTRAL IOWA
Bethany Wilcoxon
Capital Crossroads Strategic Coordinator
February 23, 2015
OVERVIEW
• Des Moines Area MPO
– The Tomorrow Plan
– Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing
– Mobilizing Tomorrow
• Capital Crossroads
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DES MOINES
AREA MPO
• Transportation focus
• Regional forum
• Approximately 20
member jurisdictions
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KEY
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Public engagement
• Stakeholders Working Group
• The Tomorrow Plan
– Regional Analysis of Impediments to Fair
Housing
– Mobilizing Tomorrow
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REGIONAL ANALYSIS OF
IMPEDIMENTS TO FAIR HOUSING
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Regional look at housing challenges
Identifies challenges
Suggests action steps
Feeds into ongoing planning efforts
– Plan DSM & City of Des Moines zoning code
updates
– Neighborhood revitalization plans
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MOBILIZING
TOMORROW
• Long-range transportation plan for
Greater Des Moines
• Furthers transportation-related elements
of The Tomorrow Plan
• Looks to the year 2050
• Holistic approach
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A HISTORY OF
VISIONING
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1990: Des Moines Vision Plan
1998: Major Projects Task Force
2003: Project Destiny
2007: What’s Next, Downtown
2011: Capital Crossroads
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THE STRATEGY
• Build on a strong history of vision plans
• A bold but achievable vision to take the community
to the next level
• Combines successful existing strategies with new
ideas
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THE REGION
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REGIONAL
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
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THE PROCESS
• Economic and demographic snapshot
• Competitive capacity assessment
• Target cluster and marketing analysis
• Public input
• Steering committee and key stakeholder input
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THE CAPITALS
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“… the most ambitious,
aggressive, comprehensive,
and effective plan Market
Street has ever seen.”
- J. Mac Holladay, CEO,
Market Street Services
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CROSS-CAPITAL
LINKAGES
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QUESTIONS