CONNECT Our Future – Project Update
Sushil Nepal, Project Manager
Process Map – where are we?
We Are
Here
Work Group Deliverables
CONNECT Products/Deliverables
Public Health Disparities Assessment
Comprehensive Housing Assessment
Brownfield/Greyfield Redevelopment Tool
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS)
Diesel Black Carbon Assessment & Feasibility Study
Climate Change Planning Assessment
Food Systems Assessment and Action Plan
Local Government Renewable Energy Assessment
Neighborhood Energy Profiles Study
Multi-alternative fuel station feasibility study
Preferred Growth Concept
0%
Completed as scheduled
On Target for Completion as scheduled
20%
40%
60%
80%
Percent Complete
100%
Preferred Growth concept
Affirmation
 Major (re)investment in walkable
downtowns, mixed-use activity
centers, walkable neighborhoods &
major transit corridors
 More housing choices, travel choices,
open space/farmland preservation &
job centers
 Smaller service areas for providing
local government services
Preview of Framework Structure
Regional Framework Products: Goals
Tools that assist communities to
implement the Preferred Growth
Concept and Strategies
 User-friendly, graphically rich
 Engaging user experience
 Use and boost the “brand”
 Celebratory, promotional,
informational and educational
 Easy to update
Framework Document
 Encapsulates the story of CONNECT
 Primary user: all. Needs to engage
the “expert” as well as the casual
reader
 NOT a traditional report  magazine
style
 Serves as a teaser - Provide enough to
interest the reader in getting more
information  directs readers to the
website (use of QR codes, links, etc.)
Implementation Guide or User Manual NOT A Report
Framework Document Outline
Magazine Style
From the Editor
Spotlight
Faces of CONNECT
(interspersed)
The CONNECT
Essentials
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About CONNECT
The Region
Our Future
Who Participated?
• What’s Online
Features
• One each about the
priorities:
• Why is this a
priority
• Making it happen
• Here’s why it works
• What you can do
• Ideas from around
here and there
Tools (interspersed)
The Future of CONNECT
Framework Website
What’s Next?
• Sept 18th Program and Policy Forum meeting
to review, discuss and comment on
content/structure of Framework
• Approval of Final Framework at November
Program and Policy Forum meetings
• Influence local policies and policies at State
and Federal Level (handout for reference)