Vision & Goals
A vision statement describes the desired state of a place in the future. With community support, an effective vision can influence decisions and inspire action to move toward that idealized future. Goals further describe the outcomes that will support the realization of the vision. These, in turn, are supported by more specific strategies and actions that will implement the bigger-picture vision and goals. These strategies will involve specific proposed projects, programs, policies, and other means of achieving the community vision.
The Draft Vision and Goals for the Rolling Oaks Area Regional Center were prepared based off input from residents and community stakeholders through an online questionnaire, two community meetings, and a planning team meeting. Below are the emerging vision and goals for the Rolling Oaks area:
The Rolling Oaks Area Regional Center is built on quiet, safe and family-friendly neighborhoods stitched together with walkable, bikeable and transit-friendly mixed use areas including shops, restaurants, and diverse opportunities for housing and employment. Long-time and new residents are connected to each other and to ample parks, trails and recreation by beautiful and calm green streets.
Goal 1: Promote quality development that is compatible with existing neighborhoods and includes additional housing and employment options for existing and new residents.
Goal 2: Ensure that existing residents and businesses – and the culture and authenticity they represent – are a part of the Regional Center Area moving forward as public and private improvements are made.
Goal 3: Facilitate and guide new development to maintain the existing relationship of safe and quiet neighborhoods tucked between commercial and mixed-use areas.
Goal 4: Retrofit auto-oriented commercial development to be more walkable and provide a greater diversity of locally serving restaurant and retail options.
Goal 5: Expand the amount and variety of transit services throughout and connecting the Regional Center to other area destinations and amenities.
Goal 6: Improve existing connections and create new connections that are truly multimodal, aesthetically pleasing and provide stormwater benefits.
Goal 7: Stimulate a Thriving Economy.
Goal 8: Provide more parks, open space, trails and recreational amenities throughout the Regional Center.
Goal 9: Encourage responsible watershed management through sustainable and resilient public investments, private development, and strategic partnerships.
What is a Vision Statement?
A vision statement describes the desired state of a place in the future. With community support, an effective vision can influence decisions and inspire action to move toward that idealized future. Goals further describe the outcomes that will support the realization of the vision. These, in turn, are supported by more specific recommendations and strategies that will implement the bigger-picture vision and goals. These strategies will involve specific proposed projects, programs, policies, and other means of achieving the community vision.
The Rolling Oaks Area Regional Center Vision and Goals were developed with input from residents and community stakeholders through an iterative process of developing and refining these concepts. During preliminary community engagement efforts, community members articulated important values and identified Rolling Oak Area Regional Center’s assets, challenges, and opportunities. This community input became the basis for Rolling Oaks Area Regional Center’s Vision and Goals, which will be refined with feedback from the Planning Team and participants at a second Community Meeting.
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