Professional Documents
Culture Documents
City Council
January 25, 2011
Like you, we believe
Stewart Schwartz
Coalition for Smarter Growth
Washington D.C.
Describing the Coalition for Smarter Growth and
complimenting Virginia Beach on their progress and ideas
Stewart Schwartz, Coalition for Smarter Growth Washington D.C.
Results of redevelopment
Stewart Schwartz, Coalition for Smarter Growth Washington D.C.
From the Speakers
Michael Ronkin
“Complete Streets”
Switzerland
Wide streets vs. narrow at roundabout - Possible future for
Virginia Beach Boulevard?
Michael Ronkin, Complete Streets, Switzerland
From the Speakers
Dan Burden
Walkable and Livable
Communities Institute
Port Townsend,
Washington
Why are walkable communities important?
Dan Burden, Walkable and Livable Communities Institute Port Townsend, Washington
Bridgeport Way, WA road enhancement before/after with
mention of economic development potential
Dan Burden, Walkable and Livable Communities Institute Port Townsend, Washington
From the Speakers
And Again
Stewart Schwartz
Issue Identification
Community Information
Needs
Speaker Suggestions
Recommendation for Continued
Involvement
The Online Survey
Priorities for transportation decisions?
Value of sidewalks?
Community Dialogue Issues Framing Video
Virginia Beach VBTV48 Staff and HRCCE
Community Dialogues
• What about Virginia Beach is valuable to
you and must be preserved?
4,637
Support for
improvements for
bike and pedestrian
travel was
nearly identical.
Walking and Biking
Transportation
Improvements from
Dialogues
Pedestrian Transportation Improvements
14.4% ballots listed
9.2% total resources allocated
Dialogue participants
said that
existing roads should be
redesigned
and retrofitted.
What we heard.