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Placemaking Issues and Planning Tools 

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Placemaking Issues and Planning Tools 
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Session 1: Protecting that Elusive Community Character: What Can We Still Do? - The planner’s toolbox for shaping and protecting community character has undergone some dramatic shifts in recent years, especially in Texas, where the legislature has curtailed the use of once-standard approaches. What’s the current status of some of our most effective placemaking tools? Who’s doing a good job defining and protecting that elusive “community character”? Take a look at the current state of form-based codes, historic preservation, design review, and other placemaking tools to explore what’s been effective, what’s changed, and what’s on the horizon in this new legal landscape.

Session 2: Creating a Destination: Economic Development - Place-making has become the norm, not the exception. Nevertheless, destination-focused economic development initiatives are not always effective in terms of initial defined outcomes.  Explore the key principles and examples of ‘details matter’ elements for successful projects.

Session 3: Park Land DedicationExplore the Dallas park land dedication experience including issues, ordinances, and coalitions.

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1. Protecting that Elusive Community Character: What Can We Still Do? (May 2020)

Matthew Goebel

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Protecting that Elusive Community Character: What Can We Still Do? (May 2020)

The planner’s toolbox for shaping and protecting community character has undergone some dramatic shifts in recent years, especially in Texas, where the legislature has curtailed the use of once-standard approaches. What’s the current status of some of our most effective placemaking tools? Who’s doing a good job defining and protecting that elusive “community character”? Take a look at the current state of form-based codes, historic preservation, design review, and other placemaking tools to explore what’s been effective, what’s changed, and what’s on the horizon in this new legal landscape.

Originally presented: Apr 2020 Land Use Conference

Matthew Goebel, Clarion Associates - Denver, CO

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2. Creating a Destination: Economic Development (May 2020)

William S. Dahlstrom, Karen M. Kennard, Tommy Ludwig, Scott Polikov

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Session 2 —45 mins
Creating a Destination: Economic Development (May 2020)

Place-making has become the norm, not the exception. Nevertheless, destination-focused economic development initiatives are not always effective in terms of initial defined outcomes.  Explore the key principles and examples of ‘details matter’ elements for successful projects.

Originally presented: Apr 2020 Land Use Conference

William S. Dahlstrom, Jackson Walker LLP - Dallas, TX
Karen M. Kennard, Greenberg Traurig, LLP - Austin, TX
Tommy Ludwig, City of Waxahachie - Waxahachie, TX
Scott Polikov, Gateway Planning & GP Development - Dallas, TX

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3. Park Land Dedication (May 2020)

Bertram Vandenberg, Ryan O'Connor

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Session 3 —25 mins
Park Land Dedication (May 2020)

Explore the Dallas park land dedication experience including issues, ordinances, and coalitions.

Originally presented: Apr 2020 Land Use Conference

Bertram Vandenberg, Dallas City Attorney's Office - Dallas, TX
Ryan O'Connor, Dallas Park and Recreation - Dallas, TX