Title
Special Recognition - American Planning Association/Planning Association of Washington Award for the Downtown Strategy
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee
City Manager Recommendation:
Recognize Olympia’s Downtown Strategy for receiving a planning award from the American Planning Association/Planning Association of Washington.
Report
Issue:
Whether to recognize the Downtown Strategy’s receipt of a planning award.
Staff Contact:
Amy Buckler, Senior Planner, Community Planning & Development, 360.570.5847
Presenter(s):
Keith Stahley, Director Community Planning and Development
Lloyd Skinner, Planning Association of Washington (PAW)
Background and Analysis:
Olympia’s Downtown Strategy received a 2017 planning award from the Washington chapter of the American Planning Association and the Planning Association of Washington (APA/PAW). The award honors communities for their outstanding contribution to the field of planning in Washington. The Downtown Strategy won in the category of comprehensive/downtown improvement planning, and was recognized for its extensive public process, use of graphics and example of:
• Outstanding application of planning principles
• Implementation of community values
• Furtherance of the Growth Management Act
• Suitability of the solution to the problem
• Innovative and creative solutions
• Difficulty of problems addressed
• Contribution to social equity
Olympia’s Downtown Strategy (DTS) aims to move the community’s Comprehensive Plan vision for Downtown forward. Structured around a concept of Connecting People, Places and Spaces, the DTS identifies public priorities and a set of realistic, impactful actions to be carried out by the City and partners over the next 5 years.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
N/A
Options:
N/A
Financial Impact:
N/A
Attachments:
Link to the Downtown Strategy