The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping the old ones… John Maynard Keynes

The Galisteo Basin Preserve Santa Fe, New Mexico

The Galisteo Basin Preserve Santa Fe, New Mexico Conservation-based Community Development

1.Origins Story Presentation outline…

1.Origins Story 2.Conservation Vision Presentation outline…

1.Origins Story 2.Conservation Vision 3.Community Design Principles Presentation outline…

1.Origins Story 2.Conservation Vision 3.Community Design Principles 4.Wild Ambitions Presentation outline…

Origins Story… Origins story…

Origins Story… Origins story…

Origins Story… A geography of large ranches (>10,000 acres) 20 minutes south of downtown Santa Fe 1 hour north of Albuquerque Origins story…

Origins Story… Origins story… The northern rim of a 230 sq mile watershed A landscape of spectacular scenic and cultural resources

1,500-acre public land acquisition A public investment of +$3,500,000 from county open space bonds “Commando Conservation” …

A fleeting victory?

A 300-acre mixed-use/mixed income community development “Aikido Community-building”…

A 300-acre mixed-use/mixed income community development “Aikido Community-building”… TND and TOD-serving urban design Green building and LID planning Affordable housing Youth education and adult learning Economic development

Embraced by 12,000+ acres of publicly accessible open space $40,000,000 FMV 1100 % ROI “Aikido Conservation”… A 300-acre mixed-use/mixed income community development

A Faustian bargain?

“I like to play indoors better, ‘cause that’s where all the electrical outlets are.” - Paul, a San Diego 4th grader Richard Loev, Last Child in the Woods

A Healing imperative…

“In belonging to a landscape, one feels a rightness, an at-homeness… This condition of being fully present…is what the Quakers call ‘centering down’” Scott Russell Sanders, Staying Put A Healing imperative…

2010 (as platted) Business as Usual Conservation Alternative A Landscape under Siege… Thornton Ranch

(as platted) Conservation Alternative 2010 Business as Usual Business as Usual: 2010 AD Thornton Ranch

(as platted) Conservation Alternative 2015 Business as Usual Thornton Ranch Business as Usual: 2015 AD

(as platted) Conservation Alternative 2020 Business as Usual Thornton Ranch Business as Usual: 2020 AD

(as platted) Conservation Alternative 2025 Business as Usual Thornton Ranch Business as Usual: 2025 AD

(as platted) Conservation Alternative 2030 Business as Usual Business as Usual: 2030 AD

(as platted) Conservation Alternative 2035 Business as Usual Business as Usual: 2035 AD

(as platted) Conservation Alternative 2015 Business as Usual Saddleback Ranch Meanwhile… Back at the other ranches…

(as platted) Conservation Alternative 2020 Business as Usual Spur Ranch Meanwhile… Back at the other ranches… Going…

(as platted) Conservation Alternative 2025 Business as Usual South Lamy Meanwhile… Back at the other ranches…

(as platted) Conservation Alternative 2025 Business as Usual Rancho Viejo SW Going…

Business as Usual 2010 (as platted) Conservation Alternative CR 42 incursions North Lamy Rancho Viejo SW

Business as Usual 2010 (as platted) Conservation Alternative Rancho Viejo SW Going…

Business as Usual 2010 (as platted) Conservation Alternative Rancho Viejo SW Game Over

Business as Usual 2010 (as platted) Conservation Alternative Rancho Viejo SW Damage Assessment: 50,000+/- acres 3,700+/- homes 350+/- miles of roads 1,700+/- water wells

Business as Usual 2010 (as platted) Conservation Alternative The “New Math” of environmentally responsible development…

1950s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2035 Business as Usual 2010 (as platted) Conservation Alternative Green Eco-structure +

1950s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2035 Business as Usual 2010 (as platted) Conservation Alternative Green Eco-structure + Green Building +

1950s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2035 Business as Usual 2010 (as platted) Conservation Alternative Green Eco-structure + Green Building + Mixed-Use/Mixed Income Development =

1950s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2035 Business as Usual 2010 (as platted) Conservation Alternative Green Eco-structure + Green Building + Mixed-Use/Mixed Income Development = Ecologically Responsible Community-Building

1950s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2035 Business as Usual 2010 (as platted) Conservation Alternative Beyond “Business as Usual”…

1950s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2035 Business as Usual 2010 (as platted) Conservation Alternative Toward a Regional “Green Plan”…

1950s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2035 Business as Usual 2010 (as platted) Conservation Alternative Toward a Regional “Green Plan”…

1950s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2035 Business as Usual 2010 (as platted) Conservation Alternative Toward a Regional “Green Plan”…

1950s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2035 Business as Usual 2010 (as platted) Conservation Alternative Toward a Regional “Green Plan”…

1950s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2035 Business as Usual 2010 (as platted) Conservation Alternative

1950s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2035 Business as Usual 2010 (as platted) Conservation Alternative Targeted Outcomes: 30,000 acres of public open space 60 miles of trails 1,500 new homes 200,000 sf commercial & civic uses $700MM in new private investment

Community Design Values…

Engaged and responsive community dialogue Community-serving development program

Community Design Values… Environmental Stewardship

Grassland and riparian restoration View shed protection Cultural resource stewardship Aquifer protection Energy conservation Waste minimization Community Design Values…

Land-sensitive Site Planning Community Design Values…

Concentrate development footprint Minimize disturbance to soils, plants and water Buffer riparian corridors Respect significant landscape features Land-sensitive Site Planning Community Design Values…

Soils and drainages GIS Mapping…

Soils and drainages Public view sheds GIS Mapping…

Public view sheds Soils and drainages Skyline impacts GIS Mapping…

Soils and drainages Public view sheds Skyline impacts Slope GIS Mapping…

Slope Solar orientation Soils and drainages Public view sheds Skyline impacts GIS Mapping…

Site planning decision-making…

Optimal Development Envelope Site planning decision-making…

Village Development Envelope: 300 acres Community Plan Overview…

The development program… Residential program: 675 market rate homes - single family detached, compounds, courtyard, lofts, live-work, cottages,town homes, condos 290 affordable homes - attached and detached single family (50% CLT units)

The development program… Civic and commercial program: 100,000 sf educational (i.e., Charter high school 37, elementary school, pre- school) 30,000 sf commercial (e.g., café, village market, pub, galleries, offices, live-work) 20,000 sf civic facilities (e.g., fire station, post office, environmental center, chapel, library)

Organizing Principles…

Knolls and ridge lines Neighborhoods organized around landforms and view corridors…

Knolls and ridge lines Neighborhoods organized around landforms and view corridors… Views to surrounding mountains and grasslands

Connectivity and accessibility… Neighborhood and regional trails/bikeways Access to transit/trolley Regional highway connections

Vibrant community core… Village Residential zone: A diverse mix of educational, commercial, civic, and intensive residential land uses (25 du/ac)

Places of engagement and belonging… Gathering spaces: performance spaces, outdoor markets, play spaces

Places of engagement and belonging… Gathering spaces: performance spaces, outdoor markets, play spaces Courts, parks, plazas and alamedas

Reverence and celebration… Sacred spaces: Chapel, ceremonial and sculpture gardens

Reverence and celebration… Sacred spaces: Chapel, ceremonial and sculpture gardens Green cemetery

Environmentally responsible design and construction…

Environmentally responsible design and construction… Construction materials with high thermal storage and insulation values (windows, building systems) Passive solar neighborhood design Sun shading/roof overhangs Strategic cross ventilation Low “imbedded energy” materials Community power (CSP, wind, biomass) Material recycling

Transportation/Accessibility Mixed-use development program Trolley service along existing rail Regional commuter trails/bikeways Vanpools/ride sharing/zip cars

Low impact design engineering… 85% wastewater reuse (165 ac/ft) for toilets and outdoor irrigation 500,000+ gal rainwater catchment and aquifer recharge wells Grassland and riparian restoration for storm water Contour-based road design Xeric and shade-bearing landscaping

Wild Ambitions…

A deep and sustaining conservation ethic …

A landscape the grows increasingly rich in its health and diversity …

A practice of community development that inspires and challenges …

“Hope is not the same as optimism… but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.” Vaclav Havel

Live…

Live… Your dreams…