1. Plaquemines Parish Comprehensive Master Plan Implementation- What Makes a Vision Into a PLAN?

2. What are the Alternatives?
One option: Do-nothing
What will happen if we do nothing?
Is Status quo ok?
The challenge: Defining desired change
Building on Assets
Addressing Issues
Capitalizing on Opportunities

3. Possible, Probable and Preferred Futures
Green cloud anything can happen future
Gray Circle
what will likely happen if continue on current path
Visioning
Possible, Probable and Preferred Futures
Possible
Preferred
Outcome
Probable
Time
Red Dot
What you want your future to be

4. Visioning - Vision to Action
Preferred
Outcome
First Step
Probable
Time
The All-Important First Step – close the gap from the probable track to preferred track.

5. Implementation Tools
Placemaking (making your community into what you want it to look like)
Public Investment
Private Development
Financing
Policies / Plans / Regulations
Partnering and Championing
Communication
Benchmarking - accountability of success

6. Principle -Make Great Public Spaces
Place-making
Principle -Make Great Public Spaces

7. Development Incentives
Mix of public and private incentives depends on market realities
Public Investment
“Struggling” Areas
“Hot” Areas
Private Investment

8. Economic Cycle of Prosperity

9. Implementation Components
Implementation Strategies for all Elements
Short Term Work Program
Capital Improvements Program
Monitoring the Plan
Measuring Actual Results - Benchmarks for Quality of Life

10. Bringing Partners to the Table
Regulations
Policies
Implications
Projects
Business
Developers
Residents
Government

11. Final Thoughts The Plan is NEVER set in STONE!
This Plan has LOTS OF MOVING PARTS!
STAY INFORMED AND INVOLVED!

12. Thank you for your participation!
Questions? Comments? Thoughts?