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Auckland, Participatory Urban Planning “The Auckland Plan”

Jan 10 '12

Author:
Andrea Kobylnik
Problems and Purpose
75 per cent of residential development in Auckland over the next thirty years (to accommodate an extra one million people) will be within the metropolitan urban limits. This is the main reason the Auckland Council decided to start the “Auckland Plan” through a participation process that could find solutions to this problem and turn Auckland into the world’s most liveable city by 2040.
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Bike Plan Hawaii (Hawaii)

Jan 6 '12

Author:
Theodore Bennett
Problems and Purpose
Bike Plan Hawaii 2003 was an effort to improve and enlarge the original Hawaii Bike Plan written in 1997. The Hawaii Department of Transportation wanted to make bicycling a more utilized method of transportation and promote bicycling in the state. The goal was ultimately to get public participation in creating a plan that would involve improving bicycling facilities, better coordination of land-use and planning, increased leverage in receiving funds for facilities, expansion of bikeways and bike trail mileage in the state, and achieving community consensus.
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Dialogue with the City

Jun 3 '10

Author:
Marissa Loew
Summary
Dialogue with the City’s aim was to make Perth the “world’s most livable city by 2030.” It was a process of engaging Perth and the grater area’s citizens in developing a planning strategy for the capital of Australia’s growing city. The Government of Australia wanted a jointly develop a plan for the future of Perth with those people who will sustain the growth of the city in the future.
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Listening to the City

Dec 2 '10

Author:
James Tosch
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North Bethany Subarea Plan (Bethany, Oregon)

Jan 11 '12

Author:
Kate Nelson
Problems and Purpose
The community of Bethany conducted concept and comprehensive community planning for three reasons: 1. To meet various applicable state, regional, county and community planning objectives.  2. To identify necessary urban infrastructure requirements, and  3. To ensure that provisions for such infrastructure to serve the greater North Bethany area are fully in place before development begins. Public involvement has been a fundamental part of the planning process to facilitate an exchange of information and build awareness.
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