Responsible Growth - Master Planning
In This Page:
Guide for Master Planning in Delaware
office of state Planning Coordination with assistance from the University of Delaware’s Institute for Public Administration
Sept 2012
https://stateplanning.delaware.gov/publications/documents/master-plan-guide.pdf
What is a Master Plan?
A land use plan focused on one or more sites within an area that identifies access, general improvements and needed infrastructure, and intended to guide growth and development over a number of years and in phases. Source: American Planning Association, APA Planners Dictionary, as amended by the Delaware Office of State Planning Coordination.
Characteristics of a Master Plan:
Master Plans present opportunities to enhance the lives of those who either will or already live and/or work in the project areas, especially if “complete communities” guidelines are used (as defined in the 2010 Delaware Strategies for State Policies and Spending ).
Master Plans supplement, support, and help stakeholders implement comprehensive plans.
Master Plans are collaborative undertakings among jurisdictions, agencies, service providers, and infrastructure providers.
Master Plans are more detailed than comprehensive plans because they include buildout calculations, identification of infrastructure needs and costs, and the phasing and coordination of infrastructure provision with development.
Master Plans are meant to produce more predictable outcomes than comprehensive plans and are thus seen as beneficial for economic development as well as environmental protection and other efforts.
Master Plans earn public acceptance via public meetings and/or workshops.
Univ of Delaware's Complete Communities Toolbox
https://www.completecommunitiesde.org/getting-started/
Purpose
The Delaware Complete Communities Planning Toolbox aims to help build local government capacity to develop:
complete-communities planning approaches,
community-design tools,
and public engagement strategies.
The Planning Tools section describes a variety of land-use planning tools and techniques, organized based on the five elements of a complete community.
The Community-Design Tools section incorporates video clips, photographs, and other content that visually support corresponding content on community design strategies that move toward “an architecture of place.” This approach considers the value of designing places that are dynamic and reflect community changes, oriented toward people not cars, reflective of a town’s architectural and cultural heritage, visually attractive and enjoyable, accessible and inclusive, and economically vibrant. Featured within this section is the Designing Better Communities seven-part video series.
The Public-Engagement Strategies section of the toolbox focuses on how to achieve public involvement, educate citizens, and engage community members, and gain input from stakeholders to plan for complete communities. A variety of high-touch and high-tech strategies highlight examples of practical implementation by local governments.
The News section reflects new content that is featured on the rotating banner of the home page and provides an archive of featured topics.
The Visual Tools section is a convenient way to access and share the high-impact visual content dispersed throughout the Toolbox. Users can now navigate to a single page to search through videos, infographics, ArcGIS Story Maps, Adobe Spark videos, Adobe Spark pages, and photos organized by the five elements of Complete Communities. Visual tools have been crafted to showcase best practices with regard to complete communities-implementation strategies in Delaware and take viewers on a virtual tour of Delaware’s Byways.
The Complete Communities YouTube Channel was launched in May 2013. With a variety of content-rich playlists, the YouTube Channel has helped to increase engagement and shareability of Toolbox content beyond its intended audience of Delaware local government officials, citizen planners, and community leaders.