PlanOlathe Polling Questions

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For those of you unable to attend the March 10 and 11 Public Open Houses, you are encouraged to respond to the following questions about PlanOlathe.

Warm up

In what area do you reside?
1. Northwest Olathe
2. Northeast Olathe
3. Southwest Olathe
4. Southeast Olathe
5. Original Town

How long have you lived in Olathe?
1. Less than one year
2. One to five years
3. Five to ten years
4. More than ten years

Land Use and Community Character

Which of the following policies for Land Use and Community Character should be the highest priority?
1. Provide adequate residential densities to support vibrant commercial centers and make efficient use of infrastructure investments.
2. Encourage mixed-use development, especially in the downtown area, to support commercial uses, promote walkability, and provide for a variety of housing options.
3. Develop commercial centers of an appropriate size and scale, and within the right locations, to ensure economic sustainability and shape community form.
4. Discourage “leap-frog” or sprawling land use patterns by encouraging growth in serviceable areas, and promoting redevelopment and infill development.
5. Encourage design standards that successfully enhance quality of life in a manner that is economically viable and sustainable for the City and the private sector.

Economic Sustainability

Which of the following policies for economic sustainability should be the highest priority?
1. Use Olathe’s strengths as a tool to attract quality jobs and position Olathe as a regional economic leader.
2. Achieve a balanced mix of non-residential and residential development to promote fiscal sustainability and ensure that adequate public services are provided to the citizens of Olathe.
3. Strengthen and revitalize existing commercial centers.
4. Develop distinct employment districts to ensure Olathe’s strong and diversified economy.

Original Town

Which of the following policies for Original Town should be the highest priority?
1. Encourage multiple uses downtown, including offices, services, and government uses as well as retail, restaurants, entertainment, and night life, mixed with a diversity of housing types.
2. Add higher density housing within and adjacent to the Downtown that will help support desired land uses and amenities. Support a mix of housing types for all income levels, family types, and age groups, with a variety of prices and rent levels.
3. Establish public/private partnerships to initiate revitalization projects and leverage public resources to spur private sector investment.
4. Revitalize areas adjacent to the downtown core, including the reclamation and redevelopment of vacant sites, new housing investment, and maintenance and preservation of existing building stock.
5. Provide an appealing pedestrian-friendly environment.
6. Promote Downtown as a memorable destination for civic and community events.

Housing & Neighborhoods

Which of the following policies for Housing and Neighborhoods should be the highest priority?
1. Maintain the character and identity of existing residential neighborhoods.
2. Promote a variety of housing types to enable a wide range of economic levels, age groups, and lifestyles to live within a community.
3. Promote high quality residential design.
4. Reduce physical and social barriers between neighborhoods.

Parks, Trails, and Recreation

Which of the following policies for Parks, Trails, and Recreation should be the highest priority?
1. Acquire additional park land and construct facilities for all types of parks.
2. Investigate methods to support ongoing and sustainable maintenance of parks.
3. Provide a system of interconnected trails that connects to neighborhoods, services, and adjacent regional trails
4. Provide recreation, health, and fitness opportunities for all residents.
5. Preserve valued natural areas.

Environmental Sustainability

Which of the following policies for Environmental Sustainability should be the highest priority?
1. Protect and preserve significant natural ecological systems.
2. Encourage innovation in green building practices.
3. Minimize the disposal of solid waste and encourage recycling to preserve landfill space.
4. Manage stormwater runoff to protect the water quality of Olathe’s streams and lakes and protect property from flood damage.

Mobility

Which of the following policies for Mobility should be the highest priority? 1. Continue to strategically invest in roadway and signal improvements.
2. Work with Johnson County Transit and other appropriate agencies to expand transit service in Olathe.
3. Provide appealing and comfortable pedestrian street environments.
4. Incorporate designated bike lanes or paved shoulders where economically and physically possible.
5. Provide a transportation system that integrates multiple modes of travel (driving, biking, walking, transit).
6. Encourage growth and development along existing and planned transportation corridors and transit nodes.
7. Mitigate potential impacts of noise and air pollution, public safety hazards, and aesthetics through appropriate traffic control and facility design

Cultural Resources and Landmarks

Which of the following policies for Cultural Resources and Landmarks should be the highest priority?
1. Promote the development and expansion of cultural facilities, including performing arts facilities, art galleries, and museums.
2. Provide library facilities and services with an adequate range of informational, educational, and intellectual opportunities for all residents.
3. Continue to foster partnerships with arts and cultural organizations and encourage arts and cultural education throughout the community.
4. Support historic preservation efforts throughout the City.
5. Increase activity and improve the vitality and vibrancy of the Downtown area.

Community Services & Facilities

Which of the following policies for Community Services and Facilities should be the highest priority?
1. Locate new development and redevelopment in areas where adequate public services and facilities presently exist or are planned to be provided.
2. Growth will pay the fair share of associated costs for facilities and services, and to mitigate negative impacts.
3. Use the City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) as a tool to target public capital expenditures according to community priorities
4. Promote the health and safety of the community through adequate police, fire, and other services.

Future Land Use

What is the most important concept embodied by PlanOlathe’s Future Land Use Plan?
1. A hierarchy of self-sustaining activity centers at a variety of scales and intensities spread throughout the community, with Downtown as the primary urban center
2. An expanded system of interconnected greenways, parks, and trails, that enhances recreation and transportation opportunities, links neighborhoods, activity centers, and community facilities, and provides environmental benefits
3. Distinct employment districts to spur job growth by leveraging existing economic success to attract new business and create opportunities for spinoffs and partnerships
4. A series of local and regional transit corridors that link destinations and activity centers and where land uses and densities are focused to support transit
5. Maintain and enhance existing neighborhoods. Focus mixed use and higher density neighborhoods around employment and activity centers. Consider conservation or cluster subdivisions in areas with sensitive natural features.

Implementation

Which of the following tools will be most important for implementing the Plan?
1. Updating zoning and development codes and guidelines to match the vision of the plan
2. Prioritizing infrastructure and capital investments through the Capital Improvement Program (CIP)
3. Using regulatory and financial incentives to encourage development and redevelopment that matches the vision of the plan
4. Promoting public, private, and non-profit partnerships engage and energize the community, strengthen community networks, and resolve issues of mutual concern.
5. Use performance measures to track progress and evaluate where the community’s vision is being successfully fulfilled, and where challenges remain.

Vision

Do you support the overall vision of PlanOlathe?
1. Yes!
2. Yes, but...
3. No!
4. No, unless...

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