Vision San Marcos Comprehensive Plan

GROWTH PRESERVATION ALLOCATION / DESIGN RODEO (AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2012)

Participants were presented a map of

tables of participants took part in the

San Marcos and its ETJ depicting cultural

two half-day sessions and created nine

and environmental data from the land use

different scenarios. Luckens, TBG Partners,

The centerpiece of the planning process

suitability study conducted earlier in the

and Planning and Development Services

was a three week period during which the

process. Participants were also provided

staff identified common themes and

Growth and Preservation Allocation (GPA)

sets of Legos scaled to the map. The

created two scenarios used in the design

workshops and Design Rodeo occurred.

sets included Legos representing 300

rodeo. In addition to the scenarios derived

The GPA allowed citizens to create their

persons at different residential densities

from public input, a trends scenario was

own growth scenario for the City. The

sufficient to house 33,000 people, and

created by staff.

design rodeo tested these scenarios

retail Legos representing centers of

Three scenarios were presented to the

resulting in the preferred scenario. All of

different square footage totaling one

public at the design rodeo and were

the activities were designed to encourage

million square feet. Participants were

tested in terms of their environmental,

active participation by stakeholders and

instructed to first identify preservation

transportation and fiscal impacts. One

the

areas and then place all of the Legos

scenario analyzed an urban core/

general public.

where they wanted new development

infill orientation, one a multi-center

On August 29, 2012 two half-day public

and redevelopment to occur. Finally they

orientation and one trend scenario that

workshops were conducted, during which

were asked to draw in transportation

extrapolated current development trends

a “chip exercise” was conducted to

facilities to serve the new development

out to the 2035 plan horizon date. All

allow attendees to specify the growth

and redevelopment and to improve the

three scenarios assumed a 2010-2035

and preservation areas they preferred.

existing transportation situation. Nine

population increase of approximately