These criteria were adopted by the Winslow Tomorrow Community Congress on March 5. 2005. They will be used use to assess streetscape design alternatives against our goals and values, supporting sustainability, place making, connectivity and vitality.

Community Identity and Values

Does this scenario reflect community values, encourage diversity, promote a positive community identity, improve social connections and enhance the livability of Downtown?

Economic Vitality

Does this scenario encourage investment in Downtown, support a competitive and financially successful downtown business community and promote local businesses that provide goods and services to members of our community?

Demographic Vitality

Does this scenario attract a diverse population providing an attractive environment for living, recreating, socializing and conducting business? Does this scenario encourage diversity in housing styles and price ranges (including affordable housing) meeting and severing the needs of a diverse population?

Natural Resource Management

Does this scenario acknowledge resource limitations, conserve land, water and energy, limit pollution, protect ecological systems and encourage sustainable building techniques?

Management of Growth

Does this scenario acknowledge growth realities and prevent sprawl by concentrating development where infrastructure already exists?

Character of the Built Environment

Does this scenario represent the desired character; is it innovative, organic, appealing and attractive; does it support creative expression, and reference history, culture and the natural landscape?

Pedestrian Friendly

Does this scenario support a safe and functional pedestrian environment? Does it also provide safety and functionality for persons of varying physical abilities?

Travel Modes

Does the scenario provide multi-modal choices for local and regional destinations, routes and modes and support current and future land use plans?

Circulation

Does the scenario provide choices and improve connectivity for all modes of transportation? Does the scenario allow for continued evolution as innovations, simple solutions and new technologies become available?

Access

Does the scenario maintain or improve physical and visual access to gathering places, neighborhoods, the waterfront, businesses, and travel routes? Does it provide for the needs of persons of varying ability?

Parking

Does the scenario effectively improve the overall parking landscape and meet functional requirements of diverse users?

Regulation

Does this scenario comply with goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan?

Infrastructure

Does the scenario provide an economically and ecologically sustainable solution for the long term (thirty or more years) allowing for upgrading and/or additions of new technologies with minimal disruption and cost?

The following two criteria were added by the Streetscape Advisory Group on May 11, 2007.

City Budget

Does the scenario represent the most cost effective approach to implementing the plans being developed? Does the proposed capital cost and proposed on-going operating budget impact to the City of the scenario represent a fiscally-responsible means of accomplishing the goals of Winslow Tomorrow?

 

Design/Construction Schedule

Does the scenario reflect the most timely and efficient schedule for design and construction of the project? Does the scenario's design and construction schedule minimize disruption to existing retail and commercial establishments, pedestrian access, and traffic flow?

Photo by Joel Sackett, courtesy of Bainbridge Island Business Association