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Strong, Welcoming Neighborhoods

All people in Lawrence live in safe, functional, and aesthetically unique neighborhoods that provide opportunities to lead healthy lifestyles with access to safe and affordable housing and essential services that help them thrive.

Progress Indicators

To realize our Vision for Lawrence, we endeavor to achieve this outcome. As such, the City Commission has identified several Progress Indicators to track progress towards this outcome. The Progress Indicators are listed below.

Community Engagement

Strategies:

  • Improve the relationship of the Planning & Development Services department and the community at-large.

Efficient and Effective Processes

Equity and Inclusion

Strategies:

  • Ensure equitable access and continue to improve parks, recreation opportunities, open spaces and trails within the community.

Strategies:

  • Ensure equitable access and continue to improve parks, recreation opportunities, open spaces and trails within the community.

Strategies:

  • Identify new and unused residential zoning areas for new housing units within one-half mile of schools or libraries.

Strategies:

  • Create more ownership options for low- and moderate- income renters who want to become owners by increasing the supply of affordable housing options.

Strategies:

  • Create more ownership options for low- and moderate- income renters who want to become owners by increasing the supply of affordable housing options.

Strategies:

  • Create lasting solutions to connect people to housing to make homelessness a rare, brief and one-time experience.

Sound Fiscal Stewardship

Strategies:

  • Increase affordable housing opportunities by investing in underutilized properties, developing innovative partnerships and identifying additional funding sources.

Strategies:

  • Review and improve subdivision regulations and encourage larger developments to foster greater economies of scale.

Strategies:

  • Review and benchmark solid waste routes and service levels to improve system efficiencies.

Engaged and Empowered Teams

Strategies:

  • Improve the relationship of the Planning & Development Services department and the community at-large.
  • Develop, refine and promote activites related to employee career development and succession planning.
  • Provide safe environments and programs that promote and encourage the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of City employees.
  • Compensate and reward employees so they can focus on complex and long-term outcomes that serve our community.
  • Build trust throughout all levels of the organization by encouraging feedback and creating open, two-way communication.
  • Recognize our successes through open appreciation.
  • Create a welcoming environment with space for autonomy, innovation and continuous improvement where all members of the organization can discover their purpose.

Strategies:

  • Develop, refine and promote activites related to employee career development and succession planning.
  • Provide safe environments and programs that promote and encourage the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of City employees.
  • Compensate and reward employees so they can focus on complex and long-term outcomes that serve our community.
  • Build trust throughout all levels of the organization by encouraging feedback and creating open, two-way communication.
  • Recognize our successes through open appreciation.
  • Create a welcoming environment with space for autonomy, innovation and continuous improvement where all members of the organization can discover their purpose.

Environmental Sustainability

Strategies:

  • Establish a system to evaluate the impact of cultural activities on community engagement and inclusion.
  • Ensure cost recovery targets meet the goals set in the cost recovery pyramid, and that they allow individuals at all income levels to have access to recreational services provided by the City.

Strategies:

  • Use public land following available best practices for food production, urban forestry, native landscaping and pollinator habitats.
  • Integrate green infrastructure best practices into public projects.

Strategies:

  • Improve multimodal transportation options when traveling to priority destinations.

Strategies:

  • Identify energy efficiency opportunities for residential, industrial and commercial buildings.