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Mapping the Future Workshop
The Mapping the Future Workshop was held on December 9 and co-sponsored by the City of Lakeland. The purpose of this event was to focus on physical growth and land consumption in the Lakeland planning area. Facilitated small group exercises at the Mapping Workshop allowed stakeholders and members of the public to provide input about where future growth should occur, where land should be protected, and where development should be intensified.
Following a presentation on recent growth trends, participants ranked the importance of development principles that were drafted using Growth and Infrastructure ideas from the September Idea Gathering Meetings. They then used these principles to work in small groups and place chips on table-sized maps. Participants used yellow and red chips to represent the land needed to accommodate new residential and non-residential development, if current population growth trends continue. Each participant also received a green dot to symbolize the need for additional green space in the form of conservation areas, preserved open space, or new parklands. Once all chips were placed on the map, participants provided input on how to connect new development through transit, roads, and trails. Finally, each table used their map to develop a set of recommendations to guide future growth and development in Lakeland. These recommendations were used to create the vision’s goal and strategies for Growth & Infrastructure.
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