charrettes for community Planning
The NCI Charrette System™ training teaches
you how to apply the complete charrette system to community planning. NCI
trainings are organized around a series of in-depth case study exercises,
conducted in a small team format. The goal of the exercises is to teach
the essential tools for assessing and planning community planning projects
using a NCI charrette. The
East Fort Myers, FL Plan is
the community planning case study used in the NCI Charrette System™ training.
See our complete description of the NCI Charrette System™
The NCI Charrette System™ can be used for all aspects of community planning
including master plans, neighborhood plans, comprehensive plans as well
as infill and redevelopment plans.
Using the charrette system your project will:
- Create a safe environment in which all members can participate in planning their community
- Apply scenario planning at the neighborhood scale
- Bring an on-the-ground reality to community planning by creating demonstration projects that often turn into real catalytic developments
- Anchor public involvement with realistic constraints
NCI Charrette System™ for Community Planning
NCI Charrette System™ Tools and Techniques Specifically Applied to
Community Planning
Phase 1
- Careful stakeholder research and analysis guards against mishandling key parties who, if overlooked, may become project blockers
- Systematic project organization creates a roadmap that keeps the project on time and on budget
- The early public kick-off workshop creates trust and educates
a community
Phase 2
- The multiple-day charrette maximizes the opportunities for members of the public to participate – day or night, weekday or weekend
- Multiple-days
provide the design team time to work through concepts with key stakeholders
and to respond to the unexpected
Phase 3
- The post-charrette phase provides a safety net for engaging those who may have missed the charrette
- Follow-up public meetings provide another chance for stakeholders to participate in a design feedback loop
- The design team assures project feasibility by testing and refining
charrette products after the charrette