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C. Physical Planning Inventory: A basic knowledge of the physical characteristics and elements of the community must be gained. Information would be assembled on land use, with emphasis on housing, including building condition and value, existing space and activity utilization, and environmental factors. Transportation concerns such as existing transit service, street circulation systems, traffic volumes (existing and projected), occident reports, parking, - and pedestrian/bicycle routings and access would be determined. Finally, community services and facilities such as utilities, police and fire, public buildings, and park and open space would be inventoried. The inventory stage of the work program would be initiated simultaneously with the start of the project and the tactical study. Completion h estimated at ninety days. Distri- bution of findings would be anticipated immediately upon completion for the purpose of allowing general review. Presentations of information would, however, be conducted in conjunction with subsequent stages and reports, notedly the policy plan, concept plan, and land use and general facilities plan. Within the final comprehensive pion document, inventory information would be summarized in the form of major issues. TASK III - DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK The Development Framework Phase of the Comprehensive Plan Update is envisioned to encompass three specific and individualized, but interrelated elements. These are the policy plan, the concept plan dealing with general overall community as well as neigh- borhood development patterns, and the land use and general facilities (transportation, sewers, parks) plans. Based upon the foundation established by the tactics and inventory, these three plans are formulated in a progressive fashion which establishes and permits a step -by -step logical review, evaluation and decision- making process. A. Policy Plan: Upon completion of the two initial elements of the planning process and work program, an analysis and synthesis of information will occur. From this basis and upon the knowledge gained from working with the community, the planning and development goals, objectives and policies will be formulated by Midwest Planning. The policies will be proposed in a highly detailed and specific fashion for the eventual establishment of a practical and concise planning and decision - making framework and guide for use by both the public and private sectors. The policy plan will be submitted to organized private interest groups, citizens and the City's review and decision - making bodies for thorough review, evaluation and comment. Midwest Planning would expect considerable time being devoted to meetings with the private and public groups to discuss the revised policies, their implications, and their acceptability to the community. The high degree of community input and resulting decisions and direction established through the policies will produce what may be termed a community rather than a consultant's plan and will go far in identifying parameters for the physical planning concept alternatives which are formulated in the succeeding stage of work. 5 dip