Morrisville Active Kids Strategic Plan

Active Kids Strategic Plan

Section 5. Action Steps for Implementation Completion of the Morrisville Active Kids Strategic Plan is only one in a series of steps to fully realize a more active community for youth as well as other residents. Action items will be considered as opportunities arise. The steps taken thus far to organize the plan with a vision to incorporate its findings into future planning efforts have set the community in the right direction. Now comes the hard part—defining needs, changing policies, and mobilizing the citizens and businesses around a unified vision for more active youth in Morrisville. This section identifies 11 Action Steps for Implementation that should be undertaken by the Town of Morrisville, the community at large, and its many partners over the next one to five years. To identify partnership roles and responsibilities, the “Give-Gain Grid” below defines a few partners and their roles in implementing the plan. The basic premise of a partnership is realizing that true partnerships rely on a complex set of influences that each party involved both contributes to (“gives”) and receives benefits (“gains”) from that partnership. The importance of the Grid is understanding what each stakeholder can do to support Morrisville, recognizing that some gives and gains are direct (e.g. funding), while some relate to more passive (e.g. letter of support). The Town may use this grid as guidance on how to seek support from a variety of stakeholders.

Give-Gain Grid

Town of Morrisville

NCDOT & CAMPO

Residents & Businesses

Non-Profits

 Leadership and support  Funding pursuits for

 Accommodate multi- modal improvements that prioritize safety for youth  Partnership in plan- ning and funding  Prioritize funding of projects based on safety for youth  Transportation options for Morris- ville residents  Safer roads  Accomplish Vision Zero & Complete Streets goal  Positive PR  Greater job creation for the area  Improved partnership opportunities

 Take pride in facili- ties, such as parks, sidewalks and green- ways  Be committed to a healthy Morrisville  Become involved and volunteer time  Support funding for projects and pro- grams  Stay involved  Quality of life  Access to new busi- nesses and services  Safer community  Healthier, happier kids  Ability to live and grow old in Morris- ville

 Leadership and endorsement  Funding; assist in grant pursuits  Engage Morrisville youth  Collect Morrisville- specific data  Support multi-modal options pursued by the Town, NCDOT and others  Achievement of mis- sion  Positive PR  More engaged community  New partners and supporters  Healthier community

projects, program and policy invest- ments

 Incorporate recom- mendations into fu- ture plans  Work with NCDOT, CAMPO and public agencies to ensure incorporation of plan into projects  Healthier youth  Better quality of life  Stable tax base  More walking and bicycling  Happy residents  Lifelong community attributes

Give

Gain

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