Shakopee Community Visioning

Client: City of Shakopee, Minnesota

Community Visioning: Designed comprehensive strategic planning and community visioning initiative in response to explosive growth and diverse perspectives on future of community.

Project included the following components:

  • Identifying and analyzing stakeholders, including the large number of new immigrants
  • Obtaining perspectives, ideas, and input from the broad cross-section of community stakeholders
  • Working with the steering committee to identify and articulate community values
  • Identifying key issues and preparing rigorous issues briefs
  • Conducting a mapping workshop to identify goals, strategies, and tactics
  • Preparing a community vision framework
  • Conducting “toolbox” workshops for elected and appointed officials
  • Providing regular City Council and community updates
  • Managing appointed steering committee and incorporating work by seven planning and policy graduate students