Vision
Leave Of Village Better Then We Found It
The Village of Arthur, Illinois will conduct a Visioning meeting. Community leaders will brainstorm possible improvements to the community.
The visioning process will develop a number of ideas and proposals for the improvement of the community. Some of the ideas will not be workable or affordable, but some will be great ideas that can be implemented by individuals, civic groups, or government. The group process encourages creative thought and enthusiasm.
The session will run two to three hours. It begins with a short presentation about city planning and developing. All participants are informed that the process that evening should be fun. All ideas are encouraged. There is plenty of time later to figure out what won't work.
The group breaks into subgroups of about ten people each. They are provided with large sheets of paper, maps of the town, and magic markers. They are encouraged to propose all kinds of ideas to enhance the community. This creative process helps generate new ideas.
The smaller groups write their ideas down on the large sheets of paper and/or maps. They select one person to present the ideas to the larger group.
The large group is reconvened and each sub group presents their ideas and proposals. The large sheets of paper can be taped with masking tape to the wall.
A summary of the ideas and proposals should be written and provided to the participants and Village Board. Individuals, developers, organizations, and governments can then decide which ideas should become reality. The ideas that the Village decides should be developed should be formally adopted as part of the Village Comprehensive Plan.
What We Need
Enthusiastic people
Large sheets of paper
Large aerial photos of the town
Large base maps - black and white with streets and parcels
Color magic markers - black, green, red, blue, yellow
Masking tape to put the paper on the walls.
Another name for this process is Charrette
 What is a Charrette?
A charrette is an intensive planning session where citizens, designers and others collaborate on a vision for development. It provides a forum for ideas and offers the unique advantage of giving immediate feedback to the designers. More importantly, it allows everyone who participates to be a mutual author of the plan.
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This blog was prepared by the citizens of Arthur, Illinois, with the assistance of city planning consultant Craig Hullinger AICP. If you would like to add some more ideas please email them to:
