Tulsa Comprehensive Plan - PLANiTULSA

Land Use
Land Use
part vii:
Monitoring the Plan
planiTulsa monitoring plan
The PLANITULSA comprehensive plan must
be monitored regularly to determine whether
implementation of the plan is occurring and whether
it is achieving desired results, such as focusing growth
in areas of growth and developing the housing and
employment the city needs. Working with available
data such as the US Census, building permits and
others, this monitoring approach will provide
feedback to residents and policymakers on whether
the policies in the plan are helping to achieve Our
Vision for Tulsa. The monitoring approach has two
major components, implementation monitoring and
performance monitoring.
implementation monitoring
Implementation monitoring will provide information
on the specific steps that the city and its partners
are taking to implement the plan. The City of Tulsa,
INCOG, other public agencies, neighborhoods,
developers and private sector groups all play an
important role in implementing PLANITULSA.
Tracking their implementation activities is a critical
aspect of the monitoring program. The cause (for
example, the adoption of policies and regulations, or
the investment in specified types of transportation
programs) must occur before the effect can be measured
(such as, changes in land use, transportation system
performance, the economy, or quality of life). This
section is therefore devoted to ensuring that the steps
are being taken to adopt and carry out policies, rather
than tracking actual outcomes.
Drafting and adopting Strategic Plans is an example
of a key implementing action. Implementation
monitoring will be accomplished through an annual
Plan review process, review of significant public
and private development projects, and review of
infrastructure projects for inclusion in the City’s Capital
Improvement Plan or in the region’s Transportation
Improvement Program. Implementation monitoring
is a qualitative exercise, tracking public policy and
investment actions.
performance monitoring
Performance monitoring is intended to show whether
the actions taken by the public and private sectors in
Tulsa, as discussed above, are achieving the desired
results. Once a specific action has been taken, such
as establishing Strategic Plan areas, performance
monitoring will assess whether this action is producing
the desired effects. An important aspect of performance
monitoring is the establishment of benchmarks.
Benchmarks are measurable indicators that relate to
a plan’s goals. For example, how far Tulsans drive,
and at what speeds, will serve as an indicator of the
transportation system’s performance.
establishing the performance
monitoring system
Currently, there is no system for monitoring land
use and transportation changes in the City of Tulsa.
Developing a system quickly in order to be able to
monitor and measure the type and quality of growth
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