Strategic Plan

A look forward at the City's goals and plans to achieve them

CONNECTED CITY

The City of Lawrence has well-maintained, functional, and efficient infrastructure, facilities, and other assets. Connectivity supports accessible, sustainable methods for safely moving people and information throughout the community and the region. Investment in these assets reflects the City's commitment to contribute to the well-being of all people.

Progress Indicators

To realize our Vision for Lawrence, we endeavor to achieve this outcome. As such, the City Commission has identified several Progress Indicators to track progress towards this outcome. The Progress Indicators are listed below.

CC-1: Percent of residents satisfied or very satisfied with the condition of major city streets


Strategies:

  • Invest in multimodal infrastructure and services to improve mobility, safety and connectivity.

CC-2: Percent of residents satisfied or very satisfied with their transportation experiences (driving)

Strategies:

  • Invest in multimodal infrastructure and services to improve mobility, safety and connectivity.
  • Prioritize and enhance timely, accurate, reliable, accessible and transparent information, processes and services to ensure a Connected City.
  • Improve multimodal connectivity with an emphasis on pedestrian and bicycle demand and transportation for disadvantaged populations.
  • Maximize ridership through Lawrence Transit route redesign and improved access, comfort and convenience for all riders.
  • Enhance transportation options and choices to minimize adverse social, economic and environmental impacts created by transportation.
  • Establish land use policies and codes that minimize the need to walk or bike more than 15 minutes for basic needs such as groceries, medicine, general merchandise, schools and transit.

CC-2: Percent of residents satisfied or very satisfied with their transportation experience (walking/wheeling)


Strategies:

  • Invest in multimodal infrastructure and services to improve mobility, safety and connectivity.
  • Prioritize and enhance timely, accurate, reliable, accessible and transparent information, processes and services to ensure a Connected City.
  • Improve multimodal connectivity with an emphasis on pedestrian and bicycle demand and transportation for disadvantaged populations.
  • Maximize ridership through Lawrence Transit route redesign and improved access, comfort and convenience for all riders.
  • Enhance transportation options and choices to minimize adverse social, economic and environmental impacts created by transportation.
  • Establish land use policies and codes that minimize the need to walk or bike more than 15 minutes for basic needs such as groceries, medicine, general merchandise, schools and transit.

CC-2 Percent of residents satisfied or very satisfied with their transportation experience (biking)


Strategies:

  • Invest in multimodal infrastructure and services to improve mobility, safety and connectivity.
  • Prioritize and enhance timely, accurate, reliable, accessible and transparent information, processes and services to ensure a Connected City.
  • Improve multimodal connectivity with an emphasis on pedestrian and bicycle demand and transportation for disadvantaged populations.
  • Maximize ridership through Lawrence Transit route redesign and improved access, comfort and convenience for all riders.
  • Enhance transportation options and choices to minimize adverse social, economic and environmental impacts created by transportation.
  • Establish land use policies and codes that minimize the need to walk or bike more than 15 minutes for basic needs such as groceries, medicine, general merchandise, schools and transit.

CC-2 Percent of residents satisfied or very satisfied with their transportation experience (riding the bus)

Strategies:

  • Invest in multimodal infrastructure and services to improve mobility, safety and connectivity.
  • Prioritize and enhance timely, accurate, reliable, accessible and transparent information, processes and services to ensure a Connected City.
  • Improve multimodal connectivity with an emphasis on pedestrian and bicycle demand and transportation for disadvantaged populations.
  • Maximize ridership through Lawrence Transit route redesign and improved access, comfort and convenience for all riders.
  • Enhance transportation options and choices to minimize adverse social, economic and environmental impacts created by transportation.
  • Establish land use policies and codes that minimize the need to walk or bike more than 15 minutes for basic needs such as groceries, medicine, general merchandise, schools and transit.

CC-3: Months per year the City is in compliance with minimum water and wastewater discharge standards


Strategies:

  • Enhance the City's performance management system to track accountability, improve transparency and streamline operations.
  • Follow the implementation schedule for infrastructure improvements identified in the City's Integrated Plan to achieve clean water and human health goals while addressing aging infrastructure, climate change and competing priorities for funding.

CC-4: Percent of goals met for reliability of water and wastewater



Strategies:

  • Enhance the City's performance management system to track accountability, improve transparency and streamline operations.
  • Prioritize and enhance timely, accurate, reliable, accessible and transparent information, processes and services to ensure a Connected City.
  • Establish a technology strategy and support connectivity through interdepartmental and external stakeholder collaboration.
  • Institute an asset management framework to achieve the desired level of service expectations for infrastructure and services.
  • Follow the implementation schedule for infrastructure improvements identified in the City's Integrated Plan to achieve clean water and human health goals while addressing aging infrastructure, climate change and competing priorities for funding.

CC-4: Percent of goals met for reliability of stormwater


Strategies:

  • Enhance the City's performance management system to track accountability, improve transparency and streamline operations.
  • Prioritize and enhance timely, accurate, reliable, accessible and transparent information, processes and services to ensure a Connected City.
  • Establish a technology strategy and support connectivity through interdepartmental and external stakeholder collaboration.
  • Institute an asset management framework to achieve the desired level of service expectations for infrastructure and services.
  • Follow the implementation schedule for infrastructure improvements identified in the City's Integrated Plan to achieve clean water and human health goals while addressing aging infrastructure, climate change and competing priorities for funding.

CC-4 Percent of goals met for reliability of the transportation network, transit, and fleet


Strategies:

  • Enhance the City's performance management system to track accountability, improve transparency and streamline operations.
  • Prioritize and enhance timely, accurate, reliable, accessible and transparent information, processes and services to ensure a Connected City.
  • Establish a technology strategy and support connectivity through interdepartmental and external stakeholder collaboration.
  • Institute an asset management framework to achieve the desired level of service expectations for infrastructure and services.
  • Follow the implementation schedule for infrastructure improvements identified in the City's Integrated Plan to achieve clean water and human health goals while addressing aging infrastructure, climate change and competing priorities for funding.

CC-4: Percent of goals met for reliability of information technology systems


Strategies:

  • Enhance the City's performance management system to track accountability, improve transparency and streamline operations.
  • Prioritize and enhance timely, accurate, reliable, accessible and transparent information, processes and services to ensure a Connected City.
  • Establish a technology strategy and support connectivity through interdepartmental and external stakeholder collaboration.
  • Institute an asset management framework to achieve the desired level of service expectations for infrastructure and services.
  • Follow the implementation schedule for infrastructure improvements identified in the City's Integrated Plan to achieve clean water and human health goals while addressing aging infrastructure, climate change and competing priorities for funding.

CC-5: Percent of sidewalks and shared use paths in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and deflection minimum standards


Strategies:

  • Invest in multimodal infrastructure and services to improve mobility, safety and connectivity.
  • Update and implement the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan to reduce barriers to assess.
  • Improve multimodal connectivity with an emphasis on pedestrian and bicycle demand and transportation for disadvantaged populations.

CC-6: Percent of residential units in the Environmental Justice Zone within a quarter mile of a transit stop or on-demand transit zone


Strategies:


  • Invest in multimodal Infrastructure and services to improve mobility, safety and connectivity.


  • Maximize ridership through Lawrence Transit route redesign and improved access, comfort and convenience for all riders.
  • Establish land use policies and codes that minimize the need to walk or bike more than 15 minutes for basic needs such as groceries, medicine, general merchandise, schools and transit.

CC-7: Cost per 1000 gallons of clean water treated


Strategies:

  • Enhance the City's performance management system to track accountability, improve transparency and streamline operations.
  • Institute an asset management framework to achieve the desired level of service expectations for infrastructure and services.
  • Follow the implementation schedule for infrastructure improvements identified in the City's Integrated Plan to achieve clean water and human health goals while addressing aging infrastructure, climate change and competing priorities for funding.

CC-7: Cost per 1000 gallons of wastewater treated


Strategies:

  • Enhance the City's performance management system to track accountability, improve transparency and streamline operations.
  • Institute an asset management framework to achieve the desired level of service expectations for infrastructure and services.
  • Follow the implementation schedule for infrastructure improvements identified in the City's Integrated Plan to achieve clean water and human health goals while addressing aging infrastructure, climate change and competing priorities for funding.

CC-8: Cost per lane mile (including street maintenance and reconstruction costs)


Strategies:

  • Enhance the City's performance management system to track accountability, improve transparency and streamline operations.
  • Institute an asset management framework to achieve the desired level of service expectations for infrastructure and services.

CC-9: Cost per fixed route passenger trip on Lawrence Transit


Strategies:

  • Maximize ridership through Lawrence Transit route redesign and improved access, comfort and convenience for all riders.

CC-10: Employee Engagement Index for Municipal Services & Operations (except Solid Waste)

Strategies:

  • Develop, refine and promote activities related to employee career development and succession planning.
  • Provide safe environments and programs that promote and encourage the physical, mental and emotional wellbeing of City employees
  • Compensate and reward employees so they can focus on complex and long-term outcomes that serve our community.
  • Build trust throughout all levels of the organization by encouraging feedback and creating open, two-way communication.
  • Recognize our successes through open appreciation.
  • Create a welcoming environment with space for autonomy, innovation and continuous improvement where all members of the organization can discover their purpose.

CC-11: Percent of residents using non-automobile means of transportation to work


Strategies:

  • Maximize ridership through Lawrence Transit route redesign and improved access, comfort and convenience for all riders.
  • Enhance transportation options and choices to minimize adverse social, economic and environmental impacts created by transportation.
  • Establish land use policies and codes that minimize the need to walk or bike more than 15 minutes for basic needs such as groceries, medicine, general merchandise, schools and transit.

CC-12: Percent of City-used energy (electric) that is renewable


Strategies:

  • Establish a technology strategy and support connectivity through interdepartmental and external stakeholder collaboration.
  • Reduce energy consumption by the City of Lawrence.

CC-12: Percent of City-used energy (natural gas/biogas) that is renewable


Strategies:

  • Establish a technology strategy and support connectivity through interdepartmental and external stakeholder collaboration.
  • Reduce energy consumption by the City of Lawrence.

CC-12: Percent of City-used energy (fleet/fuel) that is renewable


Strategies:

  • Establish a technology strategy and support connectivity through interdepartmental and external stakeholder collaboration.
  • Reduce energy consumption by the City of Lawrence.

CC-13: Miles of trails (8-ft width or greater)


Strategies:

  • Invest in multimodal infrastructure and services to improve mobility, safety and connectivity.
  • Improve multimodal connectivity with an emphasis on pedestrian and bicycle demand and transportation for disadvantaged populations.
  • Enhance transportation options and choices to minimize adverse social, economic and environmental impacts created by transportation.
  • Establish land use policies and codes that minimize the need to walk or bike more than 15 minutes for basic needs such as groceries, medicine, general merchandise, schools and transit.

CC-14: Number of public infrastructure projects that account for climate adaptation

Strategies:

  • Follow the implementation schedule for infrastructure improvements identified in the City's Integrated Plan to achieve clean water and human health goals while addressing aging infrastructure, climate change and competing priorities for funding.
  • Utilize a green rating system for infrastructure projects.