Page 552 - Sustainable Cities and Communities Design Handbook

Chapter 26

The Power of Sustainability:

The Story of Kent, Ohio

Myra Moss
Ohio State University Extension, Columbus, OH, United States

Chapter Outline
Background 521 Implementing Multidimensional,
Creation and Implementation of the Sustainable Goals 528
Kent Sustainable Planning Approach 523 Central Gateway: Transforming Kent’s
Ohio State University Extension: Downtown 529
Sustainable Planning Model 523 Shared Vision Themes 529
Steps in the Creation of the Examples of Multidimensional
Bicentennial Plan 525 Goals From the Kent Plan: 529
Step 1: Building a Partnership 525 Plan Implementation and Outcomes 531
Step 2: Establishing Planning Tying Together the Campus
Governance 525 and the Downtown: Haymaker
Bicentennial Plan Steering Parkway and University
Committee 525 Esplanade 533
Bicentennial Plan Design Team 526 Conclusion 535
Step 3: Discovering the References 536
Community’s Shared Vision 526 Further Reading 536
Step 4: Finalize and Adopt Plan 528

BACKGROUND

The City of Kent and the Kent State University (KSU) have long been
dependent upon each other for public services, employment, and income.
Despite this dependence and impact, there was little more than necessaryd
bordering on begrudgingdinteraction between the city and the university.
Even more confounding than this detachment is the proximity of the twod
Kent’s downtown and the campus were within a block of each other, separated
by a neighborhood with student rental housing and a state highway named
Haymaker Parkway.

Sustainable Cities and Communities Design Handbook. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-813964-6.00026-4
Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 521