Doña Ana County
Doña Ana, New MexicoKey Facts
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2014
Designed
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2,441,600 ac.
Project Size
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Doña Ana County
Client
About Doña Ana County
DPZ served as sub-consultants to PlaceMakers for the Dona Ana County Comprehensive Plan update, leading the regional scenario planning process and creation of the future land use sector plan. A series of two-day workshops were held in Anthony, Las Cruces and Hatch, in order to consult with local residents concerning which growth patterns Dona Ana County would aspire to. DPZ developed a scenario planning tool based upon place types, which provided long-term analysis of growth choices, tied to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Livability Principles. Workshop participants engaged with a preliminary future scenario map in groups, eliciting active and productive discussions concerning the County’s future. Feedback provided by participants was incorporated into the final growth scenarios, reflected in the scenario report. The preferred growth scenarios formed the basis for the sector plan, which guides the location and type of future growth through the County’s Comprehensive Plan.
Prime Consultant
Development Approach
- Public participation: year-long public discussions leading to public Scenario Planning workshops
- Choices rationalized: Livability Principles, Place Types, and Sector Types
- Coordinated policy: new Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Code designed together
Defining Design Details
- Pattern data: countywide Place Type analysis correlated development patterns with long-form census and other population data
- Data insights: data illustrated that some regional goals, like transportation and housing cost, require policy solutions beyond the scope of development regulation