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Charrette means "cart"
in French. Various architectural school legends hold that
at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in 19th Century Paris, students
were still sketching as carts carried their boards away to
be juried.
Today, the term is used to describe a high
speed, intensive creative session in which a team concentrates
on specific design problems with citizens and presents solutions.
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The Charrette Process
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Four to nine days of on-site work are a prerequisite
for a public workshop to be defined as a charrette. TCRPC’s
charrettes are usually seven days long and held Saturday through
Friday. During this time, residents, staff, elected officials,
and other participating agencies work with a team of designers
to produce a well-illustrated master plan for the revitalization
and growth of their community. Working on-site and allowing
public access for 12 hours each day fosters public participation
and the community’s direct involvement in the decision-making
process. This on-site work allows easy access to agencies,
stakeholders and information.
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The Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council's
Design Studio assists the citizens in studying the many challenges
faced by the community, and proposes specific solutions. Charrettes
need to be booked at least six months ahead of time.
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The Charrette Schedule
& Agenda
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| Pre-Charrette
Interviews: the Week Before |
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| Two days of
30 minute interviews with community leaders, property
and business owners, local government staff and elected
officials, and members of other participating agencies.
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Charrette: |
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1 (Saturday) |
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| 8:00
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The design team
arrives |
| 10:00
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Charrette begins |
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Welcome and
Opening Remarks |
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Overview of
the Charrette Process/Slide Presentation |
| 11:00
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Citizen Design
Workshop |
| 1:00
pm - 2:00 pm |
Lunch (work
continues through lunch) |
| 2:00
pm - 3:00 pm |
Pin-up presentation
by citizens |
| 3:00
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Public workshop
adjourns |
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Days 2 - 7 (Sunday -
Thursday) |
| 9:00 am - 9:00 pm |
Design Continues Open to
the Public |
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Day 7 (Friday) |
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| 7:00 pm |
Presentation of work in progress |
| 8:00 pm |
Public comments/questions |
| 9:00 pm |
Charrette ends |
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Ten weeks later: |
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Delivery of the draft
charrette report
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Charrette Steering
Committee |
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At least
three months prior to the charrette, the local government
will create a Charrette Steering Committee. Business
owners, residents, and community leaders should be invited
to form this committee. Elected officials and those
running for elected office should not be included on
the Steering Committee. The committee should have a
chair, vice-chair, and recording secretary and should
meet bi-weekly during the months prior to the charrette.
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The
Purpose and Role of the Charrette Steering Committee |
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Charrette: |
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Guide
the process that will lead to the development of
a master plan. This includes, but is not limited
to, date and location for the charrette. |
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Select
caterer for public events (breakfast and lunch during
the Saturday public session and coffee and cookies
during the Friday presentation of work in progress).
Caterer should be a local deli, grocery or restaurant. |
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Promote
active citizen participation in the charrette process.
This includes "word of mouth" and a marketing
plan to reach as many businesses and residents as
possible. Reach-out formats (designed by steering
committee and delivered by local government staff)
may include any combination of the following: press
releases, flyers, door hangers, announcements at
neighborhood associations and community meetings,
reverse 911, TV news, etc. |
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Prepare
a press release describing the event and upcoming
activities. |
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Interact
with the public prior to the charrette and bring
the public's ideas and concerns to the committee
for discussion |
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Represent
interests of the groups and or organizations to
which they belong. |
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Develop
a mission statement. |
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Work
with local government staff in the creation of the
list of stakeholders to be interviewed by TCRPC
prior to the charrette. This list should include
major property/business owners in the study area,
community leaders, members involved in previous
efforts pertaining the study area, and representatives
from different organizations within the study area
(school principals, Florida Department of Transportation,
local government staff and elected officials, churches,
and neighborhood association presidents, etc.).
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Ensure
that property owners, residents, business community
and other stakeholders are kept informed of activities
of the steering committee and encourage their involvement
in the public process. All steering committee members
should be interviewed by TCRPC prior to the charrette. |
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Charrette Steering Committee During the Charrette: |
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Attend the public workshop
on Saturday and the Work-in-Progress Presentation
on Friday |
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Serve as resource to the design
team |
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Inform media (newspapers, local
radio stations, and local TV) of the ongoing events
and public presentations |
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Charrette Steering Committee After the Charrette: |
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Review the charrette draft report
for consistency with community input. |
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Once a final master plan and report
are delivered, continue to provide a link to the
community as liaisons during the adoption and implementation
of the charrette master plan. |
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Local Government
To Provide: |
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BASE
MAPS: Digital file or hard copy depicting R.O.W.'s,
lot lines, street names, and building footprints. Information
needs to be provided to scale, preferably in digital
form (AutoCad or GIS compatible with ArcView). |
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BASE
INFORMATION regarding engineering, drainage,
and/or regulatory constraints on the site (if any).
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TRAFFIC
COUNTS for main roadways. |
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EXISTING
CODES regulating plans or other adopted zoning
requirements. |
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AERIAL
PHOTOGRAPHS/ REDI MAPS of the area. Preferably
both the originals (REDI maps) and in digital format
(as TIF’s or JPEG’s). |
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GENERAL:
Three weeks prior to the charrette, a list of property
and business owners, community leaders, elected officials,
CRA board members, and residents to be interviewed is
to be provided to TCRPC. List should include names,
position, and contact numbers. Interviews will be scheduled
by TCRPC to be conducted in a public building in the
study area. Interviews will be scheduled every 30 minutes
and shall be held one week prior to the charrette. |
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CHARRETTE
AND DESIGN TEAM WORK AREA: A public charrette
area for Saturday workshop and presentation of work
in progress the following Friday. Charrette design activities
will take place in a public facility within the study
area where the doors will remain open to the public
between 9:00 am and 9:00 pm. The charrette team needs
to have 24 hour access to the charrette work area. |
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PUBLIC
NOTICE: Responsible for all necessary public
notices. TCRPC can provide assistance with the design
of flyers, door hangers, and press releases. |
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FOOD:
Responsible for breakfast and lunch for charrette attendants
during the public workshop as well as refreshments provided
during the presentation of work in progress. |
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TEAM
LOGISTICS: Lodging, food, and travel for the
design team all provided by TCRPC.
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Contact |
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| For additional information,
please contact
TCRPC’s Urban Design Studio
Tel: (772) 221-4060
Fax: (772) 221-4067
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