Fall 2021 City Focus MagazineCopyrighted
December 6, 2021
City of Dubuque Action Items # 7.
City Council Meeting
ITEM TITLE: Fall 2021 City Focus Magazine
SUMMARY: City Manager providing a copy of the 2021 City Focus Magazine, which
features the Imagine Dubuque Comprehensive Plan.
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what kind of community do you see?
When you imagine the future of Dubuque, what kind of
community do you see? Do you envision a vibrant local
economy full of opportunities? How about affordable
and livable neighborhoods for everyone? Possibly
resilient and sustainable infrastructure built to last the
test of time? Whatever Dubuque you imagine, it won't
happen by accident, it will require a plan.
Imagine Dubuque is a community plan. It is the
city's comprehensive plan. It looks into the future to
plan for and address long-term needs for the city, while
creating actionable steps that can be taken today.
The plan:
• Creates a clear vision for the future of Dubuque.
Sets priorities for community investment.
Informs the City and community organizations'
decision -making to achieve community goals.
The comprehensive plan serves as a guide for the
community's physical, social, economic, and overall
development.
In This Issue
2 Imagine Dubuque Background
3 Plan Structure
5 110 Recommendations
7 Comprehensive Plan Status
8 Economic Prosperity
11 Sustainable Environment
Engaging the community in a conversation about
the future of Dubuque was at the core of building the
Imagine Dubuque plan. A year of community outreach
produced over 12,500 ideas from 6,000 individuals
throughout Dubuque. This outreach took many forms,
from casual conversations at pop-up events such as the
Farmers' Market, to focus groups, workshops, surveys,
and on-line submissions.
After analyzing resident input, ideas were narrowed
down and organized into seven categories, with 32
subcategories and 110 recommendations on how to
build the community residents imagined. The Imagine
Dubuque Plan translates community input and ideas
into policies and actions.
Just as the Imagine Dubuque Comprehensive Plan was
built on community engagement, implementation of
the plan takes an engaged community. With the plan
in place, it's time to get to work. Now is the time to get
involved and build the community you want to see for
yourself, your children, grandchildren, friends, and
neighbors.
13 Social + Cultural Vibrancy
16 Livable Neighborhoods + Housing
18 Community Facilities
20 Transportation + Mobility
22 Land Use
24 Get Involved!
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The plan is broken down into seven categories, with 32 subcategories and 110
recommendations, making the ideas the community imagined clear and achievable.
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While the Dubuque City Council oversees the entirety of the
plan's execution, connectors, coordinators, and champions all
play a role in working toward achieving the plans goals.
CONNECTORS
Connectors are City department
managers who oversee progress
regarding one of the plan's seven major
categories. They look at the "big -picture"
of the community we are working toward
and plan accordingly to achieve it.
COORDINATORS
Coordinators are the subject experts for
each of the 110 recommendations --they
have their finger on the pulse of each
recommendation. They organize efforts
with Dubuque community members.
CHAMPIONS
Champions are community members
working on projects, programs, events,
initiatives, and efforts that help meet the
110 recommendations outlined in the
plan. They are the "boots on the ground"
championing a cause in our community.
A single recommendation may have
many champions.
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Economic Prosperity
• Continue to diversify Dubuque's economy
• Develop a `hyper -local' approach to diverse talent
attraction/development
• Strengthen start-up businesses and entrepreneurial
programming
• Continue the work of Inclusive Dubuque to enhance
economic resiliency
• Identify markets and sites for new homes
• Enhance broadband service to align with business/
employment growth
• Foster development of new and additional housing
products
• Strengthen Dubuque as a regional retail destination
Sustainable Environment
• Complete and monitor Bee Branch Watershed Flood
Mitigation Project
• Implement the Catfish Creek Watershed
Management Plan
• Implement the Climate Action + Resiliency Plan
• Support mobile air quality monitoring
• Continue healthy homes strategies
• Implement the Emerald Ash Borer Readiness Plan
• Increase the native plant, pollinator, and edible
landscaping
• Conserve natural areas
• Promote children's environmental education
• Improve backyard and curbside composting
• Explore a community -wide zero waste policy
Social + Cultural Vibrancy
• Increase institutional use of local foods
• Support food production spaces and community -
supported agriculture
• Network with other "food cities"
• Integrate healthy food and education in recreational
programming
• Consider food access as an element of City transit
systems
• Harvest local solid waste for compost
• Support front yard food gardening
• Implement the Community Solutions Action Plan
• Support community learning on equity and inclusion
• Expand childcare options and resources
• Bring events to all neighborhoods
• Evaluate transit to ensure access to arts and culture
facilities
• Co -market community events
• Partner to encourage new forms of culture and art
• Promote preservation, adaptive reuse of buildings
and materials
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• Communicate benefits of historic preservation
• Utilize emerging funding sources to support
rehabilitation
• Expand programs to train preservation -related
building trades
• Improve trash collection in downtown
• Enhance sidewalk connectivity
• Ensure safe lighting of active pedestrian zones
• Support community policing efforts on diversity and
understanding
• Police and community organizational training on
mental health and public safety
• Support safe neighborhoods through community
partnerships
• Promote partnerships and policies that support mental
health
• Evaluate community -based options to support mental
health
• Work with health providers to promote healthy
choices
• Promote in -school healthy foods
• Update the Parks and Recreation Plan
• Community Health + Wellness/Recreation Center
• Make Dubuque more dog -friendly
Livable Neighborhoods + Housing
• Review codes/incentives to promote fair, quality,
affordable housing
• Recognize the importance of historic preservation and
adaptive reuse
• Illustrate and communicate benefits of historic
preservation to private and public sectors
• Identify and collaborate with new partners to
strengthen neighborhoods
• Promote appropriate mixed -use development
• Support the Green and Healthy Homes Initiative and
inspections
• Monitor affordability and housing stress
• Increase wages and self-sufficiency opportunities
• Outreach/education to increase participation in
Housing Choice Vouchers
• Incentives/policies to create more Housing Choice
Voucher units
Community Facilities
• Expand sanitary sewer system to meet needs
• Identify water system needs and plan for future growth
• Integrate Vernon Township and Barrington Lakes water
systems
• Update the city-wide stormwater management
ordinance
• Expand fiber optic network access City Focus
• Monitor progress toward environmental goals
• Ensure resources for City departments as population
grows
• Explore 911 Communications Center needs
• Evaluate cost/benefits/needs for police substation
• Explore options for fire station in Southwest Arterial
proximity
• Explore potential for west end library branch
• Implement Chaplain Schmitt Island Master Plan
• Repurpose Five Flags Civic Center
Transportation + Mobility
• Identify opportunities to enhance pedestrian
network in JFK corridor
• Apply Complete Streets principles throughout
Dubuque
• Work from the City's comprehensive network plan
for Complete Streets
• When redeveloping properties, orient new
development to the street
• Enhance fixed -route service on high -performing
transit corridors
• Enhance bus efficiency and effectiveness, connecting
residents to resources
• Expand passenger air service
• Target new development near the airport; restrict
residential
• Partner with DOTS to promote safe, efficient regional
roadway connections
• Advocate for passenger rail service and complete
four -lane highway to Chicago
• Implement the Dubuque Metropolitan Area
Transportation Study 2045 Long Range
Transportation Plan
• Leverage technology to improve vehicular mobility
and safety
Land Use
• Promote access to education, recreation, and services
in all neighborhoods
• Link neighborhoods via trails and open space
• Integrate development into the environment
• Encourage a mix of housing options for all
• Encourage multi -family development near jobs
• Encourage multi -family development within mixed -
use areas
• Create places to live, work, and play within close
proximity of neighborhoods
• Adjust zoning regulations to promote mixed -use
development
• Encourage walkable mixed -use developments
• Integrate mix of housing types in mixed use
neighborhoods
• Explore a new school site to serve future
development along Southwest Arterial
• Integrate new institutional and non-profit uses near
the residents they serve
• Ensure equitable access to services and essential
facilities
• Provide retail and employment that is responsive to
market demands
• Explore opportunities to bring limited commercial
development in neighborhoods
• Concentrate commercial uses downtown and along
major corridors
• Attract large employment centers with access to
infrastructure
• Allow for new or expanded industrial parks
• Explore industrial development near airport
• Preserve environment and provide recreational
opportunities for all
• Coordinate with school districts to share facilities
with neighborhoods
• Link all development with open space and trails
• Explore additional riverfront recreational
opportunities
• Explore potential for a mountain biking facility
It will take a combined effort from the entire community to make this plan a reality. As you
read about updates from the plan and champions in our community who are working to
imagine a better Dubuque, think about what the future of Dubuque means to you and
how you can get involved to make that dream a reality. Many recommendations still
need a champion to make sure they are properly executed.
Learn more at www.imaginedubuque.com
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Tracking Definitions:
Needs Resources: Recommendation implementation has not yet begun. Needs will vary and may
include funding, coordination, time, and staffing. The impacts of COVID-19 may be a root cause of
resource needs, deferment, and disruption of implementation timelines.
Gettina Starter Recommendation implementation is in the early stages of moving forward by way of
active organizing, connection with partners, planning and data collection, and/or a few early action
items.
Underway: Recommendation implementation is moving forward, with multiple actions in motion and
steady progress being made towards realizing the recommendation.
('nmr)lete/Ongoinc Recommendation implementation has been completed or is ongoing with
continuity and growth in progress. Many recommendations will never be complete because ongoing
focus and attention is required to maintain and further the success of each recommendation.
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Every resident of Dubuque deserves an equal chance at economic opportunities and personal
success. While that concept seems simple, it is not. Making sure our community's economic
prosperity is strong and shared with all residents requires investment and work needed in
multiple recommendations outlined in the Imagine Dubuque Plan.
A strong economy starts with a strong workforce to staff it. Initiatives surrounding workforce recruitment,
retention, and skills training are an ongoing part of the plan. Recommendations outlined within the plan supply
workers with what they need to be successful: quality and affordable housing, livable wages, and talent development.
These offerings paired with our community's unique lifestyle and cost of living attracts natives, college students, and
newcomers alike to Dubuque employers, building our workforce.
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With a strong and equipped workforce, our community is guaranteed to
foster business growth. Economic development agencies are also helping
to fulfill the needs of businesses looking to build, relocate, or expand
in Dubuque. Business growth in Dubuque expands and diversifies our
economy, both across sectors and occupations. Growing and investing in
Dubuque businesses directly reinvests in our community and residents,
creating a great city in which to live, work, and play. The use of Tax
Increment Financing (TIF) as a tool to spur economic development is a
key part of successful job creation.
Stories like that of Simmons Pet Food show the strength of Dubuque's
economy. While the COVID-19 pandemic presented challenges, it has
also shown that Dubuque's economy is resilient, with other recent
developments showing that our community is poised for success:
• Cottingham & Butler and Heartland Financial USA purchased the
Roshek Building in order to expand in the Dubuque market. Heartland
has exceeded their projection for capital and jobs creation investment.
Capital investment will exceed $15.5 million, with the creation of 420
full-time equivalent positions, exceeding their required 348 jobs.
• Giese Manufacturing is planning a $5 million project to develop a
30,000 square -foot manufacturing facility and add an additional 10 full-
time equivalent positions in the Dubuque Industrial Center West.
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Building on this strong foundation, further investments for business and
workforce growth are outlined in the economic prosperity portion of the
Imagine Dubuque Plan. This category includes nine recommendations
across three sub -categories: employment, housing, and business. The
chart below highlights the status of the nine recommendations that will
help to create a vibrant and prosperous economy for all.
9 RECOMMENDATIONS // ECONOMIC PROSPERITY
• Needs Resources • Getting Started • Underway • Completed/Ongoing
For a full list of recommendations in this category, see page S.
For more in-depth information and plan progress,
visit www.imaginedubuque.com/progress
Ready to get involved?
Contact the Economic Prosperity connector:
0000 Jill Connors I Economic Development Director
563.589.4213 1 jilconno@cityofdubuque.org
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Dubuque has always been closely tied to its bluffs, rolling hills, prairies, and waterways. In 2006, the
City of Dubuque made a strong commitment to its environment through the Sustainable Dubuque
Plan, which is a key component to the Imagine Dubuque Comprehensive Plan and compliments the
City's Climate Action Plan designed to reduce greenhouse gases 50 percent by 2030. This effort was
led by the Resilient Community Advisory Commission and the City's Sustainability Coordinator. These
plans provide our city with measures to address our changing climate and build a sustainable and
resilient community surrounding our environment.
We believe that out of great challenges,
we can create great opportunities.
The Bee Branch Watershed encompasses historic
neighborhoods offering the community's most
affordable housing. This area is also hit the hardest by
flash flooding during significant rain events. Between
1999 and 2011, six Presidential Disaster Declarations
were issued with total damage estimates of almost
$70 million. After years of study and planning, the
City embarked upon a course of action to prevent
devastating flash floods from happening again in the
Bee Branch Watershed.
Recommended by residents and designed with their
input, the Bee Branch Creek Restoration involved
replacing almost one mile of storm sewer with a
daylighted creek and floodplain to protect almost
1,400 homes and businesses from future flooding.
The restored creek and floodplain, now called the Bee
scenic overlooks, an outdoor amphitheater, benches,
lighting, rest areas, a community garden and urban
orchard, and a play area with slides.
In the summer of 2017, 4.9 inches of rain fell in less
than 24 hours in Dubuque. With the completed creek,
property damage was largely avoided. In 2002, there
had been a similar storm with 4.9 inches of rain in
EME 24 hours that resulted in $11.6 million in property
damage. Although every rain event is unique, it can be
y estimated that without the restored creek, the 4.9-inch
rainstorm would have caused significant property
damage.
The recently completed Bee Branch Creek Railroad
Culverts Project is the final piece of the creek
restoration. The addition of underground stormwater
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rain events and moves it safely to the Mississippi River under the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks allows
without flooding adjacent properties. stormwater to drain more efficiently from the upper
portion of the Bee Branch Creek to the lower. These
The greenway also serves as a beautiful linear improvements have increased the flood mitigation
parkway. Amenities stretch from the heart of Dubuque -,:, system's capacity to protect the area from a 75-year
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The $126 million Bee Branch Creek
Restoration Project was funded
through a combination of General
Obligation Bonds, State Revolving
Loan Funds (SRF), grants totaling over
$64 million, generous contributions
from local businesses, organizations,
and citizens, and City of Dubuque
stormwater utility fee revenue. It
is anticipated that the Bee Branch
Watershed Flood Mitigation Project
will prevent an estimated $582 million
in damages over the 100-year design
life of the project.
The Bee Branch Creek Restoration
is innovative. Most communities
see flooding as strictly stormwater
management, and remediate
through conveyance, detention,
and levees. That approach does not
address water quality, preservation
of neighborhoods, and community
development. It is important to think
beyond traditional flooding fixes
and invest in replicable solutions
developed with resident input.
Dubuque could have constructed
a concrete ditch or multiple storm
sewers. Instead, Dubuque residents
and project partners embraced the
Sustainable Dubuque framework to
restore the Bee Branch Creek.
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The sustainable environment category of the Imagine Dubuque Plan seeks to
protect and preserve Dubuque's environment and natural resources through
11 recommendations across five sub -categories: clean water, clean air and
energy, neighborhoods, land conservation, and eco-education. The chart
below highlights the status of the 11 recommendations.
11 RECOMMENDATIONS // SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT
• Needs Resources • Getting Started • Underway • Completed/Ongoing
For a full list of recommendations in this category, see page 5.
For more in-depth information and plan progress,
visit www.imaginedubuque.com/progress
Ready to get involved?
Contact the Sustainable Environment Connector:
000� Gina Bell I Sustainable Communities Coordinator
563.690.6038 1 gbell@cityofdubuque.org
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Residents believe that a vibrant
Dubuque community includes:
• Healthy local foods
• Education, community knowledge, and empowerment
• Diversity and inclusion
• Arts and entertainment
• Green buildings and historic preservation
• Community safety
• Health and human services
• Recreation opportunities
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Arts & Culture
Arts and culture is an element of everyday life Dubuque.
From museums, concerts, and fine art exhibits, to
recreational opportunities throughout the community,
they allow residents to connect over diverse and
shared experiences. The City's Arts and Cultural Affairs
Advisory Commission works with the City's Arts and
Cultural Affairs Coordinator to implement the City
Council -adopted Arts and Culture Master Plan.
Childcare
Working parents need safe, reliable, and affordable
childcare in order to earn an income and provide for
their family. However, childcare openings can often
be hard to find given our nation's current shortage. In
Dubuque, the City is removing barriers for those who
wish to open childcare facilities.
In August of 2021, sisters Angela Ramos and Tanikka
Shelton looked to open their own childcare facility. One
problem stood in their way however; the building in
which they had eyed to open Lil Lee Tots Childcare was
zoned for commercial use, not as a child development
home as their business was classified. Recognizing the
need for childcare in Dubuque, the City worked with the
property owner and Childcare Resource and Referral
to modify the city code to accommodate this and other
businesses like it. This paved the way for the sisters' child
development home to operate in commercial space once
reserved for licensed childcare centers only, allowing
new and diversified childcare opportunities like Lil Lee
Tots Childcare to flourish.
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Internet Access
The internet has become an essential part of everyday
life. From education to healthcare to public safety, the
COVID-19 pandemic pushed the importance of having
reliable, affordable, and resilient broadband services.
The City has worked with private internet providers to
reduce the cost and time needed for new technology
and broadband investment in Dubuque. The continued
installation of fiber and conduit by the City and private
businesses increases access across the community and
creates healthy competition, which lowers prices and
increases service for consumers and businesses, keeping
Dubuque connected. The City has gone from two internet
service providers to 10 providing services to homes and
businesses since 2016. Two of those providers will be
making large-scale efforts making it possible for fiber to
every home and business over the next 3 years.
Connection To Resources
In its simplest terms, poverty is an economic state in
which an individual's or family's income can't cover the
basic needs of everyday life. It's struggling to pay for rent,
food, utilities, childcare, and transportation. Connecting
residents to resources that will help them obtain these
basic needs improves their quality of life so they can
contribute to our vibrant community.
The City of Dubuque's Office of Shared Prosperity and
Neighborhood Support, created July 2021, will engage
neighborhoods and individuals, connecting them to
resources to enhance community vibrancy. The office will
work to implement the City Council -adopted Equitable
Poverty Prevention and Reduction Plan, promoting equity
and eliminating barriers and disparities for the city's most
vulnerable residents and communities.
The factors listed on page 13 contribute to the quality of life in Dubuque and
are the seven sub -categories of the social and cultural vibrancy portion of the
Imagine Dubuque Plan. There are 31 recommendations surrounding Dubuque's
social and cultural vibrancy in the comprehensive plan, with the status of
these recommendations highlighted in the bar chart below.
31 RECOMMENDATIONS // SOCIAL + CULTURAL VIBRANCY
• Needs Resources • Getting Started • Underway • Completed/Ongoing
For a full list of recommendations in this category, see page 5.
For more in-depth information and plan progress,
visit www.imaginedubuque.com/progress
Ready to get involved?
Contact the Social + Cultural Vibrancy Connector:
0000 Cori Burbach I Assistant City Manager
563.589.4110 1 cburbach@cityofdubuque.org
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Dubuque is Iowa's oldest city, filled with rich history
promoting mixed land use. These mixed -use areas
in its homes and neighborhoods. According to the
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2019 American Community Survey, 50% of Dubuque's
goods and services, and neighborhood amenities like
housing stock was built before 1970. With about half
parks and schools within a walkable environment.
of Dubuque's housing being over 50 years old, the City
and partners have incentivized historic preservation
Through the recommendations under the livable
and adaptive reuse, allowing older housing stock in
neighborhoods and housing section of the
Dubuque to gain new life and meet the housing needs
comprehensive plan, Imagine Dubuque is creating
of our community's future.
quality homes and quality neighborhoods, which
are the building block of a community. To meet
New housing developments along the John F. Kennedy
Dubuque's needs, existing housing stock and
Road corridor, the Southwest Arterial, and the
potential developments will need to be incorporated
Millwork District are meeting housing demands while
strategically into our community.
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The 10 recommendations under the livable neighborhoods and
housing category promote fair, quality, and affordable housing that
is accessible to all residents. The bar chart below highlights the
status of the 10 recommendations.
10 RECOMMENDATIONS // LIVABLE NEIGHBORHOODS + HOUSING
• Needs Resources • Getting Started • Underway • Completed/Ongoing
For a full list of recommendations in this category, see page 5.
For more in-depth information and plan progress,
visit www.imaginedubuque.com/progress
Ready to get involved?
Contact the Livable Neighborhoods + Housing Connector:
00�0 Alexis Steger I Housing & Community Development Director
563.589.4230 1 asteger@cityofdubuque.org
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The community facilities category of the plan has 13 recommendations
across three sub -categories: infrastructure, public safety, and municipal. The
bar chart below highlights the status of the work being done to enhance and
expand community facilities, creating equal access to services for residents.
13 RECOMMENDATIONS // COMMUNITY FACILITIES
• Needs Resources • Getting Started • Underway * Completed/Ongoing
For a full list of recommendations in this category, see page 5.
For more in-depth information and plan progress,
visit www.imaginedubuque.com/progress
Ready to get involved?
Contact the Community Facilities Connector:
pQQQ Gus Psihoyos I City Engineer
563.589.4270 1 gpsihoyo@cityofdubuque.org
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Using Al to Improve Travel Through Dubuque
When you think of opportunities to use artificial intelligence (AI), chances are you don't think of how it
can prevent you from sitting in traffic or being stopped at a red light; however, that's exactly what traffic
engineers at the City of Dubuque are using it for.
The City of Dubuque's STREETS Project (Smart Traffic Routing with Efficient and Effective Traffic
System) is implementing the next generation of traffic technology to assure a smooth ride for residents,
visitors, and those just passing through. A series of cameras and signal systems provide real-time data
that is processed by artificial intelligence to improve mobility, congestion, and safety in the city.
Sounds cool, right? What's even more cool are the results:
• Quicker commutes: Data and artificial intelligence inform traffic lights to reduce
congestion, improving travel in real time. Information is also shared with GIS mapping
systems to reroute commuters to also balance delays and reduce congestion.
• Safer trips: Video footage is investigated after an incident to determine cause of an
accident and potential traffic rerouting solutions.
• Reducing emissions: Efficiently routing traffic cuts down on traffic delays and time
spent at a red light, reducing emissions from motor vehicles.
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While the components of
the STREETS Project may
seem complicated, they
make your trip simple and
getting from point A to point
B easier than ever.
The transportation and mobility category includes a total of 12
recommendations across five sub -categories: complete streets, public
transportation, air transportation, regional connections, and automobile
travel. The bar chart below highlights the status of the 12 recommendations
that will help keep Dubuque residents connected safely and sustainably.
12 RECOMMENDATIONS // TRANSPORTATION + MOBILITY
• Needs Resources • Getting Started • Underway • Completed/Ongoing
For a full list of recommendations in this category, see page 6.
For more in-depth information and plan progress,
visit www.imaginedubuque.com/progress
Ready to get involved?
Contact the Transportation + Mobility Connector:
0000 Ryan Knuckey I Transportation Services Director
563.589.43411 rknuckey@cityofdubuque.org
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When Camdyn Reisner stepped up to the plate, she knew exactly what
she had to do. She swung the bat, connected with the ball, reached first
base and eventually made it home, scoring for her team.
Reisner was one of the players at the ceremonial baseball game held July 15, 2021, at the Miracle League of
Dubuque field, an all-inclusive ballpark in the Miracle League of Dubuque complex. The game was held to
celebrate the official completion of the complex located at Veterans Memorial Park.
The Miracle League of Dubuque complex is home to an all-inclusive playground and baseball field, offering
accessible recreation opportunities to the more than 10,000 children and adults with disabilities that live in
Dubuque and the surrounding area. Ramps, wheelchair and walker accessible equipment, and a rubberized
smooth ground allow children and adults of all abilities the chance to play alongside each other.
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" I really like coming here for many
reasons. I can play in the park with
my best friends, and my brother and
my sisters, all by myself. I have so
much fun here." - Camdyn Reisner
In a well -planned community, homes and businesses flow together seamlessly
in a connected and integrated way. But without planning and foresight, land use
conflicts can arise creating disputes between neighbors, potential environmental
damage, and inefficiencies in providing municipal services.
The complex was a $4.5 million project between
the City of Dubuque, which owns and maintains the
land, and private donors who recognized the need
and created a vision for the space. The all-inclusive
playground offers Dubuque something typically
hard to come by in communities, as the closest park
with similar equipment is a three-hour drive away in
Ankeny, Iowa.
Camdyn's mother, Mandy Reisner, shared the
importance of having a park of this kind in the
community for area families who have a family
member with special needs. "It's going to be our go -to
park," Reisner said in an interview with the Telegraph
Herald. "Our other kids are going to use it and love it,
but Camdyn will be able to maneuver herself around."
The Miracle League of Dubuque perfectly illustrates
how Dubuque is planning the use of our land so it can
meet the needs of all residents. The complex is a major
`home run' for our community!
The land use category of the Imagine Dubuque Plan sets a long-term vision for the
use of our city's land through 24 recommendations across seven sub -categories:
single-family, multi -family, mixed -use, institutional, commercial, industrial, and
parks. The bar chart below highlights the status of the 24 recommendations.
24 RECOMMENDATIONS // LAND USE
• Needs Resources • Getting Started • Underway • Completed/Ongoing
For a full list of recommendations in this category, see page 6.
For more in-depth information and plan progress,
visit www.imaginedubuque.com/progress
Ready to get involved?
Contact the Land Use Connector:
oQQQ Wally Wernimont I Planning Services Manager
563.589.42011 wwernimo@cityofdubuque.org
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How you can get involved
Are you passionate about a particular topic or
something you saw in an Imagine Dubuque
'= recommendation that you can help advance?
Visit www.imaginedubuque.com for more details
or
Call the City of Dubuque Planning
Vices Department at 563-589-4210
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