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From YouTube: This Week in Ames
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Planning & Housing Director Kelly Diekmann stops by the show to talk about LUPP and what goes into planning a city.
A
A
A
B
So
I've
been
with
the
city
for
about
two
and
a
half
years
now,
I
think
I
was
here
only
for
a
few
months
when
I
first
came
to
visit
with
you.
My
background
is
in
in
Community
Planning.
It
worked
in
oregon.
I
worked
in
california
before
making
the
leap
back
to
the
midwest,
and
here
at
Ames,
I
had
grown
up
in
the
Midwest
and
we
were
looking
for
a
return
to
the
Midwest
and
ames
was
a
great
location
for
us.
You.
B
Things
had
changed,
yeah
I
kept
trying
to
remember
what
little
things
like.
How
did
we
go
to
places
and
in
the
early
90s
that
are
different
than
today,
and
you
know
how
did
I
get
to
my
dorm
at
the
towers
and-
and
you
know,
where's
target
target
moved
and
how
was
the
mall
doing
and
all
those
things
you
know
the
power
plant
was
still
at
the
end
of
Main
Street,
though
yeah.
A
B
So
one
of
the
relationships
that
we
have
to
deal
with
in
Ames
is
that
iowa
state
as
a
state
institution,
it
controls
its
own
operations.
It
controls
its
campus.
It
controls
its
enrollment.
The
city
of
ames
really
doesn't
directly
affect
how
iowa
state
operates.
We
have
a
lot
of
partnerships
which
are
great
for
the
community.
We
have
shared
fire
resources.
We
have
public
safety
coordination.
We
have
a
lot
of
those
types
of
coordination,
things
from
a
planning
side.
B
We
stay
aware
of
each
other's
actions,
but
but
really
we
are
acting
in
response
to
how
iowa
state
grows.
It's
been
about
seven
years
of
enrollment
increase
we've
as
a
university,
they've
grown
I.
Think
over
8,000
students,
though
in
those
seven
years
those
are
substantial,
increases
most
cities,
don't
see
a
thousand
new
people
show
up
in
one
month.
That's
what
we
regularly
see
in
August
since
I've
been
here.
B
The
city
has
goals
of
looking
at
campus
town
as
one
of
those
anchors
for
how
to
provide
services
to
students
and
provide
housing
opportunities
for
students.
So
in
this
last
year,
we've
seen
three
major
reinvestments
in
terms
of
student
housing
related
projects
to
on
lincolnway
and
one
on
Chamberlain,
both
open
at
the
end
of
the
summer
and.
A
That's
a
pretty
significant
change.
If,
for
those
people
who
don't
get
into
or
around
that
area
very
often,
they
may
be
surprised
to
see
what
I
would
call
a
greater
density
of
the
residential
and
business
buildings.
It's
in
that
campus
town
area
strip
in
the
we
call
it
the
Lake
Laverne
area
it.
It
looks
different
yeah.
B
It's
quite
a
bit
different
those
those
residential
projects
combined
with
the
kingland
project,
which
is
actually
all
commercial,
its
office
and
retail.
So
it's
good
to
get
a
little
bit
of
a
mix
of
employment
in
there
too,
just
the
look
of
the
height,
the
feel
is
completely
different.
It's
more
of
an
urban
experience
which,
which
really
kind
of
fits,
because
because
campus
town
has
always
been
envisioned
as
this
pedestrian
walkable
environment
in
current
planning
thought
it's.
B
You
need
density
to
support
that,
though,
you
need
a
lot
of
people,
a
lot
of
activities,
so
adding
the
housing
and
the
jobs
together
really
creates
a
dynamic
that
helps
support
that
pedestrian
oriented
concept
for
for
campus
down
one
of
the
other
big
change
not
just
to
look,
but
because
of
the
new
spaces.
There
is
a
different
shift
in
some
of
the
business
mix.
That's
out
there,
Starbucks
showed
up
at
the
corner
of
linden
Lincoln
Way.
B
As
a
result
of
one
of
the
redevelopment
projects,
CBS
opened
a
pharmacy
in
canvas
town,
so
services
that
when
normally
have
identified
with
campus
town
or
started
and
come
there
because
it's
it's
a
view.
It
is
more
marketable
now
in
terms
of
how
space
is
being
rearranged
and
redeveloped.
So
you
said
it
mix
a
small
business,
but
we're
also
seeing
now
interests
from
regional
national
tenants
to
kind
of
diversify
that
that
mix
and
maybe
the
audience
for
for
customers
to
canvass.
A
B
It
was
interesting
working
with
that.
Most
pharmacies
want
to
drive
through
location
on
a
busy
street,
which
is
what
most
people,
but
but
pharmacies,
especially
CVS
they're,
experienced
in
urban
environments
and
no
walk
through
traffic
is,
is
as
important
or
can
be
more
important
than
parking
lots
and
drive
through.
So
when
you
started
to
explain
the
idea
to
them
in
the
corner
that
they
were
going
to
be
on,
they
really
bought
into
that
idea
that
there
was
a
vitality
here
that
could
be
support
and
they
really
wanted
to
be
part
of
that.
Well,.
A
B
So
that
the
city
works
from
what
we
call
a
comprehensive
plan,
so
we
try
to
take
at
least
a
20-year
vision
and
do
some
projections
on
job
growth,
as
well
as
population
growth
and
with
those
two
assumptions
you
can
kind
of
take
different
parts
of
that
and
say:
where
would
it
fit
best
in
the
city?
Where
can
we
serve
it
best
and
the
city
did
that
comprehensive
planning
effort?
B
Last
in
1997,
we've
done
many
changes
over
time
to
deal
with
with
situations
that
come
up
that
you
couldn't
have
forecasted,
but
we're
still
working
working
through
that
plan,
and
we
have
some
general
growth
areas
that
we
would
like
to
see
growth
happening.
But
what
we're
really
seeing
now
is:
how
do
we
do
more
in
feel?
B
How
do
we
be
more
more
core
oriented
for
infill
as
well
as
allow
for
some
of
that
perimeter,
growth
and
the
things
that
we're
really
seeing
a
lot
of
pressure,
on
which
isn't
a
surprise,
is
a
lot
of
high-density
housing
needs
for
apartments
some
of
its
student,
but
allowed
it's
really
work
force,
what's
really
kind
of
missed
in
the
whole
conversation
about
the
growth
and
enrollment
of
iowa
state
is
also
the
employment
growth
in
the
city.
We
haven't
had
a
static
job
based.
It's
been
doing
very
well
for
the
last
two
years.
B
We
continue
to
add
jobs,
not
just
in
iowa
state,
which
are
very
good
jobs,
but
also
in
the
private
sector.
So
we
really
are
having
a
housing
demand
on
all
fronts.
We
have
entry-level
housing,
move
up,
housing
apartment
housing,
whatever
you
want
to
think
of
there's
an
interest
in
doing
that
in
the
city.
So
we've
spent
a
lot
of
time,
the
last
year
kind
of
helping
the
council
think
through
what
are
our
growth
policies
and
how
do
they
fit
for
what
we
could
see
for
housing
production
so.
A
B
We
that's
been
brought
to
light
I.
Think
in
the
last
six
to
eight
months
is
we're
trying
to
think
about
our
housing
choices.
The
games
needs
to
be
a
little
more
strategic
on
on
picking
the
type
of
zoning
district
that
supports
that
intended
outcome.
So
in
some
cases
it's
not
okay,
just
to
say
all
apartment
types
are
okay.
Maybe
we
need
to
work
with
a
developer,
say
I
really
will
provide
two
bedroom
units
which
are
marketable
to
a
wide
range
of
people
and
not
just
two
students
or
not
just
a
one
market
segment.
B
That's
something
that
we're
working
a
lot
more
with
applicants
on,
obviously
campus
towns
always
going
to
be
student
oriented,
but
some
of
the
other
projects
we're
trying
to
help
the
developers
think
hey,
there's
more
of
a
market
here
that
we
want
to
see
you
look
into
and
see
what
we
can
do
with
that.
So.
A
B
Did
have
to
to
aren't
complete,
but
we
had
two
significant
senior
housing
projects
that
were
proposed
about
a
year
and
a
half
ago
one
is
complete
in
north
ames.
I
think
it's
called
northridge
village.
It's
a
it's
a
mix
of
senior
apartments
and
continuing
care
facilities.
Then,
on
South
Ames
we
have
another
project
off
of
oakwood
road
called
the
village
co-op,
which
is
strictly
senior
housing
units.
So
there
that's
another
one:
those
housing
segments
that
were
a
very
highly
rated
retirement
destination
for
people.
B
A
B
The
biggest
focus
has
been
on
on
support
of
the
Iowa
State
Research
Park
expansion
you've
seen
a
lot
of
construction
activity
out
at
university
and
airport
road.
That's
all
to
facilitate
the
expansion
a
little
bit
further
south
from
the
web
filings
building
or
where
kibum
sorry
to
have
a
new
row
of
development.
Essentially,
the
research
park
will
be
filling
up.
If
you
haven't
been
out
there
in
the
last
year,
there's
three
major
projects
that
will
be
under
construction
or
finished
in
the
next
year,
and
then
you
have
the
new
new
phase
of
development
too.
B
So
we're
working
a
lot
with
trying
to
work
with
the
research
park
and
how
to
structure
that
that's
also
putting
a
lot
more
focus
on
South
Ames,
so
South
Ames
is
going
to
see
a
commercial
restaurant
development
go
into
the
area
of
airport
road
as
part
of
the
research
part.
It's
a
new
amenity
and
service
that
South
Ames
has
never
had
in
that
area.
We're.
A
B
Going
to
see
more
housing
interest,
probably
as
well
the
connection
of
jobs
to
housing
right,
there
is
just
really
an
evident
need
when
we're
talking
about
thousands
of
jobs
being
in
that
part
of
town.
So
that's
really.
The
big
push
right
now
is:
how
do
we
set
up
the
employment
base
for
the
city
and
have
that
expanded
economic
growth,
great.
A
A
If
you
have
plans
for
this
holiday
season,
remember
one
of
those
things
might
be
getting
your
yard
waste
put
away.
If
you
have
yard
waste,
you
still
need
to
get
rid
of.
Remember
the
last
final
yard.
Waste
free
day
of
the
season
is
Saturday
December
5th
at
janus
technology.
Also,
we
have
some
makeup
yard
waste
free
days
for
the
yard
waste
free
day
that
was
cancelled
on
November
21st.
That
information
is
on
our
website
at
city
of
ames
org.