Plan Implementation

Question 1

Plan Implementation Challenges

Answer 1

Traditional comprehensive plans have been criticized for not connecting goals and policies to actual implementation. An alternative is “accountable implementation”, which ties actions to timetables, activities, budgets, and agencies. Effectiveness is reported to the public, and plans are adjusted accordingly.

Question 2

Effective Strategies for accountable implementation

Answer 2

• connect plan implementation to the capital planning process
• connect plan implementation to the annual budgeting process
• establish interagency and organizational cooperation
• identify funding sources for plan implementation
• establish implementation indicators, benchmarks and targets
  regularly evaluate and report on implementation progress
  adjust the plan as necessary based on the evaluation

Question 3

Plan Implementation Barriers

Answer 3

cultural or political; they may be about property rights and legal challenges to proposed land use changes. Financial pressures to keep existing land use patterns in place might be another factor.

Question 4

Two Main Categories of Plan Implementation Evaluation

Answer 4

Conformance-based evaluation and performance-based evaluation.

Question 5

Conformance-Based Evaluation

Answer 5

more literal and sees planning as having the ability to control future development. Plans are viewed as blueprints, and the more outcomes (like land use patters) conform with plans, the more successful the plan has been. One variation is to evaluate the achievement of goals like “improve access to parks”– access might be improved overall, but not in strict accordance with a land use plan

Question 6

Performance-Based Evaluation

Answer 6

views plans as decision-making tools more in line with incrementalism of Charles E. Lindblom. The achievement of end-state goals are not the main concern. Any result that is deemed desireable could be considered a success.