To determine how complete Terrace is as a community, we will be mapping “indicators” across four lenses:

1. Housing: the location and type of housing in the community. Indicators in this lens will be used to identify how well the housing stock is meeting residents’ needs through all stages of life, from emergency shelters to market housing and everything in between.
2. Daily Needs: the location and type of amenities and services that residents access on a frequent or daily basis (e.g., food or groceries, employment areas, schools, child care, medical services, and parks and recreation). Indicators in this lens will be used to look at how well different areas of the community are served by different amenities, and how that relates to meeting perceived needs and reducing commute distances.
3. Transportation: the location and type of transportation infrastructure, services, and routes that are available. Indicators in this lens will be used to determine how convenient it is to travel throughout the community using different modes of transportation and how complete and connected the transportation network is in the City.
4. Infrastructure: the location and type of linear municipal infrastructure (e.g., roadways, waterlines, pump and lift stations, storm ponds). Indicators in this lens will be used to measure infrastructure use and cost efficiency. We will also be reviewing where there is existing infrastructure capacity to accommodate future growth.

Following the review of mapped indicators, we will be able to determine baseline conditions for the City and better assess the strengths, opportunities, and challenges to Terrace becoming a more complete community. 

Once chosen indicators have been mapped, we will hold a Project Open House in mid-March with community members to present information on the objectives of the Complete Communities Assessment and the initial findings of the baseline data. We will engage with the community a second time following the scenario testing step of the project, to seek input on the growth scenarios and to inform the Implementation Plan and OCP update process.