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City of San Jose, California <br />Cultural Connection (2011), a Community Cultural Plan <br />httpWwwwlsan nseccrlture .org /7pid= 90210 <br />Cultural Connection is a comprehensive cultural plan based on a <br />communitywide needs assessment for this "capital of Silicon Valley." This <br />included review of, and recommendations for, the City's facilities portfolio and <br />creative place- making opportunities throughout the community, Including <br />informal venues in neighborhoods, parks and downtown. Two communitywide <br />surveys. helped Inform facilities needs. The entire planning process was shaped <br />by the city's fiscal circumstances, which reflected (at that time) seven years of <br />deficits. The entire plan was Incorporated into the City's general plan update, <br />Envision San Jose 2040. <br />Los Alamos County, New Mexico <br />Los Alamos Creative District Plan (2011) <br />ht {p /Ilamnstreet,gorn /lacg_- Ijbrary (click on Creative District Plan) <br />The Los Alamos Creative District plan presents a bold vision for, and envisions a <br />dramatic transformation of, downtown. Los Alamos was the coordinating site of " <br />the WWII Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb and remains the home <br />of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, which Is a now a major International <br />center for scientific and technical innovation. The present -day community of <br />18,000 is rural, yet has high levels of education, affluence and sophistication. <br />The Creative District reflects the community's identity, combining science and <br />technology, arts, history and the natural environment. The District produces <br />creative programming, supports downtown revitalization, fosters Increased <br />tourism, and serves as a focal point of community activity and events. The plan included a community <br />assessment and review of previous studies, leading to recommendations for facilities, funding and <br />governance. <br />The San Diego Foundation <br />1. pARTioipate San Diego: A Strategic Plan for Arts and Culture: Increasing Cultural Patronage (2005- <br />06) htip ( rwww.r,d7cuntlnhon_,crrg,!f?yrfa s[b /NewsrJOrnlPfll /fttrport ArtsandCu(YUrsRvpoitpJY <br />2. pARTners in Education: A Strategic Plan for Arts Education (2007) <br />3. Ready Assets: a first -ever study of individual, working artists in San Diego County (2011) <br />h_iIP. [iwwev sdfauncln,(ron orgtForkllsl0/f v`ewsrogntlPDrlReParfs;AR7e,ultu r�;urva}FMA1,08221Y lr�,df <br />The first project is In essence a countywide cultural plan for a <br />community foundation, as opposed to the arts agency of a local <br />government. The Foundation sought to understand and document <br />community needs in the area of arts and culture, and to formulate a <br />strategic plan for itself and community partners. Project research <br />included extensive stakeholder engagement, a countywide <br />25B -35 <br />