Legal name of organization as it appears on IRS exemption letter: City of Wichita. Name of person completing application: Scott Wadle, Senior Planner

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1 Grant Application Knight Foundation Fund CONTACT INFORMATION Legal name of organization as it appears on IRS exemption letter: City of Wichita EIN: Address: 455 N Main Street City: Wichita State: KS Zip: Phone (xxx-xxx-xxxx): Website: Name of person completing application: Scott Wadle, Senior Planner Phone (xxx-xxx-xxxx): swadle@wichita.gov Executive Director/President/CEO Name: Robert Layton, City Manager Phone (xxx-xxx-xxxx): rlayton@wichita.gov

2 ADDITIONAL PROPOSAL INFORMATION Project title: Creating People First Neighborhoods What related skills and experiences will position you to succeed with this project? (750 words or less): The City of Wichita has multiple individuals on staff with the skills and experiences that position the City for success with this project. Those skills include related to public input, communications, public streets/right-of way design, neighborhood planning, and project management. Examples of similar projects that have been undertaken successfully, include the Better Block Project held near Douglas and Hydraulic; the people first pilot project at Douglas and Main Street; and the redesign and installation of bikeways and pedestrian crossings on multiple Wichita streets. Who is leading this effort? Why is the team positioned to succeed?: The primary City team members responsible for administering and managing the project are listed below. The entire project team will include community partner organizations and may also include consultants. The list below has been compiled in order to show expertise and ability to implement the project. The project manager will be Scott Wadle. Mr. Wadle is a Senior Planner for the Wichita-Sedgwick County Metropolitan Area Planning Department, with more than 13 years of experience working on community planning projects. He is the project manager for the Wichita Wayfinding System Plan and the staff member assigned to assist the Wichita Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board. In addition to his current projects, Mr. Wadle served as the project manager for the award winning Wichita Bicycle Master Plan, Wichita Pedestrian Plan, and Delano West Douglas Avenue Bicycle Parking Plan. Paul Gunzelman Mr. Gunzelman is the Assistant City Engineer for the City of Wichita, with more than 20 years of experience working on civil engineering projects. He is the project manager for the design and construction of nearly 20 miles of new bikeways including: 1st and 2nd Street bike lanes; Market and Topeka bike lanes, Armour bicycle boulevard; Woodchuck bicycle boulevard; and the Sycamore shared lane markings. In addition to his experience on bicycle related projects, Mr. Gunzelman also served as the project manager for the City project to upgrade approximately 450 traffic signals; the project to improve the Pawnee and Broadway intersection; and the arterial sidewalk and

3 wheelchair program. Aaron Henning Mr. Henning is the Maintenance Engineer for the City of Wichita. He is a licensed professional engineer, with more than 14 years of experience managing municipal public works design, construction, and maintenance projects. As the Maintenance Division manager, he is responsible for myriad operations and programs devoted to the preservation and repair of the City s street network and appurtenances, including pavement markings and signs. Mr. Henning has served as a technical advisor for the Wichita Bicycle Master Plan, Wichita Pedestrian Master Plan, Multi-Modal Policy and other transportation development projects. Lauragail Locke Ms. Locke is the Marketing Director for the City of Wichita and is responsible for promoting City of Wichita services. Her responsibilities include managing traditional, digital, and social media campaigns as well as branding efforts for the City. She has won local and international awards for her marketing efforts. She also has extensive social media experience and initiated the City s social media town hall meetings to increase citizen engagement in the budget process. She has provided related social media training sessions for other municipalities. Ms. Lock also has extensive experience as a journalist. Prior to joining the City, she served as an award winning reporter/substitute anchor for the local NBC affiliate and covered city and county government. Ms. Locke s accomplishments include a marketing campaign for Wichita golf that contributed to a net revenue increase and the launch of multiple City of Wichita social media sites. Janet Johnson Janet Johnson is the supervisor of the Office of Community Services, a Division in the City Manager s Office. It includes three Community Liaisons and three clerks; and is responsible for institutionalizing a culture of improved community engagement practices that serve both City government and community needs while simultaneously building trust and meaningful partnerships with community stakeholders. Additionally, the Office of Community Engagement is responsible for running three Neighborhood Resource Centers located in low-income neighborhoods. The primary goal of the Centers is to serve as a resource and help move low income citizens to self-sufficiency. The Community Liaisons serve as the conduit between neighborhoods and City government. Prior to her current position, Janet served as a Neighborhood Assistant and as the Public Information Officer for the Wichita Police Department. Her experience also includes work at SRS and as a drug and alcohol counselor.

4 What are the expected results?: It is expected that the project will help to create places that are designed for people first - with greater quality of life, improved safety, and act as an invitation for people to engage their community. These results will be achieved in the following ways. 1. This project will allow for neighborhoods and other organizations to solicit for these improvements in their neighborhood, transforming the dynamic from something that is being done to the neighborhood to something that the neighborhood is partnering with the City to accomplish. This will ensure that the projects are located in areas where residents are supportive and the project has a greater chance for success. 2. The results will also allow for a better balance between traffic through a neighborhood and the quality of life within the neighborhood. This will allow the community to re-think some age-old assumptions and to provide a real-life demonstration for other locations wrestling with the same issues. 3. This initiative will provide an opportunity for the Wichita community to learn more about how short, low-cost, and low risk projects can be used to try transformations before they are done in concrete and with great expense especially the benefit of being able to make tweaks and adjustments to temporary improvements in order to improve the final designs for more expensive long-term improvements. In the same way, the project will also demonstrate how small projects can have big benefits. 4. This project will also benefit the community by demonstrating better ways of tracking performance, by counting people and their activities. What will be learned from this work? What specific indicators will be tracked, by whom, and when?: The overall goal of the project is to learn how to create better places for people, while also creating processes that engage more people. Below is a listing of the indicators that will be tracked by this project. The indicators will be tracked by members of the project team and compiled by the project manager into a public report. Number of people Demographics People activities (sitting, walking, talking, etc.) Modes of transportation Social media communication directly related to the project and mention the project Motor vehicle traffic speeds Motor vehicle traffic volumes Economic impact

5 Crashes What major challenges could disrupt the project? Can they be lessened? If so, how?: The biggest challenge to the project will be political support. This is addressed through the project process by selecting the project locations through a public application process. This will ensure that the project locations are areas where residents are supportive of the project. Second, the projects are temporary low-cost improvements at first allowing for changes and removal if necessary. Project Budget: People First Neighborhoods Budget.pdf Board of Directors: City Council from Budget.pdf Copy of 501c3 designation letter from IRS: 2015 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR).pdf I certify that the above information is correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. This application has been duly authorized by our organization s governing body. The tax exempt status of this organization is current. Dollars received through the Wichita Community Foundation for the purposes described herein shall be restricted as stated herein.: on