# Presentation: 750362

## Master Planning Process

- Robin Sutherland
- 45th Space Wing
- 15 May 2001

**Notes:**
Good Morning
I’m Robin Sutherland with the Air Force 45th Space Wing here to present the Master Planning Process we are using to plan our Spaceport.

## 
Planning is organized
common sense.

- Planning is organized
- common sense.

**Notes:**
Planning is organized common sense...So why is it so hard?

## Historical Land Development

- Existing Assets Placed According To:
- Mission
- Natural Environment
- Resources ($)
- Where Do We Go From Here?

**Notes:**
Here in Florida, we have installations which were built up over a span of 35 years.  Historically, our complexes and facilities have been  sited based on the missions at the time, the existing natural environment and available funding.   Up front, capital costs often drove undesirable decisions which later required additional funds to correct.  So now, we have to plan around the existing facilities and infrastructure. 

Failure to plan often means decisions are made in a “crisis mode”.  This results in inefficient operations, poor facility layouts and inefficient or excess infrastructure.  Scarce operations and maintenance funds must then be invested to continue operating

So, where do we go from here?

## Why Plan?

**Notes:**
The answer is Planning
Planning is oriented toward the future...what you want to eventually become, not what you are today.
Planning allows an orderly approach and a rational decision making process to reach your goal.
To plan effectively, the planners start with the goals of the organization.  They must consider all the constraining factors; and the availability of funds.

## The Master Planning Process

- Define The Vision
- Develop Performance Criteria
- Inventory Data, Assets & Constraints
- Forecast Future Needs
- Develop Alternatives and Selection
- Develop Implementation Plan

**Notes:**
Here are the key steps in the Master Planning Process.

Define the Vision
Develop Performance Criteria
Inventories
Future Needs
Develop the Alternatives 
Select a Preferrred Alternative
and Implementation.

## Slide 6

**Notes:**
As many of you know, NASA, the 45th Space Wing, and Spaceport Florida Authority have joined together to develop a Cape Canaveral Spaceport Master Plan  which encompasses the Kennedy Space Center, the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge and the Canaveral National Seashore.  We have obtained an experienced planning consultant, ZHA.   In fact, they are the firm who accomplished the planning on the Orlando International Airport. 

Our goal is to consolidate spaceport operations where possible, eliminate duplication of effort and operate efficiently as a single entity.  We must also ensure environmental assets are protected and safety and security are not compromised. 

## Define The Vision

- “to be the safest, lowest cost, fastest turnaround Spaceport in the world”

**Notes:**
The first step is to Define the Vision:
You have to know where you are going in order to get there.

Our Vision for the Spaceport is actually about one page.  Developing the Vision can not be done in a vacuum.  It takes thousands of people to manage and operate a Spaceport and hundreds have valuable insight into what elements of the space program are important.

Solicit ideas from all available sources.  We talked to national, regional, state and local government officials, educators, launch experts, the operators, maintainers, support personnel and the private-sector space program.  We set up several sessions to invite participants from all areas to help us define the vision.

Involvement by people at all levels is key to developing the Vision, generating enthusiasm and obtaining support for your plan.  Space is exciting and people want to be a part of it.

## Develop Performance Criteria

- What is important?

**Notes:**
Develop Performance Criteria.  This  is determining which of the goals are most important or equally important.

## Safety?

**Notes:**
Is it Safety?  

## Mission?

**Notes:**
Mission? 

## Environmental Preservation?

**Notes:**
Environmental Preservation?  

## Education?  Research?

**Notes:**
Education or research? 

## Security?

**Notes:**
 Or Security? 

All of these elements are important but your plan must clearly define where your priorities lie.

## Inventory Data, Assets & Constraints

-   Site Maps and Aerial Photographs
-   Facility Information
-   Planning & Land Use Data
-   Environmental, Historical & Cultural Assets
-   Future Spaceport & Launch Technologies
-   Economic & Tourism Forecasts
-   Legislation Affecting Spaceports
-   Studies/Reports Regarding Launch Activities

**Notes:**
The next step is taking stock:
This is the information gathering stage.  Pulling together information from a multitude of sources  on everything available which could affect planning for future development.
We looked at facility information, environmental data and programs, launch technologies, tourism, existing legislation and a multitude of reports from different agencies who had recommendations regarding launch activities.
During this phase, you can identify consolidation opportunities.  You determine what needs to be constructed, what needs to be demolished, natural resources to be protected, and future energy efficiencies.

The list on this slide shows some of the information important to our plan.

## Forecast Future Needs

**Notes:**
Another step which can be accomplished at the same time as the Inventories is Forecasting Future Needs:

Although sometimes difficult to do, forecasting the future is important to ensure the plan will be able to accommodate for future growth.

Land areas may need to be reserved for specific programs or activities.  Utilities and duct banks may need to be sized for future development.
New Transportation corridors or a new power plant may be in the future

For the spaceport, some of the things our master planning consultant  looked at were industry research, launch operations, activity forecasts and tourism projections.  
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Three studies were conducted: 
- Review and Analysis of the Space Launch Market  and Competing World Spaceports
- Forecast of  Space Tourism & Implications for KSC
- Forecast of Central Florida Tourism.  

## Develop Alternatives & Selection

- Land Use and Transportation
- Facilities (Existing and Future)
- Support Services
- Utilities
- Select Preferred Alternative

**Notes:**
The next phase is Alternatives Development
This is the fun stage where potential scenarios are drawn up for consideration.  Some of the aspects in developing alternatives include land use, functional relationships, transportation, facilities, support services, hazardous operations, wildlife protection, environmental concerns and utilities. 

## Slide 17

**Notes:**
After development of several different alternatives, they will be reviewed by as many people as possible to identify concerns  and likes or dislikes of each.
The preferred alternative will most likely be a hybrid of the various scenarios.  
It will take the best attributes from each alternative.  This is the one that will be developed in greater detail and adopted in the plan.

The plan must be realistic, but also allow for operations and technologies which currently don’t exist. 

## Develop Implementation Plan

- Design Standards
- Capital Improvement Plans
- Interaction with Local Community
- Media Package

**Notes:**
The last step in the process is Plan Implementation.  What are the steps to get from where we are to the desired state?.

Design standards may be important.  A Capital Improvements Plan which outlines projects,  requirements and funding, will definitely be important.   Community outreach is critical at this stage

Hopefully, the local community has been kept abreast of progress throughout the process and has had ample opportunity to provide their ideas and concerns.  If this has happened, you can avoid a lot of the rumors, worry, and consternation by the public regarding your activities.

Plan implementation also requires a continuing commitment from the Leadership

## Summary ofThe Master Planning Process

- Goals and Objectives Must Be Clear
- Involvement by Big and Small
- Build Consensus
- Process Must Be Evolutionary

**Notes:**
These are the key elements of the Master Planning Process

-Clearly Identify  the Goals of the plan or the Vision
-Find a way to enable everyone to express their ideas - we did this by developing a web page where people can provide comments on-line and obtain feedback.
-Build consensus with the local community - they must feel involved to provide their support
-Ensure the process is  evolutionary.  Changes will occur and the plan must be adaptable.  It must be able to reflect changing conditions to be of use for the long term.

## Cape Canaveral Spaceport Master Plan

- Visit us at:
- www.yourspaceport.com

**Notes:**
 I’d like to invite all of you to visit our web site to provide your comments and ideas on how spaceports of the future should look and operate.

**Notes:**
Lastly, I have a  short video that shows the possibilities for spaceports all over the world.

Thank you very much.