Self-Guided Workshop
Water, Weather and Flooding
About this Self-guided Workshop: This workshop covered Water Conservation, Quality, Availability and Reuse, Torrential Rain and Stormwater Management , Extreme Storms, Wind and Heat. It is part of the Cedar Falls Resilience Plan & Framework discovery phrase.
Informational videos used for the workshops are available below. We encourage you to watch the videos as a way to inform yourself about the
data and issues influencing the plan.
Thank you to everyone that participated in the Workshops!
The resilience planning team is now harvesting ideas and comments provided in the Worksheets for use in the Plan Development Phase.
The workshop Worksheets closed on November 9th prior to the Summary Town Hall meeting, and the close of the project Discovery Phase.
Big Idea Self-Guided Workshop
STEP 1: VIDEOS
Watch the workshop Introductory Video covering the planning process, schedule and influencing data guiding the built environment and ecology theme of the Cedar Falls Resilience Plan and Framework.
In the Deep Dive video we explore issues of extreme weather, flash flooding and flooding in detail.
STEP 2: REFERENCE DIAGRAMS
Download reference diagrams from the 2012 Cedar Falls Comprehensive Plan Here:
Please Note that these diagrams are from 2012 and they have not been updated to reflect changes to Cedar Falls from that time. Because of the scale, they are only of medium level accuracy relative to property boundaries and other features of the landscape.
STEP 3: WORKSHEET
The workshop Worksheets closed on November 9th so the resilience planning team can harvest the ideas, and effectively move from the Discovery Phase of the project to the Plan Development Phase.
This workshop page is being left open to provide access to the informational videos used to support of the workshops. We encourage you to watch the videos as a way to inform yourself about the
data and issues influencing the plan.
Why this Workshop?
The City of Cedar Falls is developing a comprehensive Resilience Plan & Framework to guide our community's lasting and rewarding future. The plan will address today's challenges and opportunities. It will help us all collectively thrive in a rapidly changing world as we all move forward.
The plan will address water, weather, energy, mobility, ecology, land, jobs, business, equity, diversity, community cohesion, civic services, and more. For more visit the 'About' page of the plan website.
