2022 AIA Communities by Design Reimagining Petaluma SDAT - Report - Page 2
Disclaimer
The ideas represented in the following report are those of the American Institute of Architects’ design assistance
team, based on our observations of Petaluma and its existing plans, the insights gleaned from the community’s
public workshops and conversations, and the ideas shared with us about the area and the aspirations for it in
interactions with a range of stakeholders. The process has informed our thoughts and this report represents our best
professional recommendations in the public interest. We do not serve a client in this endeavor. The report, and the
process that produced it, is a public service to the Petaluma community.
The ideas captured here represent four intensive days of work (August 5-8, 2022) and the information available to
us at the time of this writing. We do not expect this report to be followed as verbatim, prescriptive advice. This work
represents a beginning – we hope a new beginning – for the area. It should be understood as a developmental tool,
and we expect the community will expand on these ideas and amend them as you make it your own. This report
serves as an opening mechanism to begin the necessary public work and we expect the ideas to evolve and change
as you utilize it and as Petaluma continues to evolve through the public processes to follow.
