Planning & Transportation
The Chapel Hill 2020 team invites the public to “Future Focus,” work
sessions scheduled Feb. 15-16 at the UNC-Chapel Hill Friday Center to
explore ideas about growth, change and visualizing our community in
2020.
The input and results of the work sessions will be incorporated
into the ongoing Chapel Hill 2020 planning process. Chapel Hill 2020 is
the community-wide effort to create a new comprehensive plan. The Chapel
Hill visioning process is open to all residents – and others who live,
work, play, study and invest in Chapel Hill.
The February special event will include facilitated roundtables focused on areas of potential growth.
Participants will look to the ongoing Chapel Hill 2020 conversations for ideas about potential types of change.
Participants will explore the fiscal trade-offs for the scenarios.
There will be opportunities for the community to comparee scenarios and
identify preferences.
The work sessions and analysis will be led by Seven Hills Town Planning Group Inc. and Urban Collage.
“Future Focus” community modeling and visualization sessions:
- Wednesday Session: The work session from 6
to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, will be held in Trillium A of the Friday
Center. The session will include an overview of current conditions in
the community, a discussion about growth areas and a focused exploration
of the future vision for downtown. Participants can expect to learn and
share their vision for where change could happen and what change might
look like in Chapel Hill.
- Thursday Sessions: Two identical work
sessions will be offered on Thursday, Feb. 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. and again from 6 to 8 p.m., both in Trillium A of the Friday
Center. These sessions will be facilitated “roundtables” focused on
areas of potential growth. Participants will evaluate growth areas,
using several scenarios as a starting point, and propose their ideas
about potential types of change. The scenarios will include financial
information, current conditions and potential changes based on the
Chapel Hill 2020 process.
Participants’ input will be collected and analyzed after the work
session and the results will be shared at the Chapel Hill 2020 meeting
scheduled for 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at Estes Hills
Elementary School.
The community will have an opportunity to consider the analysis
of the work session results, including fiscal trade-offs. They will
compare new scenarios, identify preferences and make recommendations to
the 2020 process. After the Feb. 23 meeting, information will continue
to be available for review and reaction to the work session materials.
For Chapel Hill 2020 meeting materials and news updates, visit the website at www.townofchapelhill.org/2020
To catch the latest comments and posts, visit the blog: www.2020buzz.org
Please help us involve more people who care about our community in planning its future. Contact compplan@townofchapelhill.org or 919-969-5068.
Date:
Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm
Location:
The Friday Center, Trillium A
The Chapel Hill 2020 team invites the public to “Future Focus,” work
sessions scheduled Feb. 15-16 at the UNC-Chapel Hill Friday Center to
explore ideas about growth, change and visualizing our community in
2020.
The input and results of the work sessions will be incorporated
into the ongoing Chapel Hill 2020 planning process. Chapel Hill 2020 is
the community-wide effort to create a new comprehensive plan. The Chapel
Hill visioning process is open to all residents – and others who live,
work, play, study and invest in Chapel Hill.
The February special event will include facilitated roundtables focused on areas of potential growth.
Participants will look to the ongoing Chapel Hill 2020 conversations for ideas about potential types of change.
Participants will explore the fiscal trade-offs for the scenarios.
There will be opportunities for the community to comparee scenarios and
identify preferences.
The work sessions and analysis will be led by Seven Hills Town Planning Group Inc. and Urban Collage.
“Future Focus” community modeling and visualization sessions:
- Wednesday Session: The work session from 6
to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, will be held in Trillium A of the Friday
Center. The session will include an overview of current conditions in
the community, a discussion about growth areas and a focused exploration
of the future vision for downtown. Participants can expect to learn and
share their vision for where change could happen and what change might
look like in Chapel Hill.
- Thursday Sessions: Two identical work
sessions will be offered on Thursday, Feb. 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30
p.m. and again from 6 to 8 p.m., both in Trillium A of the Friday
Center. These sessions will be facilitated “roundtables” focused on
areas of potential growth. Participants will evaluate growth areas,
using several scenarios as a starting point, and propose their ideas
about potential types of change. The scenarios will include financial
information, current conditions and potential changes based on the
Chapel Hill 2020 process.
Participants’ input will be collected and analyzed after the work
session and the results will be shared at the Chapel Hill 2020 meeting
scheduled for 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 23, at Estes Hills
Elementary School.
The community will have an opportunity to consider the analysis
of the work session results, including fiscal trade-offs. They will
compare new scenarios, identify preferences and make recommendations to
the 2020 process. After the Feb. 23 meeting, information will continue
to be available for review and reaction to the work session materials.
For Chapel Hill 2020 meeting materials and news updates, visit the website at www.townofchapelhill.org/2020
To catch the latest comments and posts, visit the blog: www.2020buzz.org
Please help us involve more people who care about our community in planning its future. Contact compplan@townofchapelhill.org or 919-969-5068.
Date:
Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 11:30am to 1:30pm
Location:
The Friday Center, Trillium A
Last night marked the first meeting of the Orange County Board of Commissioners this year and hopefully the first post in a push by OrangePolitics to take a deeper look at the board and its biweekly meetings. Since the board had not met in over a month, the agenda was quite crowded, but a few items are worth delving into.
The leadership team of Chapel Hill 2020 discussed the timeline issue yesterday afternoon. Apparently the conversation was quite passionate and the group is divided with strong opposition to extending from co-chairs George and Rosemary. I'm a bit surprised since they have always said they had an open mind and were committed to getting it done right. I have yet to hear a clear articulation of why this comprehensive plan should be created in less than a year.
I have heard some people raise valid concerns about sustaining people interest for a multi-year process, but I think that points to changes that may be needed in the process. For example, what if the stakeholders only met monthly rather than every 2-3 weeks? What if we let the community lead the process more and didn't lean so heavily on the staff to run things? If you would like to explore these questions rather than rushing to complete, please sign on to our letter asking for more time.
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