JAMESTOWN – The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation (JRC) is inviting the public to attend an input session on Wednesday that focuses on updating the city’s Urban Design Plan for the city.
Once completed, the planning document will provide guidance on future economic development initiatives in downtown Jamestown.
The public is invited to attend a walking tour on Wednesday, May 2 at 11 a.m. The tour will depart from Tarmac Café, 205 Cherry St. The entrance is on Foundry Alley in the Pearl City Arts Building.
Later in the day, at the same location, a public launch event will take place at 5:30 p.m. that will include a presentation and a question and answer session. Everyone is welcome to attend any or all of the meetings.
The events will be led by Goody Clancy, an award-winning planning firm out of Boston. The firm has been working closely with JRC staff and community stakeholders over the last few months to establish a steering committee and hold a variety of interviews, working to align stakeholders under a shared vision and strategy for downtown Jamestown.
The next step in the project is to open up the discussion to the community at large so that everyone has an opportunity to give input on how they would like to see Jamestown evolve in the coming years.
In December of 2017, JRC received a Consolidated Funding Award from Empire State Development for the project that will update the city’s 2006 Urban Design Plan.
“The 2006 Plan had recommendations for new housing, expanded tourism, new office and commercial development, and waterfront revitalization, and the City of Jamestown has delivered on each account,” said Goody Clancy President David Spillane, who led the 2006 Plan effort. “So much has been achieved since the 2006 Plan that the City of Jamestown is ready for a second-generation plan that will help guide the City over the next 12-plus years.”
“We are excited for the opportunity to hear from the public and hope that many people will attend,” said JRC Grant Writer Sarah Gilbert. “We scheduled daytime and evening events so that people will have the chance to fit at least one of these meetings into their busy schedules.”
A digital version of the 2006 Urban Design Plan can be viewed at: www.jamestownrenaissance.org/downtown/. For more information on Goody Clancy, visit www.goodyclancy.com.
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