CH 2020

Central West Small Area Plan now available on-line.

Submitted by JamesBartow on March 3, 2014 - 3:52pm

Created by the central west steering committee and adopted in November of last year by the town council, the plan deals with the MLK-Estes intersection and surrounding areas in anticipation of upcoming changes, including the eventual development of Carolina North and the potential end of the airport hazard zone.  Having attended some of the meetings and being connected to the area I appreciate the work that was done by the steering committee on this project.  

As of now the plan can be seen on the town website in the 2020 section.  

Hey look, it's another survey! This one is about the Central West Focus Area, which is supposed to create a Small Area Plan.

Submitted by Ruby Sinreich on September 11, 2013 - 5:02pm

LUMO rewrite announced (and other things you have missed in Chapel Hill government this summer)

Submitted by Erin Crouse on August 26, 2013 - 9:28pm
The Chapel Hill Town Council may still be on summer break, but staff and citizens have been busy!

Sketching Chapel Hill: Informational Sessions about Community-Wide and Focus Area Topics

Submitted by OP Editors on January 17, 2013 - 7:26pm
Come join us at "Sketching Chapel Hill," a series of free informational sessions on Saturday, Jan. 26, that will be idea-inspiring, conversation-sparking and thought-provoking. Sessions will be held throughout the day in the Council Chamber of Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill 27514.

"Sketching" is an education program of DESIGN Chapel Hill 2020, the title given to the implementation phase of the Chapel Hill 2020 comprehensive plan. The sessions will focus on community-wide topics as well as topics pertaining to the Central West and Ephesus/Fordham Focus Areas.

DESIGN Chapel Hill 2020 recognizes that the adoption of the comprehensive plan was not an end point, but a beginning. Now that the community's ideas have been articulated through the comprehensive plan, these ideas may be used toward designing our community. This month's "Sketching Chapel Hill" meets an interest expressed by many participants during the Chapel Hill 2020 for continued civic education in such areas as designing public spaces, zoning rules, transportation system, landscape design, and more.

"We are looking forward to continued public involvement as we begin to evaluate and implement the goals and action items for the goals - and take other steps towards implementing the Chapel Hill 2020 Plan," said Mary Jane Nirdlinger, director of policy and strategic planning for the Town of Chapel Hill.

"Sketching" participants may come for all sessions or drop in for topics of interest. For more information, contact Megan Wooley, housing and neighborhood services planner, at mwooley@townofchapelhill.org or 919-969-5059. To learn more about DESIGN Chapel Hill 2020, visit www.townofchapelhill.org/design

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Schedule for Sketching Chapel Hill
Saturday, January 26
Chapel Hill Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

8:30 a.m.: Sign-in Begins

9:15 a.m.: Welcome

9:30-10:30 a.m.: Session 1: Creating Healthy Hubs Through Zoning
Presenter: Roger Waldon, Principal, Clarion Associates
Resources
Before this session, you could watch this presentation about Form-Based Codes: http://chapelhill.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=5&clip_id=1396. This presentation was given by Lee Einsweiler, Principal at Code Studio, on March 15, 2012.

10:45-11:45 a.m.: Session 2: Growing Creative Businesses and Community Spaces
Presenters: Judith Cone, Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Bobby Funk, Assistant Director, Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership
Len Wohadlo, Founder, 3 Birds Marketing
Resources
Before this session, be sure to check out the LAUNCH-CHAPEL HILL website: http://launchchapelhill.com/home

11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m.: Break for Lunch

1:15-2:15 p.m.: Session 3: Making Transportation Decisions on a Local Level
Presenter: George Alexiou, Principal, Martin/Alexiou/Bryson
Resources
Before this session, check out the Town's Complete Streets webpage: http://www.townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=1599
Also, be sure to watch the special topics presentation about Chapel Hill's Future Transit Network: http://chapelhill.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=9&clip_id=1326. This presentation was given by David Bonk, Long Range and Transportation Manager, and Steve Spade, the former director of Chapel Hill Transit, on February 10, 2012.

2:30-3:30 p.m.: Session 4: Carolina North Update
Presenter: Bruce Runberg, Associate Vice Chancellor of Facilities, Operations, Planning & Design, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Resources
Before this session, check out the Town's Carolina North webpage: http://www.townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=900
Also, be sure to watch this special topics presentation about Student Housing: http://chapelhill.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=9&clip_id=1569. This presentation was given by representatives from UNC Student Affairs on August 15, 2012.

Date: 

Saturday, January 26, 2013 - 9:30am to 3:30pm

Location: 

Council Chamber, Chapel Hill Town Hall

Chapel Hill can't find a public housing representative for Central West Committee

Submitted by Ruby Sinreich on January 14, 2013 - 4:33pm

I just sent the following to the Chapel Hill Town Council:

I see that on your agenda tonight is a recommendation to expand the Central West committee by one member and to appoint a specific person to that committee. I haven't seen anyone make the case that the original formulation of the committee was faulty. The number and type of constituents as well as the specific individuals that you already appointed have been publicly discussed and agreed upon.

I believe the Town should either work hard to find someone from the public housing community, or leave the seat vacant until you do. I see no reason to make this change other than to oil a very squeaky wheel. I hope you have a higher standards for policy changes than this.

Thanks for your consideration.

The recommendation in question is this: http://chapelhillpublic.novusagenda.com/Bluesheet.aspx?itemid=2076&meetingid=195

Learn more about the Central West Focus Area at http://www.townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=2020

UNC releases report analyzing public participation in Chapel Hill 2020

Submitted by Erin Crouse on October 11, 2012 - 5:19pm

Community involvement fails its first test

Submitted by Del Snow on September 24, 2012 - 1:47pm

In the most likely scenario that Charterwood will be approved tonight,  Chapel Hill citizens may choose to make some conclusions about the future of citizen input into how OUR town grows.

Despite significant environmental impact (not only to Eastwood Lake and Lake Ellen but to the Booker Creek headwater streams and the old growth trees), the disregard for neighborhood protection, the bastardization of process, the economic shakiness of the proposed plan, the reversal of affordable housing goals, the widespread public objections, the applicant’s frequent “misstatements,” and the precedent setting nature of the approval, Charterwood is virtually assured of passage.

What does this presage for the 2020 Future Focus Areas?  Will citizens, once again, be involved in busy work?  Will their work, like the work of citizens involved in the original Southern Small Area Plan,  the Northern Area Task Force, and 2020 be ignored?

Planning Models and the Future Townscape - Chapel Hill Special Topics presentation

Submitted by Molly De Marco on July 11, 2012 - 11:04am

Details:

Chapel Hill Special Topics: "Planning Models and the Future Townscape"
Posted Date: 7/10/2012

The Town of Chapel Hill Special Topics sessions return to the community with "Planning Models and the Future Townscape" to be presented at noon Wednesday, July 18, in the Council Chamber of Town Hall, 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.

The Special Topics series began during the Chapel Hill 2020 comprehensive planning process as a way to share information with interested residents who want to know more about issues, trends and studies that affect the future. For past topics, see http://bit.ly/zi4gLo.

Garrett Davis, a long range planner for the Town of Chapel Hill, will provide an overview of the various types of planning models the Town uses to analyze and understand data related to future population and employment growth and related transportation and land use impacts. Models help planners gather and analyze information and predict possible future outcomes, based on a set of assumptions. The presentation, which will provide an overview of the current use of planning modes in the Triangle region and focus on the use of CommunityViz, an interactive software platform that integrates land use mapping and statistical analysis used by the Town during the development of the 2020 Comprehensive Plan. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session.

Garrett develops analysis, Geographic Information System (GIS), and graphic design projects to aid the Town's planning initiatives. He also provides professional support to other Town departments and partner agencies.

The public event will be aired live on Chapel Hill Government TV-18 and streamed on the Town of Chapel Hill website at www.townofchapelhill.org/index.aspx?page=1850. For more information, contact gdavis2@townofchapelhill.org or 919-969-5061.

Date: 

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Location: 

Chapel Hill Town Hall Council Chambers (405 Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.)

Chapel Hill Town Council Adopts Comprehensive Plan

Submitted by Jeff Miles on June 25, 2012 - 11:45pm
Unsurprisingly, the Chapel Hill Town Council unanimously (I think) adopted the Chapel Hill 2020 comprehensive plan earlier tonight. Despite the objections of many citizens on a number of fronts and the reluctance of some of the council members themselves, the process will now exit the extensive community input phase and enter a period of “continued engagement.” 

Though it’s unclear at this point what form that community involvement will take—from what the planning staff said tonight it appears it will mostly be small area meetings—it’s clear that if nothing else, the process has stirred people to get involved in ways that may have not been before.

Not Ready to Cheer CH2020

Submitted by Joe Buonfiglio on June 24, 2012 - 1:24pm

As the June 25 deadline for completion and possible adoption of Chapel Hill’s new comprehensive plan draws near, kudos and congratulatory pats on the back abound. Unfortunately, I am not able to join in the current Chapel Hill 2020 lovefest. While there are many positive points that can be made, the final product is certainly not shaping up to be anything we should celebrate.

CH2020 co-chairs George Cianciolo and Rosemary Waldorf have touted this process of creating a new plan as “our people’s vision” with “a wide-open opportunity to break with the old ways of doing business.” Additionally, at the May 21 Chapel Hill Town Council meeting, there were but a few exceptions to the parade of valentines for the 2020 leadership and town staff.

There is no doubt that a great deal of time and effort on the part of a lot of people went into this thing. I certainly applaud the months of arduous work and self-sacrifice by all of those involved. However, let me suggest an alternative, far less rosy perspective of the 2020 process and its resulting document.

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