[Durham INC] FW: Downtown Open Space Meeting Invitation

[Will Wilson]

All,

Please note that the "Downtown Open Space Plan" is a different beast 
from the "Urban Open Space Plan." As the UOS plan was being pushed, 
downtown interests successfully pulled the downtown core out of the 
urban open space issues and concerns that the Open Space and Trails 
commission had. INC also passed the resolution included below regarding 
urban open space, and I hope the INC will keep these aspects in mind for 
the DOS plan. We should be making sure that green roofs, street trees, 
green facades, and green stormwater control measures all come into play 
in the downtown core.

Thanks,
Will Wilson


A Resolution by the InterNeighborhood Council of Durham on Urban Open
Space Plan Objectives

WHEREAS, the Durham City and County Planning Department is undertaking 
the development of an Urban Open Space Plan, which should provide the 
City with proper guidance for further decision-making processes, 
including possible acquisition/preservation or development of those 
areas deemed important to Durham’s quality of life and our environment; and

WHEREAS, general open space planning has concentrated on aesthetic, 
recreational and wildlife benefits, and (as shown in the background 
below), with urban open space we need to add health, social and 
environmental benefits; and

WHEREAS, Durham has a certain amount of ad hoc data laying out issues 
and opportunities for open space in downtown Durham, but nothing like 
the scientifically designed collection that other cities are doing; and

WHEREAS, many neighborhoods have a stake in downtown Durham, and the 
recent history of Old North Durham Park has shown that these interests 
can conflict;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the InterNeighborhood Council of Durham 
by its delegates duly assembled that the Durham City/County Planning 
Department’s development of Durham’s Urban Open Space Plan should
1. Carefully consider the environmental health and justice aspects, in 
addition to the more traditional aesthetic and recreational aspects.
2. Create an environmental health survey detailing the above issues
3. Pay close attention to process and governance issues to manage / 
minimize conflicts over the resources.
This _25th_ day of
_____October____, 2011
_____________________________________
Thomas R. Miller
President

On 5/2/2013 5:09 PM, Pat Carstensen wrote:
>
> Subject: Downtown Open Space Meeting Invitation Date: Thu, 2 May 2013
> 17:02:25 -0400 From: Wade.Griffin at durhamnc.gov
>
> Please see the attached invitation to the upcoming meeting for the
> Downtown Open Space plan. Notice Under the Americans with
> Disabilities Act - A person with a disability may receive an
> auxiliary aid or service to effectively participate in city
> government activities by contacting the ADA Coordinator, voice
> 919-560-4197, fax 560-4196, TTY 919-560-1200, or ADA at durhamnc.gov, as
> soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the event or
> deadline date. Wade GriffinPlannerDurham City/County Planning
> Department101 City Hall PlazaDurham NC 27701Phone: 919-560-4137
> x28229Fax    : 919-560-4641www.durhamnc.gov/departments/planning
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