[Durham INC] Durham Urban Open Space Plan Charrette June 8

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov

 

 

 

 

For Immediate Release: May 31, 2011

 

 

 

Durham Hosts Urban Open Space Plan Charrette June 8

Input Sought on Community's Vision for the Types and Locations of Open
Space for Downtown

 

What:              Durham Urban Open Space Plan Downtown Charrette

 

Who:               Durham City-County Planning Department

 

When:             Wednesday, June 8, 2011, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

 

Where:            Golden Belt

                        807 E. Main Street, 3rd Floor 

(Large Conference Room in the City's Neighborhood Improvement Services
Department)

                        Durham, N.C. 27701

 

Fast Facts:

*         The Durham City-County Planning Department is seeking resident
and stakeholder input and guidance in crafting Durham's first-ever Urban
Open Space Plan. Once completed, the plan will address open space needs
in the Downtown, Compact Neighborhood, and Urban Tiers of the Unified
Development Ordinance (UDO). 

 

*         The charrette scheduled for June 8th will focus on the
Downtown portion of the plan and is the second in a series of events
geared toward generating ideas and information on how residents and
visitors live, work, and play in between downtown's buildings. Planners
want to know the public's opinion on what the vision should be for urban
open space, which can be quite different from more conventional suburban
and rural open space.

 

*         The planned exercise for this charrette will ask participants
to visit the following areas to describe what physical qualities appeal
or detract from its use as an open space as well as to describe what
that space could be. A map of the following locations can be downloaded
at www.DurhamNC.gov/Departments/Planning/pdf/Open_Space_Invite.pdf.  

o   CCB Plaza

o   Five Points Plaza

o   Green space by Bull McCabe's Pub

o   American Tobacco Campus Lawn

o   Parking lot behind Pinhook

o   Parking lot by Trinity Methodist Church

o   Parking lot between Orange and Mangum Streets

o   Rotary Park

o   Green space by railroad corridor

o   Central Park

o   Center City Plaza

 

*         Depending on the input received from residents at the open
house events and staff analysis, there may be recommendations to amend
the UDO regarding open space provisions in the Downtown, Compact
Neighborhood, and Urban Tiers.

 

*         For additional information on this plan or the June 8th
charrette, contact either Tom Dawson or Anne Kramer with the Durham
City-County Planning Department at (919) 560-4137 or via e-mail at 
Thomas.Dawson at DurhamNC.gov or Anne.Kramer at DurhamNC.gov.  

 

*         Notice Under the Americans with Disabilities Act: Persons who
require assistance should call (919) 560-4197, TTY (919) 560-1200, or
e-mail ADA at DurhamNC.gov no later than 48 hours before the event.

 

About the Durham City-County Planning Department

The Durham City-County Planning Department is involved in many aspects
of community growth, including reviewing development plans and
protecting Durham's natural and cultural resources. Planners meet
regularly with citizen groups to discuss specific issues and to talk
generally about Durham's future. The department is charged with
implementing Durham's Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development
Ordinance to direct future growth. To learn more visit 
www.DurhamNC.gov/Departments/Planning.

 

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