[Durham INC] Pedestrian Environmental Improvement Session July 17th

[Groder, Andrea]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

News Media Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov 

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For Immediate Release: July 5, 2012

 

 

Durham Hosts Downtown Pedestrian Environment Improvement Session July 17

Session Part of New Urban Design Studio Series

 

DURHAM, N.C. - Anyone with an opinion on how to improve the
long-standing issue of poor pedestrian connectivity along downtown's
Blackwell-Corcoran-Foster Street corridor should mark their calendar now
to attend the first-ever "Urban Design Studio" focusing on this issue.

 

The public meeting is set for Tuesday, July 17, 2012, beginning at 5:30
p.m. in the Historic Parrish Street Forum, located at 108 W. Parrish St.


 

Hosted by the Durham City-County Planning Department, this issue will be
covered as part of a new ongoing series intended to be pro-bono design
charrettes or visioning workshops the department will develop and run
for a variety of projects, such as the Blackwell-Corcoran-Foster Street
corridor issue.

 

"We are very excited to offer Urban Design Studios as a part of our
community engagement efforts. There are always important urban design
issues that benefit from a public dialogue and vision, but are not
specifically on the Planning Department's work program," said Durham
City-County Planning Department Director Steve Medlin. "This series will
allow our Urban Design Center staff to work collaboratively with
community stakeholders on projects which have the potential to
dramatically shape our environment, but would otherwise not receive our
attention."

 

The goal for this first studio project is to develop potential ways to
address the long-standing issue of poor pedestrian connectivity in this
area of downtown. The event will include a variety of visioning and
brainstorming exercises to engage stakeholders in identifying obstacles
and devising solutions. The results of the studio will then be used by a
group of City departments to prioritize future pedestrian improvements
in this corridor.

 

All interested parties are welcome to attend. Any person with a
disability may receive an auxiliary aid or service to effectively
participate in this event by contacting the City's ADA Coordinator at
(919) 560-4197 or by email to ADA at DurhamNC.gov, as soon as possible, but
no later than 48 hours before the event.

 

For more information on the Urban Design Series, visit 
http://bit.ly/O14Fcj or contact Urban Design Center Supervisor Sara
Young, AICP, with the Durham City-County Planning Department, at (919)
560-4137, ext. 28256 or by email at Sara.Young at DurhamNC.gov. 

 

About the Durham City-County Planning Department

The Durham City-County Planning Department is the planning agency for
the City and County of Durham. The department works with the community
to develop long-range and special area plans containing policies to
direct growth. Guided by the City's Strategic Plan, the department helps
to make Durham a great place to live, work and play by working to create
a strong and diverse economy, and thriving and livable neighborhoods.
For more information, visit 
http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/cb/ccpd/Pages/Home.aspx. 

 

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