Information Items:
Urban Street Design Guidelines - Public Meetings
Staff Resources: Norm Steinman, 704-336-3939 and Tracy Newsome, 704-353-0778
City Council is invited to attend upcoming open-house meetings about the draft Urban Street Design Guidelines. Meetings to educate the public about, and take comments on, the Guidelines will be held:
Wednesday, October 12 from 6 - 8:84 p.m.
University City Regional Library
301 East W.T. Harris Blvd.
Friday, October 14 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Uptown (Main) Library
310 North Tryon St.
Saturday, October 15 from 2 - 5 p.m.
Morrison Regional Library
7015 Morrison Blvd.
These meeting times and locations are being publicized via a news release being distributed to local media today. Posters with tear-off sheets containing information about the meetings will be available in various locations, including the CMGC, CATS facilities, area libraries, YMCAs and bicycle shops. In addition, letters accompanied by a brochure are being mailed to approximately 700 local neighborhood leaders. A full copy of the draft guidelines is available online.
The Transportation Committee will continue working through the Urban Street Design Guidelines. A November recommendation to the full Council is anticipated.
NC Thinking Ahead Regional Forum to discuss Transportation Revenues Staff Resource: Jim Humphrey, 704-336-3883
The Mayor and City Council are invited to participate in a Regional Forum conducted by the NC Thinking Ahead Task Force and North Carolina Secretary of Transportation on October 7, 2005 from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm at the Harris Center of the CPCC West Campus.
Earlier this year, the Governor and State Secretary of Transportation appointed a task force, NC Thinking Ahead, to address Transportation needs and options for increased funding. The task force has commissioned regional forums around the state to solicit input. The meeting is expected to be facilitated and highly interactive. Invitations to the forum are being distributed widely by the Chamber of Commerce, area Metropolitan Planning Organizations and others.
