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Input, changes to Round Rock's Downtown Master Plan
We had a productive public hearing on Round Rock's Downtown Master Plan at the Tuesday, Nov. 10, Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. This is the presentation (PDF) made prior to the public hearing. Here's a synopsis (PDF) of the input we received...
Round Rock Downtown Master Plan approval schedule updated
After last week’s meetings with the City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission, we’ve changed the schedule for adoption of the Downtown Master Plan . Both the Council and P&Z made clear their preference to spend adequate time to fully review...
Final Draft of Round Rock Downtown Master Plan available for review
A copy of the final draft of the Downtown Master Plan is now available for viewing here on the City’s web site. The documents are broken out by chapter, so they should be easier/quicker to download. Our approval schedule for the Plan remains the same...
Update on Round Rock's Downtown Master Plan process, schedule
On Sept. 14, we forwarded the input we've received from the public, City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission, and staff to consultant Torti Gallas to include in the final draft of the Downtown Master Plan . Here are some of the highlights: We...
Here are the comments we received at the Downtown Master Plan Open House
Thanks to everyone who turned out for the July 29-30 Open House on the Downtown Master Plan . Your input is appreciated, and will be presented to the City Council at its Aug. 18-19 retreat. Here are the written comments (PDF) we received. ( Note: Some...
Great first day at Round Rock's Downtown Master Plan Open House
We had more than 50 people come through for the first day of our open house on draft of the Downtown Master Plan . We also have 17 pages of written comments, which is absolutely fantastic! We look forward to visiting with more of you from noon to 8 p...
Round Rock Downtown Master Plan Open House is under way
We're off and running at our two-day open house for the Downtown Master Plan. We've had a steady stream of folks coming through this morning and early afternoon, checking out the exhibits, asking questions and writing down their thoughts and comments...
Downtown Plan Open House set for July 29-30
We’ll hold an Open House meeting on the Downtown Master Plan from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, and noon to 8 p.m. Thursday, July 30, in the Community Room at the McConico Building, 301 W. Bagdad Ave . That’s the same place where the charrette...
Transportation System board, City Council approve funds for select downtown projects
The Round Rock Transportation System Development Corporation (4B) Board and City Council approved funding for six downtown infrastructure projects on Thursday, July 9. The 4B board and City Council approved the following ( map PDF): Funding for Project...
Analyses of proposed changes to downtown streets
After the May 28 wreck and paint spill on IH 35 that backed up traffic on the interstate for most of the day, and put a lot of extra vehicles on Mays Street, we received an email from a Mays Street business owner. They asked the City Council to not reduce...
Draft downtown master plan presentation to City Council, Planning & Zoning Commission on Thursday, May 14
We'll present the draft Downtown Master Plan during a joint work session of the City Council and Planning & Zoning Commission at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 14, in Council Chambers at City Hall, 221 E. Main St. The draft plan and design guidelines...
Share your thoughts on new City Hall design concept
The architects working on the design for a new City Hall in southwest downtown made a presentation of their design concepts to the City Council at its Jan. 22 meeting. I know many of you interested in the Downtown Master Plan are interested in this project...
Q&A from final Downtown Master Plan charrette presentation
As promised, here's a recap of the Q&A following our final presentation (PDF) of the Downtown Master Plan charrette. You'll want to click that link and have a look-see at the presentation slides to make much sense of the narrative below, unless...
Round Rock downtown master plan final presentation
What an extraordinary week it's been. We started on Monday with a look at downtown Round Rock today and an outline of the opportunities before us. On Friday night, I believe we saw a true vision coming into focus, based on not just the urban design...
Comments, questions from Downtown Round Rock charrette midpoint presentation
Hopefully you've had a look at the midpoint presentation in the last post. If not, you'll want to check it out here (PDF) so you can make some sense of what's to follow. Here is a recap of the comments and questions from Wednesday night's...
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