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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 the number of lanes on Mays Street from four...

Posted to Downtown Redevelopment (Weblog) by Will Hampton on 06-04-2009
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 (PDFs, large files) are not highly polished -- there...

Posted to Downtown Redevelopment (Weblog) by Will Hampton on 05-11-2009
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 as well, so I wanted to share the presentation...

Posted to Downtown Redevelopment (Weblog) by Will Hampton on 01-23-2009
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 of course you were at the meeting. And if you...

Posted to Downtown Redevelopment (Weblog) by Will Hampton on 01-18-2009
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 expertise of the Torti Gallas team (which is considerable...

Posted to Downtown Redevelopment (Weblog) by Will Hampton on 01-17-2009
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 presentation. Again, this isn't exhaustive...

Posted to Downtown Redevelopment (Weblog) by Will Hampton on 01-16-2009
Round Rock downtown plan charrette midpoint presentation

Just a quick post (for now) on the midpoint presentation. I'll have a follow-up post to capture some of the comments and questions next time. The presentation shows some of the initial concepts and ideas for how downtown could redevelop. Bear in mind this is not a final plan. It reflects input received...

Posted to Downtown Redevelopment (Weblog) by Will Hampton on 01-15-2009
Downtown charrette update 3: Main Street ballfields meeting recap

We had a really productive meeting Tuesday night to discuss the Main Street ballfields issue. My thanks to all who attended and shared their comments and listened to those of others in a spirit of mutual respect. There were many heart-felt comments, and many who attended spoke passionately about their...

Posted to Downtown Redevelopment (Weblog) by Will Hampton on 01-14-2009
Comments, questions, issues from Day 1 of Round Rock's downtown charrette

Here's a recap of the questions and issues raised by folks during our kick-off presentations on Monday (as well as our responses, as appropriate). They questions are listed in the order they were asked, starting with the morning meeting. This list is fairly complete, and touches on the major issues...

Posted to Downtown Redevelopment (Weblog) by Will Hampton on 01-13-2009
News and notes on the Downtown Plan charrette

We're almost there! Just a few days left until we kick off the charrette for the Downtown Master Plan . A couple of things to note from the last post. We have decided to hold three meetings in the Baca Center instead of the Community Room at the McConico Building, where most of the charrette will...

Posted to Downtown Redevelopment (Weblog) by Will Hampton on 01-08-2009

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