The City of Gainesville and the planning team led by Urban Collage is gearing up for the third of the four community workshops for the Gainesville 2030 Comprehensive Plan on August 11th, at the Fair Street Neighborhood Center. The main focus of this meeting will be the Downtown/Midtown Core and the intown neighborhoods. For local news coverage on the completed second workshop please click here…

John Skach, the Principal-in-Charge of this project and Senior Associate at Urban Collage, was interviewed by Gainesville local channel TV-18, along with Rusty Ligon, the City’s Community Development Director. “This is our Gainesville” interview was part of the program – Eye on Gainesville led by Catiel Felts. The interview focused on discussing the purpose, process, and early highlights of the comprehensive plan. Please click here to view the complete interview.

As the first step towards creating a community vision for the 2030 Gainesville Comprehensive Plan, Urban Collage and the planning team along with the City of Gainesville conducted a public kick-off open house at the Georgia Mountains Center on May 21.  This three-hour event was well attended by city stakeholders and residents, and the open house format gave plenty of opportunities for input at various planning stations related to economic development, transportation, community facilities, natural and historic resources, and future development.  The suggestions will become a platform for further visioning at three workshops planned for July and August.

To read more about the event click here…