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Chapel Hill 2020 Comprehensive Plan Chapel Hill 2020 Comprehensive Plan Draft: Last Revised: May 16, 2012 Cover art by Sarah Mitchell, winner of Chapel Hill 2020 Art Contest, grade 10-12 category. Table of Contents Credits Community Vision ..........................................................................................1 How to Use This Plan ....................................................................................3 PART 1: The Chapel Hill Story ....................................................................5 Chapter 1: Community Choices and Connections ............................9 Chapter 2: Outreach E!orts ................................................................13 PART 2: The Plan ..........................................................................................15 Chapter 3: Council Implementation and Policy Guidance ...........19 Chapter 4: Themes, Goals, and Actions ...........................................29 Section 1: Themes and Goals ........................................................ 31 Section 2: Themes, Goals, and Actions ..................................... 43 Chapter 5: Future Focus Discussion Areas ......................................75 Area 1: Downtown ............................................................................78 Area 2: North Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd/I-40 .......................80 Area 3: South Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd/ Homestead Road to Estes Drive ....................................82 Area 4: Highway 54 ........................................................................84 Area 5: North 15-501 ...................................................................... 86 Area 6: South 15-501 .......................................................................88 PART 3: Glossary ..........................................................................................95 DRAFT–MAY 16, 2012 CREDITS Community Participants Attorney Police đŏ Thousands of community đŏ Ralph Karpinos đŏ Chris Blue members who gave their đŏ Leo Vereen time, energy, and enthusiasm Business Management to craft the Chapel Hill đŏ Ken Pennoyer Public Works đŏ Scott Beavers 2020 comprehensive plan đŏ Lance Norris đŏ Christina Strauch by developing goals and đŏ Erin Kawamata đŏ Jay Gibson action items, participating Communications and Public đŏ Mike Taylor in outreach meetings, and A"airs sharing their thoughts. đŏ Sabrina Oliver đŏ Deborah Squires đŏ Catherine Lazorko Town Council Stormwater đŏ Amy Harvey đŏ Patricia D’Arconte đŏ Mark Kleinschmidt, Mayor đŏ Jennifer Phillips đŏ Ed Harrison, Mayor Pro Tem đŏ Melanie Miller Transit đŏ Donna Bell đŏ Steve Spade Fire đŏ Matt Czajkowski đŏ Brian Litchfield đŏ Dan Jones đŏ Laurin Easthom đŏ Mila Vega đŏ Gene Pease đŏ Robert Bosworth đŏ Penny Rich Housing Town Boards and Committees đŏ Lee Storrow đŏ Tina Vaughn đŏ Bicycle & Pedestrian đŏ Jim Ward Advisory Board Human Resource Development đŏ Board of Adjustment Planning Board đŏ Frances Russell đŏ Cemeteries Advisory Board đŏ Del Snow, Chair đŏ Cli! Turner đŏ Chapel Hill Downtown đŏ Michael Collins Partnership đŏ John Ager Library đŏ Chapel Hill Public Arts đŏ Andrea Rohrbacher đŏ Kathy Thompson Commission đŏ Suzanne Ha! đŏ Meeghan Rosen đŏ Community Policing đŏ Kimberly Brewer đŏ Karin Michel Advisory Committee đŏ Amy Ryan đŏ Greenways Commission đŏ Judy Weseman Parks and Recreation đŏ Butch Kisiah đŏ Historic District đŏ Deborah Fulghieri đŏ Je!rey York Commission Sustainability Committee đŏ Wes Tilghman đŏ Human Services Advisory đŏ Josh Gurlitz, Chair đŏ Matt Carusona Board đŏ Sherif Ghobrial, Vice Chair đŏ Jason Greene đŏ Library Board of Trustees đŏ Orange Water and Sewer đŏ Hank Rodenburg Planning đŏ Aaron Shah Authority (OWASA) Board đŏ JB Culpepper of Directors đŏ Brian Wittmayer đŏ Mary Jane Nirdlinger đŏ Parks & Recreation đŏ Nathaniel Vance đŏ Faith Thompson Commission đŏ Barbara Driscoll đŏ Renee Moye đŏ Personnel Appeals đŏ Christopher Senior đŏ Scott Simmons đŏ Cindy Shea đŏ Gene Poveromo Committee đŏ Phil Mason đŏ Planning Board Mayor đŏ Kay Pearlstein đŏ Public Housing Program đŏ Mark Kleinschmidt đŏ Judy Johnson Advisory Board đŏ Mark McCurry đŏ Kendal Brown đŏ Stormwater Management đŏ Eric Feld Utility Advisory Board Manager’s O!ce đŏ Loryn Clark đŏ Sustainability Committee đŏ Roger Stancil đŏ Megan Wooley đŏ Transportation Board đŏ Florentine Miller đŏ David Bonk đŏ Dwight Bassett đŏ Len Cone đŏ Bruce Heflin đŏ Ryan Mickles đŏ John Richardson đŏ Garrett Davis đŏ Brian Callaway đŏ Josh Jurius đŏ Jason Damweber đŏ Jay Heikes đŏ Hayden Agnes-Wieland CREDITS (continued) Chapel Hill 2020 Co-chairs Initiating Committee Tavern Talk Hosts đŏ George Cianciolo đŏ Kathy Atwater đŏ Scott Sherrill đŏ Rosemary Waldorf đŏ Anita Badrock đŏ Anna Schafer đŏ Jason Baker đŏ Ashley Robertson Theme Group co-chairs đŏ Scott Beavers đŏ Michael Ousdahl đŏ Julie Brenman đŏ Aspen Price A Place for Everyone đŏ Jim Curis đŏ Alexandria Murnan đŏ Fred Black đŏ Allison DeMarco đŏ Kristen Langford đŏ Nathan Daniel Huening đŏ Elliott Bennet Guerrero đŏ Kildare’s đŏ Eleanor Murray đŏ David Knowles đŏ West End Wine Bar Community Prosperity and đŏ Doug MacLean đŏ Caribou Co!ee Engagement đŏ Rob Maitland đŏ The Crunkleton đŏ Jan Bolick đŏ Gordon Merklein đŏ Jack Sprat đŏ Marlene Rifkin đŏ Jim Merritt đŏ WXYZ Aloft Chapel Hill đŏ Gary Saleeby đŏ Joy Steinberg đŏ Lee Storrow Special Topic Presenters Getting Around đŏ Laurie Paolicelli đŏ Anita Badrock Outreach Committee đŏ Steve Spade đŏ Brian Curran đŏ Jim Curis đŏ David Bonk đŏ Maria Palmer đŏ Rob Maitland đŏ Chris Blue đŏ Dale Carey đŏ Dan Jones Good Places, New Spaces đŏ Kathy Atwater đŏ Ed Holland đŏ Dave Godschalk đŏ Susan Hudson đŏ Aaron Nelson đŏ Paige Zinn đŏ Melanie Miler đŏ Tom Forcella đŏ Omar Zinn đŏ Catherine Lazorko đŏ Ken Pennoyer đŏ Rick Igou đŏ Delores Bailey đŏ Bruce Runberg đŏ Ruby Sinreich đŏ Anna Wu Nurturing Our Community đŏ Laurie Paolicelli đŏ Mitch Silver đŏ Delores Bailey đŏ Julio Olmos đŏ Dwight Bassett đŏ Kristen Hiemstra đŏ Lee Storrow đŏ Bill Roper đŏ Jonathan Howes đŏ Cari Je!ries đŏ Brad Wilson Town and Gown Collaboration đŏ Kevin Hicks đŏ Dave Godschalk đŏ Chris Derby đŏ Maria Palmer And thank you to everyone đŏ Brian Russell đŏ Faith M. Thompson who carried on the daily work đŏ Roger Waldon 15-501 Discussion Group at the Town to support the The University of North đŏ Kevin Foy e!orts of those who were Carolina at Chapel Hill đŏ Rainer Dammers working on the Chapel Hill đŏ Holden Thorpe đŏ Susan Duke 2020 comprehensive plan. đŏ David Parker đŏ Lori Eichel The UNC Health Care System đŏ John Ager đŏ Bill Roper đŏ Kimberly Brewer đŏ Mary Beck đŏ Ben Perry đŏ Jeremy Purbrick đŏ John Schmidt UNC School of Government đŏ John Stephens đŏ Lydian Altman đŏ Margaret Henderson đŏ Ricardo Morse COMMUNITY VISION Chapel Hill 2020: Connections. Choices. Community. Chapel Hill will be a multi-cultural town where each day celebrates connections and choice -- where a dynamic downtown and networked community inspire connections among people, ideas, the region, and the world -- where innovation, technology, discovery, learning, and the arts continually animate a town alive with choices, options, and opportunities to live, work, play, and prosper. DRAFT–MAY 16, 2012 1 Big Ideas for the Future The 2020 comprehensive plan process drew thousands of people who live, work, study, and play in Chapel Hill to discuss issues vital to the town and build a vision for its future. Although the work of the 2020 stakeholders was conducted in six separate theme groups, by the time their efforts were complete it became clear that several strong ideas were common to all of the discussions: an emphasis on variety and eco- logical consciousness in transportation; the importance of promoting economic development and harnessing the innovative power of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; the town’s strength as a destination for cultural events, entertaining, and dining; and concern about providing an improved range of hous- ing choices for residents. In addition, because of the outstanding outreach efforts of Chapel Hill 2020, many people became newly engaged in the town’s affairs, attending work sessions and educational presentations, working with people with a variety of backgrounds, lifestyles, interests, and opinions to forge a future vision for the Town. Clearly this new enthusiasm and experience of our citizen stakeholders should be harnessed as we work to implement the vision the 2020 process has generated. These common themes, and the citizen involvement that produced them, became the basis for the five Big Ideas of the Chapel Hill 2020 process. The Big Idea ini- tiatives embody the essence of the 2020 goals and will serve as beacons to guide the efforts of the Town and the community as we create our future. Along with the more specific recommendations and aspirations included in the plan, they will as- sure that the Town successfully achieves the citizens’ vision. The 2020 Big Ideas 1. Implement a bikeable, walkable green communities plan by 2020. The goal of this effort is to provide safe connections between neighborhoods, schools, commercial areas, parks, rural bikeways and farms, and business and art/dining/entertainment hubs, promoting healthy exercise and environmentally friendly modes of transportation. Part of this effort would be to identify, protect, and acquire the green infrastructure needed to connect Chapel Hill’s built areas, and to connect our greenways and trails to others in the region. A second part is to ensure the presence of multiple destinations,
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