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Public Workshops Focus on Future of City

 

Residents Invited to Help Plan Irving’s Future

 

(IRVING, TEXAS) – All Irving residents have a unique opportunity to work with City officials and others to decide the future of Irving and to be part of history-in-the-making during two public citywide workshops on Tuesday, March 3, 2015. There will be two sessions available, one from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the other from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Irving Convention Center, 500 West Las Colinas Blvd. Free parking is available in the parking garage adjacent to the Center. Light refreshments will be provided.

 

All Irving residents are invited to attend and participate in these fun, interactive workshops and be part of creating the foundation for a new long-range plan for the city. “Imagine Irving,” the comprehensive plan update process, will guide many of the most important decisions related to how we grow in the future, helping us create a more diverse, vibrant and livable city.  

 

This is an exciting time for city residents to define their vision for the Irving of the future. These hands-on workshops are just two of many opportunities residents will have to participate in the process.

 

The City of Irving is working with Fregonese Associates, a team of nationally recognized, leading experts on long-range community planning and visioning. John Fregonese, head consultant, will lead the workshops, with assistance from local volunteer facilitators. Both workshops will cover the same questions and feature the same speakers and schedule, so residents should choose the session that is most convenient to their schedule.

 

At the workshop, participants will gather in small groups to build their own map-based vision for Irving that outlines future development strategies for the city, including locations for homes, jobs, transit and open spaces. John Fregonese will introduce the activity with a presentation entitled “Irving of the Future: The Choice is Yours!” prior to the start of the group activity.

 

No registration is needed to attend these events. For more information about the plan and to get involved, please visit us online at www.ImagineIrving.org.

 

 

About the Imagine Irving Comprehensive Plan Update

 

Imagine Irving is a community-wide planning project that will examine current development and economic trends through an inclusive citizen engagement process. In addition, the project will develop a vision for how Irving residents want the city to grow over the next 20 to 30 years and put an implementation plan in place to achieve this shared vision. By updating the comprehensive plan, city officials, citizens and business owners will be able to reference a framework for development that allows for more uniform, timely and coordinated decisions and policies.

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