1. TOWN SQUARE
MEETING AGENDA
1. Welcome and Introductions
2. Project Overview and Next Steps
3. Summary of trends and findings from the Town Square Visioning Meeting.
(10 minutes)
4. “Town Square” Inspiration and Best Practices
(10 minutes)
5. Table Discussion and Design Exercise
(30 minutes)
6. Group Report and Conclusion
2. CREATING A SUCCESSFUL TOWN SQUARE
• Understanding how people are using or will use the square
• A common vision among the community and stakeholders
• A program of uses and activities that represents the community
vision and that can be used to inform the design and
management strategy
• A management plan and strategy
• Good Design
3. Visioning Meeting: Summary of Trends and Design Considerations
Discuss the merits of the Town Square concept compared to other types of
space such as a parking lot or mixed-use commercial/residential
development.
Group 1: Prefer Town Square/open space, consider retaining some parking.
Group 2: Prefer Town Square/open space, No parking.
Group 3: Prefer Town Square/open space, No parking.
Group 4: Like Town Square/open space, consider retaining some parking.
Group 5: Prefer Town Square/open space, consider retaining some parking.
Group 6: Prefer Town Square/open space, No parking.
Group 7: Prefer Town Square/open space, No parking.
Group 8: Prefer Town Square/open space, No parking.
4. Visioning Meeting: Summary of Trends and Design Considerations
• Open Space - Commons
• Farmers Market: enhance the site for the Farmers Market; maintain flexibility.
• Children: provide for children’s activities and play.
• Sense of Place: desire to create an activated, fun space that enlivens the
community and is friendly, neighborly and approachable.
• A Place for everyone: create a space that is accessible to all members of the
community: kids, teens, families, singles, couples, elderly.
• Flexibility: allow for multiple uses, consider mobile furniture and play elements
• Zones: Desire to have a zoned space with active, quiet and play areas
• Sustainable: desire to employ sustainable construction and use practices
• Alive: integrate greenery and planting into the plan
5. Visioning Meeting: Summary of Trends and Design Considerations
• Parking: coordinate parking plan with Merchants and City Agencies
• Farmers Market Access and infrastructure needs
• Play: Amount of space allocated to children and children's play structure
• Buffer: Neighbors adjacent to space: noise from activity in the space
• Safety: during the day and night time hours, consider a fence and gate to control
access.
• Management, Maintenance, Programming.
• Noise: events, music and noise generating activities
• Restroom: desire to include coupled with concern about maintenance.
• Flexibility vs. Permanence of the built elements