And, the National Planning Achievement Award Goes to...

We're pleased most of all that our outreach efforts led to such a great deal of public input, in turn making Legacy 2030 best reflect the vision of our community. That being said, we're also very excited by recognition from our colleagues in the planning profession. This fall, the North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association awarded our department their award for Innovations in Planning Services, Education, and Public Involvement. And today, the American Planning Association announced that we will receive their National Planning Achievement Award in Public Outreach! Thanks so much!

Legacy 2030 Adopted

The Winston-Salem City Council and Forsyth County Board of Commissioners both voted unanimously to adopt the Legacy 2030 comprehensive plan this November. Legacy 2030 is built on ideas from numerous public meetings and will guide our community’s growth for the next twenty years.

City and County set public hearings on adoption of Legacy 2030

The Winston-Salem City Council will hold a public hearing on the adoption of the Legacy 2030 comprehensive plan Monday, November 5, 2012; the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners have scheduled a public hearing for Monday, November 26. Legacy 2030 is designed to guide development in Forsyth County for the next 20 years and was built on nearly 700 citizen comments received on the Legacy 2030 website and a series of public meetings that attracted about 450 attendees. The City-County Planning Board unanimously adopted the plan at their August meeting.

City-County Planning Board Adopts Legacy 2030 Update

After hearing a great deal of public support for the Legacy 2030 comprehensive plan, the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Planning Board unanimously adopted the document at their August meeting. The Winston-Salem City Council and Forsyth County Board of Commissioners will now consider its adoption to guide development for the next 20 years.

Public Hearing, July 26, 4:30PM

After four rounds of public meetings and nearly 700 total comments, the City-County Planning Board will be holding a Public Hearing on whether to adopt the Legacy 2030 Update. Planning staff has responded to citizen comments and made appropriate changes to Legacy's May 2012 draft. Read the updated plan by clicking the chapters to the right.

Time: Thursday, July 26, 4:30 P.M.
Place: Bryce A. Stuart Municipal Building
100 East First Street, 5th Floor

Questions? Call Kelly Bennett at 747-7062 or email kellyb@cityofws.org.

Read the Draft, Watch the Video, and Leave Your Comments!

Read Legacy 2030 draft chapters on the right, watch our video above, and leave your comments below!

Or, come to one of six convenient drop-in sessions.

Stop by any time between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. 

May 8: Rural Hall Fire Department,

177 N.C. Hwy. 65 East, Rural Hall

May 10: Cash Elementary School

4700 Old Hollow Road, Kernersville

May 15: Southside Branch Library

3185 Buchanan St., Winston-Salem

May 17: West Forsyth High School

1735 Lewisville-Clemmons Road, Clemmons

May 22: Mazie S. Woodruff Center

Forsyth Technical Community College

4905 Lansing Drive, Winston-Salem

May 24: Sherwood Forest Elementary School

1055 Yorkshire Road, Winston-Salem

Learn What's In Legacy 2030!

Check out each chapter draft on the right and see some of the highlights at our next meeting!

May 3: Old Salem Visitor Center, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

900 Old Salem Road, Winston-Salem

Or, come to one of six convenient drop-in sessions.

Stop by any time between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m.

May 8: Rural Hall Fire Department,

177 N.C. Hwy. 65 East, Rural Hall

May 10: Cash Elementary School

4700 Old Hollow Road, Kernersville

May 15: Southside Branch Library

3185 Buchanan St., Winston-Salem

May 17: West Forsyth High School

1735 Lewisville-Clemmons Road, Clemmons

May 22: Mazie S. Woodruff Center

Forsyth Technical Community College

4905 Lansing Drive, Winston-Salem

May 24: Sherwood Forest Elementary School

1055 Yorkshire Road, Winston-Salem

We'd like to meet with you!

Want to hear more about your community's comprehensive plan? Here are some of the groups we've already met with. Add your name to the list!

Contact Kelly Bennett by e-mail or call 336-747-7062.

Leadership Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem Neighborhood Alliance
Downtown Residents Association of Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce
Temple Emanuel
Bookmarks Festival of Books
Rock the Block
Rotary Club
Joint Legislative Committee of the Winston-Salem Regional Association of Realtors and Home Builders Association of Winston-Salem
Green Drinks Winston-Salem
Greater Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce Techcouncil Executive Committee
Stakeholder Advisory Committee: Translational Science Institute, Wake Forest Baptist Health
Easton Neighborhood Association
Local Foods Group
Be Healthy Coalition
Salem College (Sociology Class)
Lewisville Planning Board
Clemmons Planning Board
Kernersville Planning Board
Rural Hall town Council
Bethania Town Council
Tobaccoville Village Council
Walkertown Planning Board
Local Foods Committee

This Week: See Urbanized at Aperture, Stay for Q&A

Come out to Aperture Cinema for one of three special screenings of Urbanized, a feature-length documentary about the design of cities. The film looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world’s foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers. 

Stick around after the screening for a Q&A with city planners and the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership!

Tuesday, February 7 @ 8:00 pm - tickets $10.00
Wednesday, February 8 @ 11:30 am - tickets $7.50
Thursday, February 9 @ 11:30 am - tickets $7.50

311 West Fourth St, Winston-Salem

Putting your input to good use:

Now that you've seen the discussion drafts and commented on the first twelve chapters of the Legacy 2030 Update, the Planning Board and staff will use your input as they come up with recommendations for each topic. Recommendations will be posted here from February to April 2012. In May, we will hold a series of community meetings in diverse locations around the city and county to allow further comment and discussion about the chapters and recommendations. Upon completion of these meetings, the Planning Board will again review your comments and make any needed revisions for a public hearing draft.

The final phase of citizen input will be the City-County Planning Board public hearing, which we are planning for July 2012. The public hearing will give the Planning Board another opportunity to hear from you, consider any comments, make any revisions that they believe are appropriate, and forward their recommendation for the Legacy Update to the elected bodies of the County and its municipalities. Each of those bodies will conduct their own public hearing before taking final action to adopt the Update.