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

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.

Help shape the Legacy 2030 Update's next three chapters!

Our next community input meeting is Tuesday, September 20th, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the Winston Room of the Joel Coliseum. Come on out and take part in one of our round table discussions!

And as always, you can share your feedback here. Click on any and all of the subjects below to view our Community Discussion Questions. Go to the "comments" section of each post and give your thoughts. Your input will help shape how your community grows!

 
Downtown and the Center City
 
 
 

 

 

Neighborhoods and Small Towns

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rural Character

Discuss: Package Treatment Plants

Package treatment plants used in the Rural Area to support subdivision activity have proven to cause environmental problems.

How do we address development which plans to install package plants and how do we address problems that arise with existing subdivisions utilizing package plants?

Give us your thoughts -- click "comments" below:

Discuss: Development in the Rural Area

There will be continued pressure for development in the Rural Area.

What is the best way to accommodate the scattered residential development that does locate in the Rural Area?

Additionally, what services are most needed and where should they be located, and should there be standards for design?

How does our community feel about uses for locally produced energy such as biodiesel or solar energy farming?

Give us your thoughts -- click "comments" below:

Discuss: Rural Character

 How we define rural character in Forsyth County can help us develop a strategy for what we want to preserve.

How strongly does our community support the concept of agri-tourism and active farming?

How can viewsheds be identified and preserved in a way that is fair to property owners in the Rural Area?

Are there additional recreational opportunities that could be developed?

What is the role of parks in Forsyth County’s Rural Area?

Give us your thoughts -- click "comments" below:

Discuss: Small Municipalities

The smaller towns in Forsyth County have their own comprehensive plans to implement their community visions.

How can the Legacy Update assist them in their efforts?

Give us your thoughts -- click "comments" below:

Discuss: Corridor Development

Corridors with increased residential density and mixed-use development at key locations will function as future multi-modal transportation arterials. However, more intense residential and commercial development along Corridors may be incompatible with adjacent low-intensity development.

How do we identify appropriate locations for more intense development?

How do we make sure there is a density transition between significantly different densities?

Should Corridor Overlay Districts be created to produce the intended development pattern and compatibility?

Give us your thoughts -- click "comments" below:

Discuss: Public Spaces

Usable and comfortable urban public open space such as plazas should be provided within mixed-use centers to serve as focal points and community gathering spots.

How can we ensure that public spaces are developed and that they are well designed?

Give us your thoughts -- click "comments" below:

Discuss: Design of Mixed-Use Activity Centers

Mixed-use centers should be comprised of well-mixed and integrated developments with well-planned public spaces that bring people together and provide opportunities for active living and interaction. New development, including buildings, parking areas, streets and public spaces, need to be designed to be visually attractive, safe, and have an identity.

How do we ensure that new redevelopment is designed to provide a high-quality design and offer a unique character?

Give us your thoughts -- click "comments" below:

Discuss: Rehabilitation and Adaptive Reuse

Some residential and non-residential buildings in Urban Neighborhoods need rehabilitation.

Do we need additional programs to ensure rehabilitation of residential, commercial and industrial buildings?

How can more adaptive reuse be encouraged?

Give us your thoughts -- click "comments" below:

Discuss: Gentle Density

 Many areas of the country are using “gentle density” for increasing the number of housing units and providing affordable housing. Gentle density can include detached accessory units or urban residential products (duplex, triplex, quadraplex, townhouse units) in infill locations.

How can our community create gentle density?

Where is it appropriate?

Give us your thoughts -- click "comments" below:

Discuss: Increasing Densities in Appropriate Locations

To make better use of our infrastructure, reduce traffic, provide a variety of housing types, reduce urban sprawl and minimize tax increases due to continued sprawl, residential densities need to increase in appropriate locations.

How do we change current negative perceptions of increased densities?

Give us your thoughts -- click "comments" below:

Discuss: Preserving and Revitalizing Existing Neighborhoods

 Historic structures and areas not located in local historic districts do not have the same level of protection as those that are.

Do we need additional tools to ensure preservation of these historic resources?

Should Neighborhood Conservation Overlay Districts be revised?

The importance of both increasing the housing supply and expanding non-residential uses while also protecting neighborhood character and preserving historic resources should be recognized. How can we best assure this balance is reached?

Give us your thoughts -- click "comments" below:

Discuss: Interstate Highway Improvements

How do we take advantage of proposed bridge and interchange improvements on US 52 and Business 40 to provide functional and aesthetically improved gateways into Downtown and the Center City?

Give us your thoughts -- click "comments" below:

Discuss: Connecting Downtown to Other Activity Nodes

Downtown is one of the largest centers of activity in Forsyth County and the Triad.

How do we better connect this area with other Activity Nodes in the county?

Give us your thoughts -- click "comments" below:

Discuss: Center City Parking

Despite being the most intensely urban location in Forsyth County, many underutilized surface parking lots exist in the Center City.

How do we encourage the redevelopment of these parking lots as building sites and structured parking?

Similarly, what do we do about the perception that Downtown parking is scarce and difficult to use?

Should new parking decks be “wrapped” with other uses or have ground floor retail or office space?

Give us your thoughts -- click "comments" below:

Discuss: Center City Streetscape Improvements

The streets of the Center City are generally attractive with sidewalks and street trees. However, opportunities for these amenities exist in certain areas where they are currently missing.

Where and how do we provide future streetscape improvements?

Should we continue to convert one-way streets back to accepting two-way traffic?

Give us your thoughts -- click "comments" below:

Discuss: Walking and Bicycling Downtown

Currently, most of the Downtown has sidewalks though there are few bike lanes or facilities.

Are there any parts of Downtown that need new or improved sidewalks?

Are there other pedestrian features that are needed?

What bicycle facilities are desired by the community?

Can we better connect Downtown destinations?

Give us your thoughts -- click "comments" below:

Discuss: Center City Transit

Public transit is an important tool for providing an equitable transportation system and reducing road congestion.

How do we promote public transit in a community that depends so strongly on automobiles?

How do we create a streetcar system which can best encourage a vibrant mixed-use development pattern, enhance the tax base, connect active areas together and be compatible with its surroundings?

Give us your thoughts -- click "comments" below: