Visioning

Objective: Utilize extensive public participation methods to identify two or more realistic and promising conceptual redevelopment scenarios.

Key Components:

• Steering Council
• Landowner Meetings
• Public Meetings
• Moving Meetings (Abridged public meetings that can be taken to civil, social, or neighborhood organizations as a way to engage the largest number of residents in the Corridor Plan.)
• Focus Groups
• Charettes (Intense group design exercises that allow creative expression of planning ideas.)
• Youth Ambassador Program

Deliverables: Maps, vision boards, and report capturing the community's shared vision.

Click here for the I-180 Corridor Vision boards. (365KB PDF)

Click here for the Old Mill Corridor Vision boards. (275KB PDF)

Status Update: Thank you to all the community members who attended the public meetings – they were very successful and provided a great deal of insight into the happenings of the corridors.

Public Officials Meeting was held in late August 2010 in both Williamsport and Montgomery

• I-180 Corridor Public Meeting was held in Williamsport on October 28^th
• Old Mill Corridor Public Meeting was held in Montgomery on October 29^th
• Landowner/Stakeholder Meetings were held on October 28^th and 29^th
• Corridor Plan Steering Council Meeting held Wednesday, December 2^nd
• Youth Ambassador Programs in Williamsport Area School District and Montgomery Area School District were held between January and March.  Students will continue to work on the project and be invited to the next round of Public Meetings. Check out the Youth Ambassador Program page for more details!

The document linked here details the initial themes that came out of the first round of public meetings!