Central West Petition to Chapel Hill Town Council

We are eager to see that the Central West Planning process succeeds and we request that the Town Council support these improvements to the “community driven” process you endorsed last October.

• Perform thorough transportation analysis of Estes Drive functions for auto mobility and safe pedestrian travel in the walk to school zone before other work proceeds.
• Improve outreach to key constituents, i.e., the public
Schools' community, Public housing residents, new ways for the public to give input outside of meetings.
• Provide more direct access to CWFA materials, and public comments. For example, there is no mention of CWFA on the Town’s home page, or via the 2020 links.
Record all public comment on one web page that can be easily found
• Encourage the Steering Committee to deliberate on major issues, considering further information and public comments, before pressing forward with more concept maps.
• Provide a neutral facilitator to the Steering Committee to ensure that their discussions remain focused, include all the committee members, summarize the differing viewpoints, and result in more decisions.
• Arrange for a walk through the land scheduled for redevelopment (both N and S of Estes Drive) to put development proposals into a realistic topographical and environmental context.
• Focus on development that is compatible with the mission of Carolina North and in keeping with the existing residential / institutional and unique environmental characteristics of the area.