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PROCESS: COMMUNITY INPUT

CHAPTER 1

At this open house format meeting, the consultant team invited community members to workshop a set of seven strategies for guiding the evolution of Downtown Blacksburg. These strategies address issues in the realms of transportation and mobility, parks and the public realm, economic growth and innovation, housing affordability, cultural and historic resources, celebrating the town’s distinct identity, and the opportunities for development that support the intended outcomes of the other strategies. These strategies offer a series of tangible actions that can ensure the plan’s goals and objectives come to fruition. Each of these seven strategies, as refined by community input, are detailed in Chapter 4 of this plan. Putting clear strategies in place is key to encourage the types of investments that advance the goals for Downtown. This framework will help to balance the three elements critical to Downtown’s future—growth, cost of housing, and town identity—by guiding enhancements to the community’s historic and cultural assets, creating opportunities for economic growth and innovation, and addressing the need to diversify and expand housing options available Downtown. PUBL I C MEET I NG #4 Community input helped to shape seven strategies for guiding the evolution of Downtown. Clear strategies lay a foundation for guiding the investments needed to advance the town’s goals.

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