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Community Planning
& Design Workshop (CPDW)

The Partnership for Community Design (PCD) is planning a Community Planning and Design Workshop (CPDW) which is intended to provide citizens a solid understanding of city planning – a serious business that is full of conflicts and great opportunities. CPDW will train members of City Council, boards, commissions, neighborhood leaders and active citizens in creating positive solutions to help shape a distinctive Colorado Springs community.

The approach is simple. CPDW presents a group of citizen leaders with a framework of planning within a Colorado Springs context. CPDW goals are to improve knowledge of the legal aspects of planning, to reduce potential land-use conflicts through understanding of how the planning process works, and to develop dialogue between citizens and the City regarding Colorado Springs’ future.

2008 SPRING SCHEDULE

The CPDW sessions begin April 2, 2008 and continue into May. Each three hour session will be held weekly for six weeks. Each session will expose participants to issues related to the Colorado Springs Comprehensive Plan, zoning, and subdivision concepts, effective public meetings, and design related issues. The emphasis throughout will be to help participants understand how they can positively affect Colorado Springs’ future. An optional Saturday session may be scheduled to provide an opportunity for greater analysis and application of knowledge learned on a hypothetical development site.

CPDW will not advocate particular solutions. Instead, it is meant to provide an understanding of the planning, design and development process with an opportunity for active dialogue. It is important that each class member understands the time commitment involved in the Community Planning and Design Workshop. Applications for the PCD Community Planning and Design Workshop must be received by Friday March 7, 2008.

• Session #1
  Community Identity - Vision/Comprehensive Plan
  Wednesday, April 2, 2008
  5:30 - 9:00 p.m., Conservation & Environmental Center, 2855 Mesa Road
• Session #2
  Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances
  Wednesday, April 9, 2008
  6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Conservation & Environmental Center
• Session #3
  Issues in Development
  Wednesday, April 16, 2008
  6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Conservation & Environmental Center
• Session #4
  Quality of Design
  Wednesday, April 23, 2008
  5:30 - 9:00 p.m., Conservation & Environmental Center
• Session #5
  Design - A Hands-On Activity
  Wednesday, April 30, 2008
  6:00 - 9:00 p.m., Conservation & Environmental Center
• Session #6
  Mock Planning Commission and Graduation
  Wednesday, May 14, 2008
  5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Council Chambers, City Hall

May 7th is reserved in case of a snow date.

Sessions 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5 will be held at the Conservation & Environmental Center, 2855 Mesa Road,  and Session 6 will be in held in the City Hall Council Chambers.

A nominal fee will be charged to cover the cost of materials, resources, and light refreshments used in producing each of the sessions.

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