2018-032 Attachment-Comprehensive Plan Update

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• The general purpose of cities and downtowns (i.e., to foster social and economic exchange), and • National best practices as they relate to one-way to two-way restoration and revitalizing downtowns. The meeting concluded with community members forming seven groups to answer the following questions about the City and the downtown in particular: • List key values that should shape Paris. • What do you like and wish to preserve? • What do you dislike and want to change? • What is missing that you would like to see created? During the remaining three days of the workshop, numerous stakeholders were engaged by the consultant team in small group meetings and in one-on-one meetings to understand the key drivers, opportunities, and challenges facing the community. A concluding Thursday night presentation captured what we heard throughout the week. The presentation also included any starter ideas that were developed during the workshop. Feedback and discussion followed the presentation. Figure 1: Representatives of the seven groups reported their findings to the broader community during the opening night of the first workshop. The Design Workshop The second collaboration with the community occurred August 13-16, 2018 and focused on building on the starter ideas. The workshop concluded on Thursday evening with a presentation of the design concepts, which included: • Restoration of the one-way pairs to two-way operations, along with a traffic analysis, • Addition of a separated bicycle facility on 1St Street and Clarksville Street, • A new concept for the Downtown Square, • A new concept for stronger connections between Bywaters Park, the Paris Public Library, and Market Square Farmers Market, Paris Town Square, and the Downtown Community Park. • A shared space on 1St Street, between Lamar Avenue and Clarksville Street. The meeting concluded with an outline of next steps.