The City of Gainesville seeks to gain guidance by inviting community stakeholders to share their ideas for the future of downtown Gainesville.
CITY OF GAINESVILLE FACEBOOK POST:
“Downtown Gainesville has undergone growth like never before, which has contributed to an enhanced experience for residents, visitors and business owners alike. City leadership wishes to gain insight into what the public desires out of their town square, whether it be more restaurants, retail and services; green, recreational and open-air spaces; interactive elements such as water features or public art; framework supporting live entertainment and community events, etc. The City also wishes to hear what aspects of the historic square could be improved.
The City will host two public input meetings from ๐ฎ-๐ฐ ๐ฝ.๐บ. ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ-๐ณ ๐ฝ.๐บ. ๐ง๐ต๐๐ฟ๐๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ญ๐ฐ, ๐ฎ๐ The Vault at The National, ๐น๐ผ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐ฌ๐ต ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฆ๐. There, attendees will circulate around five interactive stations at their own pace to give feedback on the following discussion items:
- ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ: Identify where people linger, where people sit and stay, where people and vehicles interact, how people flow around the square, plus unused areas
- ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ: Identify park elements you most want to see in your town square
- ๐ช๐ต๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฒ: Identify the โpeople you typically seeโ (day-to-day users), along with โpeople you see for special occasionsโ (the occasional visitor at a festival or market) and โpeople you would like to seeโ (that you donโt currently see)
- ๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ: If given a blank postcard to send to a friend, what would an image of the historic square look like 10 years from now? Draw what you envision for downtown Gainesville, including elements and focal points you wish to see
- ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ? ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐: Describe your needs and concerns for the historic Gainesville square
Before leaving, stakeholders will be asked to participate in a brief survey to tell organizers about themselves and/or their business(es).
City staff will also be on hand to engage in constructive discussion and answer questions.”