People walked, biked, and drove to Discovery Day from all over town. For the 40th annual Discovery Day in Lexington (back on Mass Ave!), members of the CPAC spent the day chatting with residents, publicizing the plan, and asking people their visions for what’s next for our town.
Lexington Next is an opportunity for members of the Lexington community to come together to shape Lexington’s future. As Lexington Next continues to make progress to deliver a draft plan for public review by December 31, 2020. There will be many opportunities to provide input and have your voice heard.
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Since the kick-off of Lexington Next, Lexington’s Comprehensive Plan update. The CPAC has several events and presentations. Check-out past events here, in addition to reviewing presentation material, presentations, and other information and documentation provided to attendees. To view the Event Archive please click here
Trends Report: Economic Development in Lexington
Where do you see Lexington in 10 years? Leading into the development of the new Comprehensive Plan, the Town of Lexington will present a series of presentations that will go over current and future economic development trends of Lexington. The intent of this event was to inform residents of who and what we are planning for in the Comprehensive Plan....
Trends Report: Getting there in Lexington
Trends of how Lexington commutes, rides, walks, and bikes for Lexington Next, the comprehensive plan update. Presenters: Pat Sullivan, Member, Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee: Pat’s Presentation (pdf) Susan Barrett, Transportation Manager, Town of Lexington: Susan’s Presentation (pdf) Stacey Beuttell, Deputy Director, WalkBoston: Stacey’s Presentation (pdf) Peggy Enders, Chair, Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee: Peggy’s Presentation (pdf)
Trends Report: Housing in Lexington
Housing trends in Lexington are important for how we plan for the future. Existing conditions and trends may help identify gaps in housing needs. Presenters: Julie Mercier: Julie’s Presentation (pdf) Matt Daggett: Matt’s Presentation (pdf) Chris Kluchman: Chris’s Presentation (pdf) Liz Rust: Liz’s Presentation (pdf)
Update to the Select Board
Carol Kowalski (Assistant Town Manager for Development), Sarah Felton (Chair, CPAC) and Ray Yuan (Vice Chair, CPAC) presented an update of the Comprehensive Plan to the Lexington Board of Selectmen on March 5, 2019. The update includes a brief history and goals of the CPAC as well as future opportunities to be informed of Lexington demographics and provide public input....
CPAC and Planning Board Host Joint Meetings and Workshop
On February 28, the CPAC and Planning Board came to order to talk about Lexington Next, the Town’s Comprehensive Plan Update. In the cafeteria and classrooms at Diamond Middle School, we hosted breakout sessions on the topics of Housing, Transportation, and Economic Development, listening to town residents’ concerns, ideas, solutions, and priorities. The results of those breakouts will be published...
World Cafe #3
2018 World Cafes Summary of Input (pdf) WHAT IS A WORLD CAFE? Fun, interactive meetings designed build connections between participants and facilitate productive conversations in small groups. In rotating groups of 4-3, we asked people to discuss a series of questions about values, wants, needs, concerns, and tensions. Three meetings were held: September 25 at Cary Memorial Hall October 23...
World Cafe #2
2018 World Cafes Summary of Input (pdf) WHAT IS A WORLD CAFE? Fun, interactive meetings designed build connections between participants and facilitate productive conversations in small groups. In rotating groups of 4-3, we asked people to discuss a series of questions about values, wants, needs, concerns, and tensions. Three meetings were held: September 25 at Cary Memorial Hall October 23...
World Cafe #1
2018 World Cafe Summary of Input (pdf) WHAT IS A WORLD CAFE? Fun, interactive meetings designed build connections between participants and facilitate productive conversations in small groups. In rotating groups of 4-3, we asked people to discuss a series of questions about values, wants, needs, concerns, and tensions. Three meetings were held: September 25 at Cary Memorial Hall October 23...
Trends Report: Demographics Trend Report Presentation
http://https://videoplayer.telvue.com/player/c0gKv9ZUF0uiidDafFfESDZA5EkkJp7L/media/434656?autostart=false&showtabssearch=true&fullscreen=false&jwsource=cl (Link to video on LexMedia) Demographic Information and Resident Priorities – .pdf of slides presented by Marian Cohen, Ph.D. Demographic trends in Lexington’s population are important for how we plan for the future. What are the projections for age, ethnicity, and school enrollment in Lexington? Planning for Lexington’s future land and development needs must consider how our population may be...
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