Last fall, Lower Polk Neighbors and Lower Polk CBD began soliciting the community's input on the neighborhood's vision for six alleys—Cedar, Alice B. Toklas, Olive, Austin, Fern and Hemlock—as new developments begin to re-define the area.
At 6pm tomorrow, March 23rd, at the First Congregational Church (1300 Polk St.), the groups are hosting a second workshop to garner additional feedback from neighbors before compiling a comprehensive vision plan for the alleys, which they hope will guide development projects touching these spaces over the next 10 years.
Attendees will receive a brief presentation on the goals of the project and an overview of the feedback that's been garnered from community members, community groups and city officials over the past few months.
From there, they'll offer a first look at the design principles and guidelines they've created for the alleys thus far, based on community feedback, says Andrew Dunbar, LPN vice president and founder of Interstice Architects, the architecture firm leading the project. Attendees will then break into groups to share additional feedback on their current experiences with the alleys, and their visions for the future.
Those who can't make tomorrow's workshop are encouraged to check the LPN website in the days following the meeting, to view the presentation and submit comments. To discuss the project in person with LPN, all are encouraged to attend future meetings, which are held at 7pm on the second Wednesday of each month at 1300 Polk St.
We'll continue to share updates as the project progresses.
