Rowlett Comprehensive Plan Update Kick-Off
Last week my wife and I attended the first in a series of interactive planning sessions associated with the Realize Rowlett 2020 campaign to redesign the city’s comprehensive plan. Being more of a...
View ArticleRowlett Comprehensive Planning Charrette
As the country emerges from the great recession, my home town of Rowlett, TX is poised to make the most of the upturn and craft it’s future. My wife and I have lived here since 2000, and this is...
View ArticleRowlett Comp Plan Charrette Follow-Up Meeting
Last night I attended the first of four local meetings detailing what happened in the charrette a couple weeks ago, and offering new data based on that event. Unfortunately it wasn’t terribly well...
View ArticleGuerrilla Urbanism – Part 1: Scale at the Water’s Edge
After having participated in the Rowlett Comprehensive Planning Charrette, I’m very excited about the possibilities that our community has open to it. I’d like to take this opportunity, therefore, to...
View ArticleRowlett Information Meeting Tonight
The following is a excerpt from a Facebook invitation sent by Councilman Gallops inviting people to engage in the vision for the Water’s Edge development. The meeting is tonight: Time Monday, June...
View ArticleRowlett 2020 Phase II Advisory Committe – Meeting 1
I’ve been asked to participate as a member of the Rowlett 2020 Phase II Advisory Committee and last night we met to kick off phase 2 of the the Rowlett 2020 development initiative. The goal of the...
View ArticleRowlett 2020 Phase II Advisory Committee – Meeting 2
Monday night we met in City Hall to review the progress the consultants had made in engineering the second phase of the Rowlett 2020 planning initiative. Altogether, I think those who are looking to...
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