Edgewater 2040 Comprehensive Plan

The Edgewater 2040 Comprehensive Planning Process is in the home stretch! The project team would like to extend a genuine thank you to all who have been involved the process to date- this plan couldn't happen without people like you! After a year of fostering community connections, having great conversations, hosting events and workshops, and doing critical analysis, we are now busy drafting the written plan. Check back here in a few weeks to learn more about the draft plan.

Thank you to all who attended the Community Workshop on Thursday February 8th! We had a great turnout, enjoyed insightful conversations about the future of Edgewater's People and Systems, and ate delicious food from Tamale Kitchen.

We heard from over 80 Edgewater residents, visitors, employees, and students, and collected over 350 written comments. Click Here to read more about what we heard!

Use the Survey tab or follow this link to partake in the Edgewater 2040 Phase 3 Questionnaire! Share your vision for the future of Edgewater's People- and Systems-centered elements! We want to hear from you about Comprehensive Plan topics such as mobility and streetscapes, social services, and parks and recreation!

Join us for the Edgewater 2040 Community Workshop! There will be food, a chance to win Edgewater prizes, and the opportunity to share your insight and ideas about the future of Edgewater's People and Systems!

Where: Jefferson Jr./Sr. High School

When: February 8th, 2024 from 4:30 to 7 pm

Thank you community members for all the amazing input and your continued participation throughout 2023.

Some quick stats of the year:

427 conversations with...

• Residents, employees, visitors, tourists
• Business leaders
• Internal Advisory Group
• External Advisory Group
• Neighborhood organizations

Nearly 800 survey responses...

The number of residents, employees, and visitors whocompleted two community surveys to confirm whateach valued about living in Edgewater today andwhat changes they might want to see in the future.

7 comp plan community events...

The number of community events to discuss Edgewater’s housing market, commercial development, land use, built environment and other topics to keep Edgewater thriving.

Latina/o Community Picnic

• An interactive built environment workshop with the Internal and External Advisory Committees;
• an in-person event with the Latina/o community in Edgewater at Citizen's Park;
• an online interactive land use survey for input and preferences on future potential land uses and development;
• an interactive land use workshop with the Internal and External Advisory Committees
• the Tasty Ticket Community Event at the Edgewater Public Market;
• and a second land use survey through Envision Edgewater.

The second land use survey was created as a culmination of the previous engagement and the survey questions were specifically crafted to clarify much of what we had heard during community outreach to-date. For example, we heard some support during past engagement opportunities for increasing density with townhomes in a certain area such as Harlan Street, thus with the second survey, we wanted to clarify that with the broader community by asking "Should future development along Harlan Street include different housing types such as duplexes or townhomes if they were carefully designed to fit the existing community character?"

Thank you to all who participated in the Edgewater 2040 Comprehensive Plan to date. We will have some exciting opportunities for you to share further feedback on land use as well as on topics such as public art, mobility, programming, and more in the New Year! Sign up for updates under the "Stay Informed" banner on the right side of this project page.

Click: Edgewater 2040 Phase 2 Summary to view the document!

Thank you to all who attended and participated in our Tasty Ticket Community Event on Tuesday October 3rd at the Edgewater Public Market! The City partnered with 15 businesses to share their culinary talents and awesome retail products with Edgewater residents and visitors in exchange for sharing their ideas and preferences on the the future of Edgewater! This event was focused primarily around land use and the built environment, and the project team had almost 80 amazing conversations about future development opportunities and enhancements. Edgewater 2040 is wrapping up Phase 2, and the project team will be sharing all outreach outcomes to date soon! Check back here to hear more about what we learned from Phase 2 and how you can get involved in Phase 3!

We want to hear from you on your thoughts and opinions about the future of Edgewater's built environment in key areas around the city! Phase 2 has been about collecting input on future land uses and the character of development the community wants to see.

Click here to take the survey or visit the "Survey" tab and fill out the survey. A Spanish language survey is provided in the same link.

Your thoughts and opinions will help Edgewater get one step closer to helping shape the community's future through the Comprehensive Plan update!

Last month the project team released a comprehensive report on the existing and future housing market in Edgewater. Check out our latest analysis (clickable on the top right corner of the project page) that focuses on commercial economic development and learn more about some of the market analysis that informs the comprehensive planning process!

We want to hear from you! Join us at the Edgewater Public Market on Tuesday October 3rd between 4 and 7 pm to chat with the Edgewater 2040 project team, learn more about the Comprehensive Plan, and give your valuable input on plan elements relating to important elements such as land use, housing, and more! This is a great opportunity to get involved in the future of Edgewater, and participants will receive "tasty tickets" to use at participating retail and food locations at Edgewater Public Market for a yummy bite or discount!