We Create Here and City of Cedar Rapids Online Forum

Date: 3/24/2014
Time: 12:30 PM TO 1:30 PM

Online Forum
Cedar Rapids , IA 52401

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Event Description: The City of Cedar Rapids is partnering with The Gazette Company’s We Create Here team to host a Google Hangout designed to spur conversation as the City launches its new comprehensive plan – EnvisionCR. The online forum takes place on Monday, March 24, from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. and is open to all residents. Participants can find the link to the forum at http://www.wecreatehere.net/2014/03/13/core-questions-topics-guide-cedar-rapids-long-term-plan/. You can also ask questions using the Twitter hashtag #EnvisionCR. The online, lunch-hour chat gives residents the chance to share feedback on a variety of questions, helping City officials craft a new comprehensive plan for the next 20 years. Panelists will help present questions and topics to participants, including: - What’s your ideal mode of transportation? - What would you like to see go into the Cedar Rapids Greenways? - Where do you shop; what’s your retail experience like? - What additional retail, dining, or housing options would you like to see downtown? Panelists confirmed to date include: Sean Ulmer (Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance); Katie Giorgio (The Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation); Stephanie Neff (The Blue Zones Project of Cedar Rapids); and Jennifer Germaine (Vice-Chair for ImpactCR). The forum leads up to the public kick-off of EnvisionCR on March 26, where residents will be able to talk with City staff and have the opportunity to learn more about upcoming initiatives. The March 26 kick-off takes place from 5 – 8 p.m. at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library. Refreshments will be provided. In addition to the Google Hangout and the March 26 kick-off, community workshops will also be held April 7–10, from 4 – 6 p.m. each evening at CSPS, to collect comments and feedback from residents. For more information on the new comprehensive plan, visit cityofcr.com/comprehensive plan. We Create Here is a team within the Gazette Company consisting of community builders, narrators and producers with a commitment to serve as the leading source in developing accessible narratives and authentic conversations throughout Iowa’s Creative Corridor. Full details on their story is available at www.wecreatehere.net .


Directions:
Forum will be live streaming with the ability to chat/submit questions at http://www.wecreatehere.net/2014/03/13/core-questions-topics-guide-cedar-rapids-long-term-plan/

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