Greening Chesapeake

Green Drinks Chesapeake - Wednesday, September 25 Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, September 25 at YNot Italian in Greenbrier. What is Green Drinks?  Green Drinks is mostly for people working on environmental issues, but anyone can come -- people from environment groups, business, government, academia, and as individuals. There is no 'us and them'. Green Drinks is a chance to mingle, share insights, inspire and delight each other. Come out and order some food or a drink (each participant pays for their own drinks and food; if drinking, please do so responsibly!) and join the conversation. Please do share the invite with others who may be interested.  Trails and Connectivity Plan The latest draft of the Trails and Connectivity Plan is now available at  https://www.cityofchesapeake.net/3233/Chesapeake-Trails-and-Connectivity-Plan   Unfortunately, this draft, going to the Planning Commission on Wednesday, September 11th, still does not set clear priorities and does not def

Updated September 2, 2024 The stated purpose of the Greenbrier Area Plan is to "develop strategies to guide future development, maintain Greenbrier’s economic advantage in the marketplace and attract new businesses and residents by improving the qualities that make Greenbrier a unique place in the city." The plan envisions significantly increasing the density of the area with considerable new urban mixed-use development, new neighbor scale and age-targeted housing, adding a large capacity regional multi-purpose athletic/entertainment facility, all while enhancing the commercial retail environment and serving a major urban employment center.    One stated goal is to improve the Quality of Life for residents and workers in the Greenbrier area "by strengthening the appeal and livability of the built environment and the availability and quality of services provided."  Some of the specific components to be studied include steps to improve existing open spaces, create new

At the Planning Commission last Wednesday Planning Director McNamara gave an update on the Comp Plan work. He'll probably give the same or similar briefing the City Council work session on Tuesday. From an environmental perspective, some positive points listed on his charts included - Moving People, Not Cars - Complete Streets - Proactively monitor pollutants in water supply - Expand use of "green infrastructure" - Economic Development - emphasize conversion of abandoned and obsolete sites - Help community adapt to flooding and sea level rise - Resilient Development - address development process - Renewable Energy - adopt standardized practices; lead way in City spaces - Urban Forest - mature tree protection policy; reforestation efforts; tree inventory - Grow Housing Opportunities - "Missing Middle" - Design Streets for Pedestrians - safety and beauty; wayfinding, signage, and landscaping But presentation didn't go into details on any of these. More commun

 View this newsletter online at  http://www.greeningchesapeake.com/ Green Drinks Chesapeake - Wednesday, August 28 Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, August 28, 6 pm to 8 pm at YNot Italian in Greenbrier.  A topic of conversation will be the Greenbrier Area Plan. What is Green Drinks?  Green Drinks is mostly for people working on environmental issues, but anyone can come -- people from environment groups, business, government, academia, and as individuals. There is no 'us and them'. Green Drinks is a chance to mingle, share insights, inspire and delight each other. Come out and order some food or a drink (each participant pays for their own drinks and food; if drinking, please do so responsibly!) and join the conversation. Please do share the invite with others who may be interested.  August Planning Commission Meeting   There are three projects of interest going to Planning Commision on August 14 :  LS GreenLink USA, Inc. submarine power transmission cables manufacturing a

 The draft Chesapeake Trails and Connectivity Plan offers a great opportunity to layout a figurative and literal roadmap on improving walkability and connectivity in the City of Chesapeake, but it needs to go into more detail on how to realistically implement the proposed trail network and provide residents and visitors with tangible improvements in the near term, i.e. in the next 1 to 3 years, not just a vision for an undefined future date.   The draft Plan finds that today in Chesapeake, “the active transportation network is disjointed and lacks accessibility. With public transit available exclusively in the north of the City, transportation options are often limited for residents and visitors traveling to different parts of the City. The many open spaces can be difficult to reach and in many cases are not easily accessible on foot or by bike.”  This also extends to being able to reach schools, libraries, community centers, places of worship, doctor’s offices, restaurants, shopping c

 View this newsletter online at  http://www.greeningchesapeake.com/ Green Drinks Chesapeake - Wednesday, July 31 Our next meeting will be Wednesday, July 31 from 6 pm to 8 pm .  Location and guest speaker to be announced;  we may or may not be at YNot Pizza.   Among other to pics we'll discuss the  Trails and Connectivity Plan (greeningchesapeake.com)  and we also hope to have a related letter with comments to the Planning Commission ready for folks to sign on to.  What is Green Drinks?  Green Drinks is mostly for people working on environmental issues, but anyone can come -- people from environment groups, business, government, academia, and as individuals. There is no 'us and them'. Green Drinks is a chance to mingle, share insights, inspire and delight each other. Come out and order some food or a drink (each participant pays for their own drinks and food; if drinking, please do so responsibly!) and join the conversation. Please do share the invite with others who may be