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Beginning in the spring of 2006, Richmond residents can participate in citywide visioning sessions and workshops.

View the visual timeline (.pdf, 144k) of the General Plan update process to see how the community workshops are part of a larger effort to gather feedback and ideas from the public. (Click here to view the timeline as a larger JPEG file.)

Community Workshops:
We are creating a General Plan that will reflect the ideas of everybody in Richmond. In order to make sure that this happens, the General Plan team wants to hear from you. Community workshops are a great way for everyone to come together and get involved. Workshops will be held throughout the city at key points in the planning process to give residents a forum to voice their questions, ideas, and concerns and to learn more about what is happening with the plan.

Photos and summaries from these workshops will be made available to the public on the General Plan website, at future community workshops, and through the City Planning Department.

Please check below to find out when the next workshop is taking place near you.

Upcoming Community Workshops:

More information on upcoming community workshops will be added soon.

Past Community Workshops

Date	Time	Location	Address
Wednesday, March 21	6pm – 9pm	Macdonald Senior Center	2525 Macdonald Avenue
Monday, March 26	6pm – 9pm	City Council Chambers	1401 Marina Way South
Wednesday, April 4	6pm – 9pm	Hilltop Mall Community Room	Inside the Mall at Hilltop Drive
Wednesday, April 12	6pm – 9pm	St. Mark's Church (en español)	159 Harbour Way

July and October Workshops

Date	Time	Location	Graphic Summary
Monday, July 17	6pm – 9pm	Memorial Convention Center
Wednesday, July 19	6pm – 9pm	City Hall Chambers
Saturday, July 22	10am – 1pm	Hilltop Community Church
Thursday, July 27	6pm – 9pm	Easter Hill United Methodist Church
Saturday, July 29	10am- 1pm	St. Cornelius School (en español)
Thursday, October 5	6pm – 9pm	St. Mark’s Church (en español)
Tuesday, October 17	6pm – 9pm	Hilltop Mall Community Room
Monday, October 30	6pm – 9pm	City Council Chambers

Click here to view the Public Input Summary--a document summarizing the ideas heard in the Visioning phase of the project.

Public Meeting Dates

The dates and times GPAC, TAC and other public meetings relating to the General Plan Update are posted on the Calendar.

Plan Van:

The General Plan team is taking planning to the streets and to you! The General Plan Van will be out in the community on several Saturdays during the early summer months. Each day, the Plan Van will stop at two locations to provide residents with information about the planning process, events, and issues and to get your input.

Please check the Plan Van schedule to find out when it is stopping in your neighborhood.

Plan Van Schedule

Date	Time	Stop#	Location	Neighborhood
May 7	11am – 3pm	1	Cinco de Mayo event at 23rd street	City Center
May 18	5pm – 7pm	2	Pt. Richmond Stroll	Pt. Richmond
May 25	11am –1pm	3	Kennedy High School	Park Plaza
	5pm – 8pm	4	Chamber of Commerce Business Expo	Civic Auditorium
June 1	11am -1pm	5	DeAnza High School	May Valley
June 3	11am – 1pm	6	Parchester Village Community Center	Parchester
	1:30pm –3:30pm	7	Hilltop Mall (Inside between Sear's and Macy's)	Hilltop
June 8	11am – 1pm	8	Richmond High School	Belding Woods
June 10	11am- 1pm	9	Richmond BART	Belding Woods/ Forest Park
	1:30pm - 3:30pm	10	Shields Reid Park	Shields Reid
June 17	11am -3pm	11	Juneteenth event at Nicholl Park	Metro Richmore Village
June 24	11am – 1pm	12	Pt. Isabel Dog Park	Pt. Richmond
	1:30pm - 3:30pm	13	Atchinson Village Park	Atchinson
July 1	11am – 1pm	14	Barrett Terrace Apts	Iron Triangle
	1:30pm - 3:30pm	15	Carriage Hills Cabana	Carriage Hills South
July 8	11am – 1pm	16	May Valley Community Center	May Valley
	1:30pm - 3:30pm	17	Tiller Park	East Richmond
July 15	11am – 1pm	18	Pacific East Mall	Richmond Annex
	1:30pm - 3:30pm	19	Booker T. Anderson Community Center/Park	Park View
July 22	11am – 1pm	20	23rd & Cutting (Subway)	Cortez Stege/Coronado
	1:30pm - 3:30pm	21	Farmers Market Civic Center, 25th & Nevin	N&E
July 29	11am – 1pm	22	12th/Macdonald Shopping Center (Foodsco/BofA)	Iron Triangle
	1:30pm - 3:30pm	23	Richmond Townhouses	Pullman
August 5	11am – 2pm	24	Grant/23rd	Belding Woods
Sept. 30	11am – 3pm	25	Festival by the Bay	Marina Bay
Oct. 14	TBA	26	Pullman Neighborhood Clean-Up	Pullman
Nov. 4	TBA	27	Parchester Neighborhood Clean-Up	Parchester
Nov. 18	TBA	28	Eastshore Neighborhood Clean-Up	Eastshore
Dec. 2	TBA	29	Atchison Neighborhood Clean-Up	Atchison

Stakeholder/Focus Group Interviews:
Everyone in Richmond has a stake in our future. In order for the General Plan team to better understand the critical issues facing us, we are convening focused discussion sessions on issues relevant to the General Plan Update, such as the environment, housing, and business.

Selected community leaders and representatives from nonprofit organizations, advocacy groups, public agencies, and the Richmond business community will be invited to participate and help provide important background information.

The input gathered at these meetings, along with information gathered through other background research, will be summarized and made available to the public on the General Plan website, at community workshops, and through the City Planning Department.

Leadership Team Interviews: Summaries
Stakeholder Focus Groups: Summary Report and Wallgraphics with Comments/Questions

Website:
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