Downtown North

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    Comp Plan Update reaches its crescendo

    Comp Plan Update reaches its crescendo thumbnail The draft update recommends mixed-use redevelopment for Downtown North, with a focus on light industrial job sites and housing, community gathering spaces and strengthened connections to open space; Cushing Terrell estimated that up to 340 units could go here (during an Aug. 25, 2021 meeting with the trustees). Aerial shot from Google Earth

    In January 2021, Carbondale’s Board of Town Trustees voted to update the town’s 2013 Comprehensive Plan. On Nov. 15, after nearly two years, the outcome will be voted on for adoption at a public hearing hosted at Town Hall at 6 p.m.

    The process involved robust public participation including an… read more →

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    Now Presenting: NoDo CarBo!

    Now Presenting: NoDo CarBo! thumbnail

    I recently watched a documentary on Kurt Cobain, and afterwards I thought, “It’s a damn shame he didn’t stick around long enough to make a country album. I bet it would have been great.”

    As a member of the 27 club (together with Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones, Janis Joplin, Jim… read more →

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    P&Z mulls “Downtown North” land-use changes

    P&Z mulls “Downtown North” land-use changes thumbnail Properties delineated as "Downtown North" in Carbondale's draft comprehensive plan update. Graphic by Cushing Terrell.

    Since early this year, the Carbondale Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) has worked closely with consulting firm Cushing Terrell (CT) to update the Town’s 2013 Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan). Five components of the plan were identified for review, one of which was the plot of industrial land known as Downtown… read more →