The second phase of the Harvey Road Corridor Redevelopment Plan, a roadmap to turn the area into a mixed-use business and residential development, will focus on more community engagement and input.
What you need to know
While in the works for over a decade, the first phase of planning for the project officially began at a launch party at College Station City Hall in June. As previously reported by Community Impact, one of the project's many design goals by Principal Planner Heather Wade is to revitalize the “1970s-era infrastructure and to gather public input as critical to the Planning and Development Services’ efforts.”
With the first phase concentrating more on communication and marketing efforts, the second phase is set to focus on these objectives:
- A community survey, including public comment on the website and pop-ups throughout various locations in College Station with student engagement on Texas A&M University’s campus
- Workshops and three working group meetings to gather in-depth feedback from community residents
Wade confirmed in an email to Community Impact that the pop-up events throughout August include:
- Aug. 14: 4-6 p.m. at Sweet Eugene's
- Aug. 18: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Gumby's Pizza
- Aug. 25: 5-7 p.m. at Gumby's Pizza
- Aug. 29: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Aggieland Farmers Market in the parking lot of Post Oak Mall
Wade also said there will be workshops for the general public, along with workshops specifically for business and landowners at the Meyer Senior and Community Center.
General public:
- Aug. 5: 6-8 p.m.
- Aug. 13: 2-4 p.m.
Business and property owners:
- Aug. 10: 2-4 p.m.
- Aug. 12: 6-8 p.m.
Continuing with the public feedback of the first phase, the Harvey District Plan Survey, public input map and working group meeting are still available. The next working group meeting is scheduled for Aug. 11 at the City Hall Bush 4141 Community Room from 6-7:30 p.m.
What’s next
Wade said that anyone who visits the Harvey Road area can provide feedback and they do not have to live in College Station. With Harvey seeing up to 25,000 vehicles on the road every day, she said the city hopes and expects to hear a lot of feedback during the first few phases.
Along with public input, the city has brought on a consultant to “work on a market analysis for the planning area that will help inform the plan, revitalization feasibility [and] demand for different uses.”
