This page will continue evolving throughout the planning process as meetings, workshops, cultural mapping sessions, and community events take place across Francisville. Check back for updates, photographs, emerging ideas, and community-generated visioning work.
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COMMUNITY GREENING PLAN TIMELINE
COMMUNITY GREENING PLAN TIMELINE
🌱 JULY –
SEPTEMBER
Community Social Events
Large-scale public events designed to gather informal feedback, build community connection, increase visibility of the project, and invite participation from residents who may not attend formal meetings.
🎉 SEPTEMBER –OCTOBER
Community Social Events
Large-scale public events designed to gather informal feedback, build community connection, increase visibility of the project, and invite participation from residents who may not attend formal meetings.
🎨 NOVEMBER
Art & Cultural Mapping Sessions
Creative workshops focused on preserving neighborhood identity, history, memory, and culture through storytelling, drawing, and community-based art exploration.
📝 DECEMBER
First Draft of Community Greening Plan
Initial concepts and themes synthesized from meetings, surveys, events, and workshops.
🌿 MARCH
Revised Draft & Community Feedback
Updated concepts shared with the community for additional review, discussion, and refinement.
🎉 MAY
Final Community Greening Plan Presentation
Final plan and implementation roadmap shared with the community alongside a public celebration of the collective planning process.
PROJECT STATUS
PROJECT STATUS
We are currently in the process of finalizing meeting and event dates, times and locations - as well as bringing awareness to the project through word of mouth and printed materials. Our goal is to launch meetings in July.
MEETING & EVENT PHOTOS
MEETING & EVENT PHOTOS
EMERGING COMMUNITY PRIORITIES
EMERGING COMMUNITY PRIORITIES
Early themes we are hearing:
More shade and trees
Beautiful gathering spaces
Spaces for children and families
Public art reflecting neighborhood history
Safer and more welcoming public spaces
Native planting and environmental sustainability
Seating and places to linger
Cleaner, better-maintained shared spaces
These themes will continue evolving as additional meetings, workshops, and surveys take place throughout the planning process.
This heat map, which reflects community priorities, is automatically updated during community meetings
FINAL PLAN
FINAL PLAN
Information on how to review the final plan will be posted here in May when the final plan is complete in mid-May.
The opinions expressed in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the William Penn Foundation.
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