CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Residents of the Britton Springs neighborhood recently got a chance to share what they wanted to see in future plans for their area of town.
At the open house on April 29, Clarksville-Montgomery County Regional Planning Commission Director Jeffrey Tyndall welcomed consultants from RaganSmith, a design firm based out of Nashville, to help with the event.
“This is really just step one in understanding this area better. Who understands the neighborhood better than those who live here?” Tyndall said in his opening speech. Both the commission and the firm wanted to make sure that they were getting feedback from residents before making any set plans. They needed an organized way to get an idea of what people wanted.
During the open house, residents visited several stations covering different topics and with different ways for them to interact.
At a station with an assets and constraints exercise, planners discussed ideas on what people wanted to see such as sidewalks and parks, what works well for their community, and improvements.
At another station, residents gave feedback on what type of housing and community space they wanted. They also could add to a separate ideas and comments board for anything that was not listed. Residents mentioned wanting items such as speed bumps, better infrastructure to support single-family homes, stop signs and roadway lighting.
At the last station, residents got to be more hands-on in a spatial planning exercise. Maps were laid out with blocks, and each color represented a community layout and space plan. Residents were able to use the blocks to show what and where they wanted things, along with sticky notes for any side comments.
As the number of people decreased for the evening, Tyndall told Clarksville Now that the feedback, open house and improvements are something that they “should have been doing for the last 20 years.” He explained that the committee will start planning the changes later this year, and New Providence will be next.
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