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Consultants outline 18–24 month comprehensive plan and street‑master update; commission recommends City Council review
Summary
Consultants from DPZ, Craft & Toll and Urban3 presented a proposed 20–25 year comprehensive growth plan and an updated master street plan; the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission voted to forward the presentation to the Jonesboro City Council for consideration.
Consultants from DPZ CoDesign, Craft & Toll and Urban3 told the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission on May 12 that a combined comprehensive plan and master street plan update would take roughly 18 to 24 months and include three phases: analysis, public engagement and production of a final document for local adoption.
The consultants said the project will pair design work with fiscal analysis. Matt Lambert, partner with DPZ CoDesign, described a three‑phase schedule that begins with data gathering and stakeholder interviews, moves into an in‑person “design week” (charrette) and finishes with a detailed plan and implementation steps to be reviewed by the steering committee, staff, the commission and then the City Council.
"The first phase is really about getting started, doing analysis, getting a website together, having…
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