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Chesapeake planners outline vision for Deep Creek small-area plan after broad community input
Summary
City planning staff and consultant Kimley Horn presented a draft vision for a 33-square-mile Deep Creek small-area plan, citing traffic as residents’ top concern, four priority opportunity areas and a timeline for spring and summer public engagement.
City planning staff and their consultant presented an initial vision for the Deep Creek small-area plan during the Chesapeake City Council work session on Jan. 28, describing a months-long public outreach program and four “opportunity areas” where the team expects more detailed recommendations.
The presentation, led by Devin Simpson, consultant project manager with Kimley Horn, said the planning team’s study area covers the Deep Creek and Camelot planning areas and totals roughly 33 square miles. Simpson said the team has gathered more than 800 survey responses and completed multiple community and stakeholder meetings since the project kickoff last July.
Simpson said traffic emerged clearly as the community’s top concern: “I would be remiss not to mention that traffic is the number 1 concern that we hear from folks.” He described the plan as a component of the…
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