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Consultants outline long‑range Blue Sky Small Area Plan, propose walkable sidepaths and central spine road
Summary
Consultants for the Blue Sky Small Area Plan told the Lexington Planning Commission that the area could evolve over 20+ years into a mixed office‑industrial and executive campus, adding pedestrian and bicycle sidepaths, a central spine road to separate truck and auto traffic, and stormwater improvements; commissioners pressed for easement, flooding and safety details.
Sam Castro, a consultant with Tannell Spangler, Walsh & Associates, told the Lexington Planning Commission on Feb. 19 that the Blue Sky Small Area Plan is about three‑quarters complete and represents a 20‑plus year vision tying into the city’s Urban Growth Master Plan. Castro said the plan treats parts of the site as "office‑industrial" and identifies a darker‑purple "executive office campus" that could leverage proximity to I‑75 and an adjacent soccer stadium area that planners estimate could eventually support thousands of new households.
The update laid out near‑term, so‑called "small bites of the apple" — pedestrian and bicycle improvements, signage to identify stub streets with future connections, and a small central open space to capture stormwater. "We think there's a way to improve bicycle…
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