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The Winchester City Strategic Planning Committee convened Nov. 3, 2025, to review draft strategic-plan goals from Community Development, focusing on neighborhood design districts (NDDs), multimodal mobility (bicycle and pedestrian planning), housing affordability and potential land-bank approaches, and building condition/property maintenance in the historic core. A public commenter representing BikeWalk Winchester urged explicit mobility goals and a bicycle/pedestrian master plan; staff described ongoing NDD work (Cedar Valley, Side Hill, Berryville Avenue, Old Town), coordination with the regional Metropolitan Planning Organization on a mobility plan, and possible tools for affordable housing, including a land bank and zoning changes. Committee members asked about timing for a new housing study, how affordability is defined (HUD AMI ranges were cited), and how NDDs and historic-review processes can balance preservation with reinvestment.
