Rowlett Comprehensive Planning Charrette
As the country emerges from the great recession, my home town of Rowlett, TX is poised to make the most of the upturn and craft it’s future. My wife and I have lived here since 2000, and this is...
View ArticleRowlett Comp Plan Charrette Follow-Up Meeting
Last night I attended the first of four local meetings detailing what happened in the charrette a couple weeks ago, and offering new data based on that event. Unfortunately it wasn’t terribly well...
View ArticleGuerrilla Urbanism – Part 1: Scale at the Water’s Edge
After having participated in the Rowlett Comprehensive Planning Charrette, I’m very excited about the possibilities that our community has open to it. I’d like to take this opportunity, therefore, to...
View ArticleRowlett Information Meeting Tonight
The following is a excerpt from a Facebook invitation sent by Councilman Gallops inviting people to engage in the vision for the Water’s Edge development. The meeting is tonight: Time Monday, June...
View ArticleWater’s Edge Informational Meeting
On June 27th I attended a meeting run by Lynda Humble, the Rowlett City Manager, concerning plans to develop the piece of city owned land known colloquially as the Water’s Edge. The meeting was a...
View ArticleA Walk Through the Water’s Edge Property
A couple weekends ago I took the dog for a walk through the Water’s Edge property to get a better feeling for the landscape. As I’ve noted previously, the site is already home to the Rowlett...
View ArticleIn Your Community…
As part of the Rowlett Comprehensive Planning Charrette, one of the items that came up in our group as we considered Area E (which includes the downtown, the Water’s Edge, the Waterfront Entertainment...
View ArticleRowlett 2020 Phase II Advisory Committe – Meeting 1
I’ve been asked to participate as a member of the Rowlett 2020 Phase II Advisory Committee and last night we met to kick off phase 2 of the the Rowlett 2020 development initiative. The goal of the...
View ArticleThe Water’s Edge Property – Winter Walk
This last weekend I headed out to the Water’s Edge property to get a little exercise and give my stir crazy dog a chance to run and run to his heart’s content. If you’d like to read my earlier post...
View ArticleRowlett 2020 Phase II Advisory Committee – Meeting 2
Monday night we met in City Hall to review the progress the consultants had made in engineering the second phase of the Rowlett 2020 planning initiative. Altogether, I think those who are looking to...
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