Use Web to Comment on New Rochelle Planning

The City of New Rochelle is in the process of revising its and wants your input. To that end, the city has launched an interactive, online forum.

Planning Director Eleanor Sharpe said the Web site, run through a platform called MindMixer, is a way to engage New Rochelle residents and institutional stakeholders during the EnvisioNR Comprehensive Plan process.

"Active public participation is key to a successful comprehensive plan, and the Web site makes it easy and convenient," she said. "We encourage everyone to visit the site and become part of the dialogue."

The site has discussion forums on which the public can submit ideas, opinions and suggestions on questions that relate to comprehensive plan's six focus areas:

• Economic development
• Land use and zoning
• Mobility and infrastructure
• Neighborhoods and housing
• Open space and community resources
• Urban design and preservation

Sharpe said the site will enable people to participate in the revision process without having to come to City Hall, or other locations, for meetings.

Additional topics will be posted in the future, so participants can come back to give new feedback.

To participate, it is necessary to sign up as a user on the site. Once done, participants have the ability to submit comments, support others' comments and vote on the best ideas.

There is supporting documentation on the site giving details on the revision process, including a list of people serving on the subcommittees.

The Web address is www.EnvisioNR.com.