Community Workshop #1

The first round of community workshops took place in December 2013 during the needs assessment phase of the planning process. These focused on familiarizing attendees with the project purpose, goals, scope, schedule, bicycle/pedestrian planning and design concepts. Strengths and weaknesses of the current bicycling and walking network were identified as well as opportunities for improvement. The dates and location of this first round of workshops were as follows:

Tuesday Dec 3: Siloam Springs City Hall - 4:30pm-6:00pm
Wednesday Dec 4: Arvest Ballpark - 11:30am - 1:30pm, 4:30pm-6:30pm
Wednesday Dec 11: Center of Non-Profits @ St. Mary's Hospital in Rogers (McAuley Hall) - 11:30am - 1:30pm, 4:30pm-6:30pm

Community Workshop #2

The second round of community workshops occured following development of the Draft Master Plan during the week of August 11th of 2014, providing an opportunity for public review and comment. The open house format included summary materials with supporting maps, a powerpoint presentation, and display boards highlighting infrastructure and programmatic recommendations. The project team facilitated the community workshops at the following times and locations:

Monday August 11: Bentonville Public Library - 4:00pm-7:00pm
Tuesday August 12: Fayetteville Public Library - 4:00pm-7:00pm
Thursday August 14: Siloam Springs City Hall (Board Room) - 4:00pm-7:00pm

Community Meetings

The project team attended community events or meetings in the 25 municipalities that have a population over 1,000. These events/meetings offered an opportunity for each community to communicate specific efforts, goals, and needs with the project team in addition to disseminating information about the Plan. Discussion covered existing conditions mapping, local and regional  network recommendations as well as bicycle/pedestrian related programming and education. See below for the completed list of community events/meetings:

Schedule of Community Meetings
  • February 13, 2014 - Prairie Grove - Open house in the District Court Room, 3-5pm
  • February 12, 2014 - Lincoln - Open house in the Community Building on the Square, 3-5pm
  • February 11, 2014 - Goshen - Council Meeting, 6:30pm
  • February 10, 2014 - Decatur - Council Meeting, 6pm
  • November 21, 2013 - Elkins - Council Meeting, 7pm
  • November 19, 2013 - Bethel Heights - Council Meeting, 7pm
  • November 18, 2013 - Little Flock - Planning Commission Meeting, 7pm
  • November 16, 2013 - Centerton - Coffee with the Mayor, 9am
  • November 14, 2013 - Gravette - Committee of the Whole Meeting, 6pm
  • November 11, 2013 - Cave Springs - Council Meeting, 6:30pm
  • November 11, 2013 - Bella Vista - POA Recreation Committee Meeting, 3pm
  • November 8, 2013 - Greenland - HS Football, West Fork at Greenland, 7pm
  • November 5, 2013 - Tontitown - Council Meeting, 6pm
  • October 31, 2013 - Siloam Springs - Halloween event downtown, 3:30-6pm
  • October 29, 2013 - Springdale - Open house - City Council Chambers, 5pm
  • October 26, 2013 - Lowell - Mudfest, 8-3pm
  • October 25, 2013 - Farmington - HS Football, Ozark at Farmington, 7pm
  • October 22, 2013 - West Fork - Open house, Council Room, 6:30pm
  • October 21, 2013 - Elm Springs - Council Meeting, 6:30pm
  • October 15, 2013 - Bentonville - City Expo, 5-7pm
  • October 13, 2013 - Gentry - Fall Festival, 12-5pm
  • October 12, 2013 - Rogers - Farmer's Market, 7:30am-12pm
  • October 10, 2013 - Pea Ridge - Farmer's Market, 2-6pm
  • October 8, 2013 - Johnson - Council Meeting, 6pm 
  • October 3, 2013 - Fayetteville - First Thursday, 5-8pm