Downtown Fayetteville has grown over the last 20 years, almost doubling in population size according to census data shared by the Long-Range Planning department.
Since 2004, downtown Fayetteville has developed following a plan with six principles in mind; a superbly walkable environment; downtown living; smart parking; smart rules; and an experience economy
These principles have shaped downtown into what it is today, but the plan is undergoing change as the city does.
Directly on the fayetteville-ar.gov downtown plan webpage,a hyperlink for anyone to provide feedback is available. The site also has info on engagement event dates.
“Now that we are in the future we need to think about what the next future looks like,” said long-range planning/special projects manager, Britin Bostick in a Fayetteville Arts Council meeting September 17 at 6 p.m. discussing the need to rework the plan from its original edition.
This new plan’s sequence is starting with community and focus group input before anything is decided allowing the community to be involved from the ground up.
As Long-Range Planning is trying to develop a process, it is focused on what would be a much more welcoming way to engage with the community, said Bostick.
After initial community input the Long-Range Planning department will finalize the planning process. The department will put out a request for proposals (RFP) to seek assistance in further developing the plan into 2026.
“There will be a lot more community input to come next year, but we want to make sure we have enough people on the team to be able to do the work with the community successfully,” Bostick said.
“It is also important that we let the community know this process has started as early as possible so that people can know what is happening and who to contact with questions.”