{"id":14937,"date":"2021-07-30T13:27:55","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T13:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coastalconservationleague.org\/?p=14937"},"modified":"2021-08-02T19:31:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-02T19:31:00","slug":"a-better-plan-for-charleston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coastalconservationleague.org\/blog\/a-better-plan-for-charleston\/","title":{"rendered":"A Better Plan for Charleston"},"content":{"rendered":"
The City of Charleston has reached the final stage of updating its Comprehensive Plan, known as the City Plan\u2014a document that will guide growth and development into the next decade and beyond.<\/p>\n
Let City Council know that two key areas of the plan\u2014the extension of Interstate 526 and the Future Land Use Map\u00a0recommendations for the upper Cainhoy peninsula\u2014are inconsistent with the positive new direction the city should be setting for future growth.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The majority of the draft City Plan sets a positive vision for the way the city should grow into the future. Most of the draft plan is based on sound science and seeks to turn around past land-use mistakes that led to increased traffic and flooding and our region being less affordable. This major 10-year update gives the city an opportunity to get it right this time around. That is why we have major concerns around two key issues that are clearly missing the mark:<\/p>\n You can read more about the call for a delicate balance on Cainhoy in our op-ed<\/a> that ran in The Post and Courier a few weeks ago. And you can review the latest version of the draft City Plan here<\/a>.<\/p>\n The city held a public hearing on July 20, and City Council will likely make a final decision in September. Thank you to so many of our supporters who have submitted comments. At this point in the process, the best way to get involved is to contact your council member directly.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
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