Imagine Lexington

10/15/2026

10/14/2026

Q3 Outreach Recap

Another few months of getting out into the community has been completed! This quarter, we’ve enjoyed meeting Lexington residents, stopping by civic events, and finding new ways to share what’s happening in planning. Whether we’re talking about ongoing projects or answering questions about how planning works, we love having the chance to connect with the community.

Thanks for making your voices heard and taking an interest in Lexington’s future. We’re already looking forward to the next opportunity for conversations!

10/12/2026

Meetings, deadlines, or other events for the week of October 12. See more here: https://lexingtonky.gov/calendar/events

10/08/2026

The Planning word of the day is “Activate,” to activate a space means to intentionally provide and arrange engaging amenities and uses such as places to eat, shop, or people-watch for a specific user group or the broader community. Activity should be sustained throughout the day, noting context-sensitive hours near residential areas, by a variety of uses: for example a bakery open in the morning, offices during the day, and restaurants in the evening.quality of life.

10/07/2026

Looking for a good planning read? We’ve got some recommendations…

Check out our new Plan Library!

We’ve gathered our plans and studies from the last 100 years (that’s right, nearly a century) into one place. Now you can explore them all! Dig into past and even current plans that have helped shape Lexington. Discover what’s different, what’s new, and, well, what has stayed the same!

Learn more about the Imagine Lexington Plan Library by visiting this link: https://www.imaginelexington.com/plans-projects/plan-library

10/05/2026

Meetings, deadlines, or other events for the week of October 5. See more here: https://lexingtonky.gov/calendar/events

09/28/2026

Meetings, deadlines, or other events for the week of September 28. See more here: https://lexingtonky.gov/calendar/events

09/23/2026

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the Wi******er Road Corridor Study open house!

We spent the evening talking with the community! Reviewing early ideas and hearing what people would like to see along Wi******er Road in the future, and we’re grateful to everyone who shared their thoughts.

Couldn’t make it to the open house? There’s still time to weigh in! Take a look at the project information and make your voice heard in the online survey.

Visit wspengages.com/winchesterroad to learn more and take the survey.

09/21/2026

Meetings, deadlines, or other events for the week of September 21. See more here: https://lexingtonky.gov/calendar/events

09/15/2026

The August edition of Sounds Like a Plan is here!

Lexington now has a new plan for the future of downtown. The Downtown Area Master Plan, recently approved by the Planning Commission, creates a vision for a downtown that is growing, greener, welcoming, and easier to get around. The plan is based on community input and focuses on housing, businesses, visitors, green spaces, transportation, and support for people experiencing homelessness. It also defines three areas of downtown for the first time: the Central Business District, Downtown Core, and Midtown. To help put the plan into action, the Planning Commission has started a Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment (ZOTA) that would update the rules for downtown business zones. The ZOTA would not change anyone’s zoning, but would make it easier to build the types of housing, businesses, and public spaces recommended in the plan while helping protect what makes downtown special.

We’re also sharing:

💻 How we are making the language on the Planning website easier to navigate

📝 Smart Growth America’s “Complete Streets, Stronger Economies” report

💭 Thoughts on the NextCity Article: "Affordable Housing Often Costs More To Build Than Market‑Rate Housing. Colorado Is Closing the Gap." by Solomon Greene

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