Community Outreach

The objective of the community outreach program is to solicit input through an open, dynamic process that includes as many of the residents, businesses, property owners, agencies, and community groups within the study area as possible. The process is structured to involve people early and often, and to share information as it becomes available.

Community outreach for the Business 40 Corridor will be conducted using a variety of techniques, including:

• Hiring residents from the neighborhoods to help share project information
• Using flyers to notify residences and businesses of meetings
• Conducting door-to-door outreach as a first contact in many neighborhoods
• Holding neighborhood association meetings and business meetings
• Conducting neighborhood meetings and larger corridor-wide meetings
• Establishing working groups to address specific issues
• Involving the media in a proactive manner
• Meeting frequently with local and state elected officials

The outreach process is designed to be personal and extensive. It will begin at a one-on-one level and expanded to bring together the many interests in the corridor. A variety of opportunities have been made available for the community to get involved and stay informed about the project.

Flyers, Newsletters, and Mailings

Flyers, newsletters and mailings are being used to provide project status updates and information. They will be delivered at critical points during the project. Business 40 newsletters and mailings will be English and Spanish publications. Call the project office to join the Business 40 mailing lists.

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Advertisements

Advertisements will be placed in weekly newspapers, Winston-Salem Journal, Winston-Salem Chronicle, Que Pasa, and other relevant local publications to announce meetings and other important study information.

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Public Meetings

Public meetings will be held on an as-needed basis and will include property or business owners, business or homeowners associations, special interest groups, religious organizations, neighborhood associations, police/fire personnel, and others as appropriate. These are typically a presentation at the group’s regularly scheduled meeting, but can be specially-arranged meetings. Contact us If you are interested in having a Business 40 representative at your next meeting.

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Corridor-Wide and Neighborhood Meetings

Corridor-wide and neighborhood meetings will be conducted at major project milestones or for specific topics and will provide opportunities for the community to interact with the project team and discuss project issues and recommendations.

Core Neighborhoods

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Residents and businesses in neighborhoods directly bordering Business 40 will be visited by Project Outreach Specialists conducting door-to-door interviews. These neighborhoods include:

Ardmore

Cystal Towers

Downtown Winston-Salem

East Winston

Goler

Happy Hill

Holly Avenue

Old Salem

South Marshall

Wachovia Highlands

Watkins Street

West End South

West High

Westdale

Westend

Winston-Salem State University

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Surrounding Neighborhoods and Towns

Scoping meetings will be held for residents and businesses outside the Core Neighborhoods but near Business 40. These areas include:

Aldbridge                                        

Balview                                            

Bethania

Bromley Park                  

Buena Vista                      

Clemmons                                       

Forest Park                       

Kernersville

Old Town                                             

Pfafftown                                         

Reynolds Park 

Sunnyside

Washington Park

West Salem

And Others

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