About the Community Design Workshop

Date:

Time:

Location: Recreation Building at Fresh Ponds Village

Agenda:

DAY 1: OPENING SESSION
Monday, January 28
7:00pm - 9:00pm overview presentation and participatory exercises

  • Aerial and ground level photography exhibits, worksheets
  • Participatory exercises
  • Opportunity for members of DVCC and interested citizens to meet and discuss how a vision plan can be prepared for the preservation, enhancement and future evolution of the Village of Dayton.
  • Chareet process outlined (Community Design Workshop process)
  • Ground rules and goals
  • Findings from the participatory exercises will be discussed

DAY 2: DESIGN WORKSHOP/STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS/BENCHMARKING TOUR

  • Tuesday, January 29 • 9:00am - 9:00pm
  • Set-up the design workshop
  • Guide a walk through the community core area identifying key issues with members and other stakeholders
  • Benchmarking tour (by bus) to visit real life examples of the type of public spaces, activities, streetscapes, pedestrian/bicycle safety improvements, histoic and new buildings that can be emulated or avoided in Dayton.

Benchmarking tour to include: Monmouth Junction, Kingston, Rocky Hill and Plainsboro Village Center

7:00pm Pin-up Review of design ideas - please feel free to drop-in

DAY 3: DESIGN WORKSHOP

Wednesday, January 30 • 1:00pm - 9:00pm

 

  • Focus for day 3 will be key properties with a focus on the Stover, Russell and the Fresh Ponds parcels and other identified by the residents.
  • Design and produce detailed plans and images for the Vision Plan.
  • Evening recap and pin-up review on preliminary concepts.Public invited for comment and feedback.


7:00pm Pin-up Review preliminary concepts - please feel free to drop-in
Design and produce plans and images for the Vision Plan

DAY 4: DESIGN WORKSHOP/CLOSING PRESENTATION & FEEDBACK SESSION
Thursday, January 31 • 9:00am - 9:00pm
7:00pm presentation of vision plan for the future of dayton/feedback

 

Directions to the Community Design Workshop

Fresh Ponds Village
is located at 356 Ridge Road. Dayton, NJ 08810 across from the new Indian Fields School.

(732) 329-2800

Below is the map of the grounds showing the recreation building. The recreation building is the first building on your right as you enter the Fresh Ponds driveway.