Community Outreach

The downloadable resources below are from various public outreach events.

young man sticks pink post-it note to white foam core board
three people talk with each other in a public gathering
large banquet room with many people and a speaker on stage with a video screen
lady points to a map on a computer screen as a man looks on
several people of diverse ages discussing and providing feedback using their phones
lady writes on a bright yellow post-in note
three people joking around and smiling with a large container of lemonade
two ladies participate in a feedback process using their phones
two young adult ladies talk over a table at a citizen workshop
man points to a presentation board with many colored dots representing various topics of concern
group of four people laughing while they participate in a citizen input meeting

Kickoff Event

various brightly colored post-it notes with opinions stuck to large white board

Outreach Boards

Includes the community input received on outreach boards from the Forward SGF Kick-off event held on August 20, 2019.

project outreach mad lib summary

Mad Lib Results

Results from the Mad Lib circulated at the Forward SGF Kick-off Event on August 20, 2019. Attendees were asked to answer in one word, what they liked most about Springfield.

collection of words called a word cloud with text size indicating popularity

Word Cloud

This is the word cloud that was generated at the Forward SGF Kick-off Event held on August 20, 2019. Attendees were asked to answer in one word, what they liked most about Springfield.

Community & Visioning Workshops

large group of people seated at banquet tables listening to t speaker

Visioning Workshop #1

Includes all maps made by participants at the first Forward SGF Visioning Workshop, January 28, 2020.

six people sitting on the floor drawing ideas on a map

Visioning Workshop #2

Includes all maps made by participants at the second Forward SGF Visioning Workshop, January 29, 2020.

man using phone to respond to live survey

Visioning Workshop #3

Includes all maps made by participants at the third Forward SGF Visioning Workshop, January 29, 2020.

three ladies draw ideas on a map and discuss

Visioning Workshop Summary

Outreach Summary document of the Springfield Downtown Plan’s Visioning Workshop.

large group of people at a Chamber of Commerce Good Morning Springfield event

Chamber Members’ Input

Summary of input received on postcards submitted by members of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce who attended the Good Morning, Springfield! event on September 5, 2019.

seven citizens discussing ideas around a long table

Community Workshop Results

Summaries of all in-person workshops conducted in 2019 as part of outreach.

Speaker Series

Joe Minicozzi: Economics of Community Design, Part II
Joe Minicozzi: Economics of Community Design, Part I
Panel Discussion: Transforming Our Community
Brad Segal: Global Trends
Mick Cornett: The Next American City