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You are here: Home / Archives for Jamestown Urban Design Plan

UPDATE: Wine Cellar Patio Closed By Jamestown Renaissance Corporation

July 18, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

An expired lease agreement has been cited as one of the reasons the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation has closed the patio operated by the Wine Cellar on the Wintergarden Plaza in downtown Jamestown, The bar posted on social media that the closure … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: City of Jamestown, Gebbie Foundation, Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, Jamestown Urban Design Plan, Jamestown Wine Cellar, Kim Ecklund, Luke Fodor, Potters Terrace, The Wine Cellar, Wine Cellar, Wintergarden Plaza

JRC Programs To Be Divided Between City of Jamestown, Gebbie Foundation

June 5, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

Programs provided by the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation are being divided up between the City of Jamestown and the Gebbie Foundation. In a statement released by the JRC Board Co-Chairs, Mayor Kim Ecklund and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Reverend … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: AECOM, Chadakoin River Strategic Business Plan, City of Jamestown, Crystal Surdyk, Downtown Jamestown Economic Development Strategy, Frank Besse, Gebbie Foundation, Greg Edwards, Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, Jamestown Urban Design Plan, Kim Ecklund, Luke Fodor, Main Street America, Mary Maxwell, Neighborhood Block Challenge, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Urban Design Plan 2.0

JRC Building and Business Improvement Grant Program Application Process Now Open

January 11, 2024 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The application process for Jamestown Renaissance Corporation’s Building and Business Improvement Program(BBIP) grant program is now open. Grants awarded will range from $500 to $25,000 per building or business. The applicant will be required to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Downtown Jamestown Historic District, Frank Besse, Jamestown Renaissance Corporation Building and Business Improvement Program grant program, Jamestown Urban Design Plan

Jamestown Planning Commission Chair Greg Rabb Steps Down

June 22, 2022 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Jamestown Planning Commission meeting on Tuesday was Greg Rabb's last as a member and as its Chair. Rabb said one of the things he was proud of during his time on the Planning Commission was passing the city's award winning Urban Design Plan … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Buffalo State College, Comprehensive Neighborhood Plan, Greg Rabb, Jamestown Board of Public Utilities, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Community College, Jamestown Planning Commission, Jamestown Urban Design Plan

City Planning Commission to Review and Vote on Updated Urban Design Plan on Tuesday

February 19, 2019 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - An updated version of the city of Jamestown's Urban Design Plan will be presented to the City Planning Commission during a meeting Tuesday afternoon at city hall. The Urban Design Plan 2.0 project is being overseen by Goody Clancy.  In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: City Planning Commission, Goody Clancy, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Strategic Planning and Partnership Commission, Jamestown Urban Design Plan, Kathleen Onufer, Urban Design Plan 2.0

Consultants Hold Public Input Session for Jamestown Urban Design Plan

May 3, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The effort to Update Jamestown’s Urban Design Plan took another step forward on Wednesday with a public input session in downtown Jamestown. Goody Clancy, the Boston-based consulting firm which created the original Urban Design Plan in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Goody Clancy, Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, Jamestown Urban Design Plan, Sam Teresi, Urban Design Plan

Residents, Stakeholders Encouraged to Attend Public Input Session on Updated Urban Design Plan

May 2, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation (JRC) is inviting the public to attend an input session on Wednesday that focuses on updating the city's Urban Design Plan for the city. Once completed, the planning document will provide guidance … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: David Spillane, Empire State Development, Goody Clancy, Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, Jamestown Urban Design Plan, Sarah Gilbert

Urban Design Plan Consultants Meet with Planning Commission

March 21, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - City officials have started to process of working with a consulting firm to update the city’s Urban Design Plan. Earlier this month it was announced that Goody Clancy – the Boston based firm that completed the 2006 Urban Design Plan – … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: David Spillane, Goody Clancy, Jamestown City Council, Jamestown Planning Commission, Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, Jamestown Urban Design Plan, Regional Economic Development Council

Consulting Firm to Meet with City Planning Commission to Discuss Urban Design Plan Update

March 20, 2018 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The effort to update Jamestown's Urban Design Plan (UDP) will be on the agenda Tuesday when the Jamestown Planning Commission holds its monthly meeting. Representatives from Goody Clancy will be on hand to discuss the effort to update … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Gebbie Foundation, Goody Clancy, Jamestown Planning Commission, Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, Jamestown Urban Design Plan

Economic Development Council Awards $327,500 in Funding to Jamestown, $9.5 Million throughout Chautauqua County

December 14, 2017 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

ALBANY - The effort to continue the redevelopment of downtown Jamestown received another boost on Wednesday. The New York State Regional Economic Development Council announced that three projects in the city will receive $327,500 in state funding … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Gebbie Foundation, Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, Jamestown Urban Design Plan, National Comedy Center, New York State Regional Economic Development Council

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