Peninsula Plan enters final stretch of community engagement

The City of Charleston is thanking residents for helping shape the Peninsula Plan by partnering with local businesses to offer special discounts and gifts to engaged residents. Beginning today, anyone who brings a Peninsula Plan punch card to a participating business can redeem these offers as the plan heads into its final weeks of public engagement.

Residents can pick up a punch card at any Peninsula Plan event and get a punch for each event they attend. Through the end of 2026, anyone with at least one punch can redeem these offers:

• Bodega, 23 Ann St.: 10% discount
• Paper Canopy, 93-C Spring St.: Free greeting card

Local businesses interested in joining the program can contact Chloe Stuber, Senior Planner, at [email protected].

Final Open Studio sessions

Open Studios run 3 to 6 p.m. at the Charleston Civic Design Center, 85 Calhoun St.

• Today, Thursday, Oct. 15: Transportation Sales Tax. Learn more about the upcoming transportation sales tax referendum on this November’s ballot.

• Thursday, Oct. 22: Zoning Code Rewrite. Get a first look at the draft of the City’s modernized zoning code and talk one-on-one with the staff leading the rewrite.
• Thursday, Oct. 29: Undergrounding Utilities and Street Trees. Learn about the City’s undergrounding and urban forestry programs and get answers to your questions from the staff who run them.

Public forum at Burke High School

City staff will present key draft elements of the Peninsula Plan, including a draft list of recommendations, at a public forum on Thursday, Nov. 19, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Burke High School, 244 President St. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. The evening includes a presentation, Q&A and a poster session with other City projects. Light refreshments will be provided.

Draft materials will also be posted online for comment through Dec. 13, and the plan is expected to be finalized for adoption in early 2027.

“The Peninsula Plan has been shaped by the people who live and work here, and we’re grateful to everyone who has shared their time and ideas,” said Mayor William Cogswell. “As we head into the final stretch, I encourage residents to come out, see the draft plan and let us know what you think.”

The Peninsula Plan is the City-sponsored, community-driven master plan that will offer strategies and an action plan to tackle the Charleston peninsula’s most complex challenges related to transportation, flooding, housing, public space, tourism, arts and culture, economic development and quality of life. To learn more, visit https://www.charleston-sc.gov/peninsulaplan.