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An important milestone of the District Plan Initiative was the Design Charrette, held June 20-29, 2000 in Hercules...

After months of gathering information, the professional planning team descended on Hercules for an intense, week-long design effort called a "charrette".  The essential features of the Plan for Central Hercules was created in that week.

Banner on former Wells Fargo building, site of the CharretteThe former Wells Fargo branch in Creekside Center was converted to an ad-hoc design studio and conference facility.

The public was encouraged to visit the studio all day long -- and well into the night! Citizens could meet and bring their concerns to a team of nationally-recognized planners, architects, economists, illustrators and others.

Many of us put our lives on "hold", and focused for the entire week on preparing the right response to all the challenges and opportunities in building the next version of Hercules.

Use the links at left to navigate through a gallery of pictures and essential information developed during the charrette week.

Use the links at the page tops and bottoms to continue through the site. Learn about the driving ideas. See the actual Plan for Central Hercules. Understand how the City and the private sector developers will use the Plan.

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