Participants also got to affix big blue dots to sheets of paper taped to the wall to indicate their level of agreement or disagreement with a number of statements. They included whether the city could benefit from having increased business and employment—most agreed—to whether the infrastructure for cyclists is suitable for those who use it—more disagreed than agreed.

Streetsense will seek additional input through a survey that will be posted on the city’s website, fredericksburgva.gov, soon. It will hold a charrette, or workshop, about Area 7 from Oct. 8 to 12 in the Planters Bank Building, 1001 Princess Anne St. The company will work with city officials, property owners and several other companies it has brought in to help to brainstorm and envision the future of a community.

A schedule of meetings will be posted on the city’s website, fredericksburgva.gov. They will be open to the public, and people are invited to visit, comment and participate in the visioning process. Comments can also be emailed to fredericksburg@streetsense.com.

Streetsense will refine all the information by late fall, and present a report to the city in early 2019.