Green Bag Lunch - Transportation Planning in CNY will hold a meeting from noon to 1:30 p.m. June 12 at the Syracuse Center of Excellence in Room 203. Confirmed Panelists include: Samuel Gordon, director of Planning & Zoning for the Town of DeWitt; Peter Sarver, The Alliance of Communities Transforming Syracuse (ACTS) & Moving People Transportation Coalition, and Meghan B. Vitale, Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council. This event is free. Seating is limited. Registration Required. Attendees are welcome to bring their green bag lunch.

The Onondaga Citizen League will hold its next meeting of the OCL study, How CNY Moves, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 17, in the SUNY Oswego Metro Center at 100 South Salina Street (the Atrium office building on Clinton Square) in Room 129. Coffee, tea, water and sweets will be provided. Feel free to bring a brown bag lunch. The group will review the work of Maxwell School students, who are working on their MPA Capstone project exploring some best practices and model programs in transportation systems. The group will also explore some of the latest trends in land use and transportation planning in other communities. In addition, Megan Costa, assistant director of Onondaga County Planning, will talk about how planning works at different levels of local government, and discuss land use, demographics, and transportation and mobility considerations in planning. RSVP to ocl@syr.edu if you plan to attend.

Syracuse Housing Authority (SHA) has partnered with Jubilee Homes of Syracuse to present “Sires’ Sunday." The event celebrating fatherhood will serve as the kick-off for Jubilee Homes’ annual Southwest Showcase Sundays’ concert series. The Sires’ Sunday festivities will be held at the Spirit of Jubilee Park, located on the 100 block of South Ave. The date and time is Fathers’ Day from 1 to 7 p.m. June 21.

A meeting about the Phase II Creekwalk plans will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 23, at the Seals Community Center at Kirk Park, 300 West Borden Avenue, Syracuse. The City of Syracuse will present in greater detail on the Creekwalk Project and continue to gather public input as part of the preliminary design process for the second phase of the Onondaga Creekwalk. The Creekwalk Phase II Project involves constructing a continuous pedestrian/bicycle trail that will extend the existing Creekwalk within the Onondaga Creek Corridor, from Armory Square (West Jefferson Street) south 2.2 miles to West Colvin Street.

A meeting about the Phase II Creekwalk plans will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, at SUNY Oswego Metro Center, The Atrium – 2 S. Clinton St., in downtown, The City of Syracuse will present in greater detail on the Creekwalk Project and continue to gather public input as part of the preliminary design process for the second phase of the Onondaga Creekwalk. The Creekwalk Phase II Project involves constructing a continuous pedestrian/bicycle trail that will extend the existing Creekwalk within the Onondaga Creek Corridor, from Armory Square (West Jefferson Street) south 2.2 miles to West Colvin Street.

The City of Syracuse Common Council announce a special meeting of the Public Safety Committee is set for 6 p.m. Monday, June 29, at Bethany Baptist Church, located at 149 Beattie St. The purpose of this Public Safety meeting is relative to the safety in the schools/police staffing. This meeting will be a listening session to hear from community residents about safety in our schools. Syracuse Police Department will communicate its role in the schools. The public is invited to attend and share their thoughts on Syracuse City School District safety.