Events
We will be engaging with the community using a variety of online and in-person channels including meetings, and community event attendance.
Learn more about our upcoming and previous events and meetings. We hope to meet you along the way.
Upcoming Events
Check back for a recap after the event.
Check back for a recap after the event.
Community Events
The 290 Extension Project team engaged the community at the Hispanic Heritage Festival at Timmerman Park in Manor. We shared information about the Community Listening Session comment period and collected feedback from community members and local business owners so they can stay informed and share their input on the potential improvements to the corridor.
On May 17, the 290 Extension Project team hosted a booth at the Manor Community Farmers’ Market. The project team visited with community members to discuss the project and upcoming Community Listening Sessions while they browsed local artisan goods.
The 290 Extension Project team set up in Historic Downtown Elgin to engage attendees at the monthly Sip Shop & Stroll event. We spread the word with community members and local business owners about the upcoming Community Listening Sessions so they can provide input on the potential improvements to the corridor.
The 290 Extension Project team tabled at the Manor ISD Back to School Bash on August 9, 2025 to raise community awareness of the project. The event allowed the team to inform daily school and work commuters about the project.
The 290 Extension Project team tabled at La Cultura Market in Elgin on August 9, 2025 to raise community awareness of the project and collect contact information of interested stakeholders. The event spotlighted Hispanic artisans and vendors to celebrate Hispanic culture and offered the opportunity for the project team to inform local community members about the project in an accessible manner with translated materials.
Project Events
The 290 Extension Project team engaged with more than 100 members of the community in Manor at the Early Learning Center on September 23, 2025. At the event attendees could view project informational materials, interact with roll plot maps to provide location-based input, talk to project team members to get questions answered, and provide overall project feedback via a survey and comment card option.
290 Extension Project team engaged with approximately 150 members of the community in Elgin at the ACC campus on September 25, 2025. Similar to the Manor event, attendees could view project informational materials, interact with roll plot maps to provide location-based input, talk to project team members to get questions answered, and provide overall project feedback via a survey and comment card option.
The 290 Extension Project hosted a virtual listening session from September 9 – October 10, 2025 to gather input from the public on the future of the corridor. The virtual session consisted of informational materials including a video presentation and the opportunity to provide input through an online survey and interactive map.