Chapel Hill and the Downtown Partnership will host a public planning session to discuss the future of Chapel Hill’s downtown today (Thursday) from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the second-floor Great Room at the Top of the Hill Restaurant. The town and the partnership hired Raleigh-based architectural design firm Kling-Stubbins to craft a development plan for the downtown area. Kling-Stubbins partnered with engineering firm Stewart Engineering as well as economic-development consultant Strategy 5 to assist with the project. The sessions are open to anyone interested in meeting with the consultants to share ideas for the downtown’s future.