The Six Mile Creek team is well underway with creating visuals of maps and design plans for certain sections of Six Mile Creek. High and low cost versions of the proposal have been created and further detailing of each section will be conducted. In progress maps will be shown to the client, members of the...
The DeWitt mall team has been in the news lately following their first public meeting. Findings from last semester’s DesignConnect team were presented and feedback was gathered from the public. The information presented has captured the attention of local news outlets and many residents have expressed their anticipation for DesignConnect’s final deliverables. The final deliverables...
DesignConnect has been receiving some press this semester. Here are some of the items in the press about DesignConnect. Cornell Chronicle: Students solve design dilemmas Hannah Stamler at the Cornell Chronicle Online wrote a nice piece on DesignConnect as an organization. DesignConnect’s client for the Six Mile Creek project provided some nice words for the...
The Collegetown grocery store group held a public meeting in mid-March to discuss the idea of a grocery store located in Collegetown with key stakeholders and members of the community. The public meeting was a successful meeting of the minds between DesignConnect and the Collegetown Neighborhood Council. Topics covered in the meeting ranged from access...
The Spencer team has delivered their proposal to the planning board in Spencer and begun work on developing proposed zoning maps for the town and village of Spencer. Members of the Spencer team have also attended Spencer planning board meetings and provided the community with feedback on Spencer’s Site Plan Review Law. At the end...
DesignConnect kicked off the Spring ’12 with its first Jam Session of the semester on Thursday, February 23rd. Michael Tomlan from the Historic Preservation Planning program came and spoke to DesignConnect participants about writing proposals and how to navigate the early phase of a project’s life. After Tomlan’s presentation, each group met with their team...
Design Connect would like to invite the Cornell community to take a break from studying for finals this Sunday and attend the Fall 2011 Final Review! - Sunday, December 4, 2011, 2:00-4:00 pm. Mallot Hall 251. (http://g.co/maps/xw8f2 for a map.) - This semester, student teams worked on mapping contamination in Ithaca, organizing a beer trail in Cazenovia,...
Thank you all very much for coming to our fall kickoff meetings this week. If you missed them and are interested in joining us, it’s not too late! Please contact designconnectcornell@gmail.com. You can download the presentation from the meetings as a PDF file, after clicking on the following link: Kickoff Fall 11 Presentation ...
Madison County Tourism is seeking assistance from DesignConnect in planning, designing, and implementing a cuisine trail that showcases the agricultural and culinary richness of Central New York. A number of local farms, restaurants, breweries, and vineyards are eager to tap into the momentum gathering behind both local food and agritourism to further stimulate the regional...
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schuyler County is seeking assistance in making Route 14, the road that links the tourist destinations of Watkins Glen and Montour Falls, safer and more conducive for pedestrian and bicycle traffic. Along this particular section of Route 14 lies the Queen Catherine Marsh, a state park and preserve that will be...
The Ithaca Community Advisory Group is seeking assistance in raising public awareness about the threat of Brownfields (polluted land) to the local community. Currently, information documenting land contamination of Ithaca properties is available to the public but is difficult to access, hard to understand, and fails to provide a holistic look of Brownfield threats to...
Downtown Ithaca Alliance (DIA) is excited to begin exploring opportunities that would enhance connections between downtown Ithaca and Six-Mile Creek. Elected officials and local business owners agree that Six-Mile Creek remains an underutilized asset for the city of Ithaca. By increasing access to the Six-Mile Creek trail and improving the quality of recreational and pedestrian...
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