Connecting Cornell students with design and planning projects in upstate communities.

Green Star Grocery Store, Collegetown

Green Star Grocery Store, Collegetown

Over the past year and half the Collegetown Neighborhood Council (CNC) has headed efforts to bring a grocery store to Collegetown as a means to increase access to healthy food options for both students and permanent residents of the town. Recently the project has gained support from, grocers, various private...
14th St. Planning District, Elmira Heights

14th St. Planning District, Elmira Heights

The Community Progress organization of Elmira Heights has begun a multi-stage project will work to help revitalize the economic and social landscapes of Elmira’s 14th street district (i.e. main street). The project will begin with a detailed Historical Significance Survey of existing properties as a means to help revise architectural...
South Hill Recreational Way, Ithaca

South Hill Recreational Way, Ithaca

The Friends of South Hill Recreation Way, a community group who has been working over the past few years to gain support for the improvement of this walkable greenspace, is ready to move its efforts to the next stage. DesignConnect has previously worked with this group to help produce design...
Mall Redevelopment, Dewitt

Mall Redevelopment, Dewitt

The Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board, as part of its Central New York Climate Change Innovation Program (C2IP), is looking for a new and sustainable use for an abandoned shopping mall in Dewitt, New York. The property, which is now under the ownership of the Town of...
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DesignConnect Final Review: "Lightning Talks"

DesignConnect Final Review: “Lightning Talks”

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,...
Kick-Off Meetings

Kick-Off Meetings

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      ...
Culinary Trail, Cazenovia

Culinary Trail, Cazenovia

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...
Route 14 Corridor, Schuyler County

Route 14 Corridor, Schuyler County

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...
Contamination Map, Ithaca

Contamination Map, Ithaca

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...
Six Mile Creek Walk, Ithaca

Six Mile Creek Walk, Ithaca

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...