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This is the three mile square area of interest for the competition from Marlow to Mendocino Avenue and Piner to College Avenue. |
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This photo of NW Santa Rosa shows the view from the NW looking SE circa 1966, when the area was still predominantly rural. The city was encroaching from the SE as farmers sold their properties for institutional and commercial uses. The sizes of and distances between parcels remained vehicularly oriented. When the General Plan and first zoning maps were developed they ascribed uses to parcels as existed. The purpose of the competition is to use the opportunity of the introduction of a commuter train to see what we can do to retrofit this suburbia with new tools for developing a walkable and livable community. How can you make places for people and connect the urban quarters? |
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Presentation by Julia Donoho, AIA, Esq., Director of Regional and Urban Affairs for the American Institute of Architects, Redwood Empire Chapter. On November 20-21, 2009, the SMART Ideas Urban Design Community Charrette was held in Santa Rosa, California. This presentation explained the purpose of the Charrette and Competition, in graphical and verbal format, and introduced the presenters of other information. The purpose of the SMART Ideas Urban Design Competition is to take a big picture look at a three mile square area of NW Santa Rosa to discover what can be done to retrofit suburbia into a more walkable, livable community. |
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Included here are the photographs of the Community Charrette with presenters on Friday, community discussions and bike tour on Saturday. The saturday session with the community roundtables of Issues and Opportunities was facilitated by RK Stewart, FAIA, 2007 President of AIA National. The bike tour of NW Santa Rosa was led by Chris Culver of the Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition and Julia Donoho, Director of Regional and Urban Affairs, AIA Redwood Empire. |
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