Workshop Recap: #EveryPlaceCounts Spokane Design Challenge, Day 1
This week, USDOT and CNU kicked off the Ladders of Opportunity #EveryPlaceCounts Design Challenge in Spokane, WA. Led by national transportation and urban design experts, dozens of local officials, residents, and business owners gathered to build consensus and generate strategies for reconnecting neighborhoods impacted by highway infrastructure. According to the City of Spokane:
"The transcontinental I-90 was constructed through the heart of Spokane, dividing the working-class streetcar suburb of East Central. The City anticipates that the technical assistance will serve as an integrator to bring together those affected by the existing I-90 corridor with partners that are committed to creating solutions through a collaborative process to further identify opportunities to maximize connectivity from the new projects currently underway while minimizing transportation infrastructure barriers."
Here are some of the best highlights, insights, and moments from the first day of work:
CHALLENGE! The first #EveryPlaceCounts Design charrette starts today in #Spokane. #DOTConnects
— DOT Opportunity (@DOTOpportunity) July 7, 2016
The #EveryPlaceCounts Design Workshop kicks off today in Spokane, WA! Follow along with @USDOT and @cnupublicsquare. pic.twitter.com/5bq2K4p7I8
— NewUrbanism (@NewUrbanism) July 7, 2016
We're in #Spokane today providing design assistance for @USDOT #EveryPlaceCounts. Follow along! #DOTConnects pic.twitter.com/aXgvcGVc27
— NewUrbanism (@NewUrbanism) July 7, 2016
Lisa Key w/ @SpokaneCity gives @USDOT & #Spokane stakeholders a lay of the land #EveryPlaceCounts pic.twitter.com/T9eeOt0a9N
— NewUrbanism (@NewUrbanism) July 7, 2016
Envisioning strategies to reconnect neighborhoods and build community in #Spokane, WA #EveryPlaceCounts #DOTConnects pic.twitter.com/ryKk8vrrSe
— NewUrbanism (@NewUrbanism) July 7, 2016
Packed house for 1st community design session. Great turnout! #EveryPlaceCounts #dotconnects #spokane pic.twitter.com/Ly9i0PTk5e
— Cindy Zerger (@path_as_place) July 7, 2016
Mayor Condon addressing the audience at the #EveryPlaceCounts design workshop! @USDOT pic.twitter.com/pKIiiOd4G6
— City of Spokane (@SpokaneCity) July 7, 2016
#dotconnects #EveryPlaceCounts #Spokane Mayor Condon talking about reconnecting community. #cnu pic.twitter.com/sanBcFs4dP
— Marcy McInelly (@marcymcinelly) July 7, 2016
Hey #Spokane! Want to steer the future of I90 and US 395? Join #EveryPlaceCounts this week: https://t.co/fJuBe9Eemk pic.twitter.com/PBRM6fEnfs
— NewUrbanism (@NewUrbanism) July 7, 2016
Great energy! @SpokaneCity #MayorCondon talks connect work revitalize thru #EveryPlaceCounts Design Challenge pic.twitter.com/RbkrwDcbqd
— DOT Opportunity (@DOTOpportunity) July 7, 2016
In the 1960s, #Spokane's I-90 bisected a historic neighborhood. This week, #EveryPlaceCounts reexamines the options. pic.twitter.com/EjzCohitjA
— NewUrbanism (@NewUrbanism) July 7, 2016
#EveryPlaceCounts hits the road. First stop: #Spokane → https://t.co/TphP7BpMso #DOTConnects pic.twitter.com/uqxPTZNtgK
— TransportationGov (@USDOT) July 7, 2016
#EveryPlaceCounts CNU is on the scene in Spokane w/ @marcymcinelly https://t.co/76gXQVmu1R
— Joseph Readdy (@josephreaddy) July 7, 2016
#cnu #everyplacecounts #dotconnects Postcards from the future #spokane pic.twitter.com/hjvC265sj3
— Marcy McInelly (@marcymcinelly) July 7, 2016
@USDOT staff at the #EveryPlaceCounts design workshop have challenged the audience to draw their community 30 years from now.
— City of Spokane (@SpokaneCity) July 7, 2016
Look at what "opportunity" means at @USDOT. Be a part of the inclusive solution. #EveryPlaceCounts #DOTConnects https://t.co/wY5qdGXRjF
— DOT Civil Rights (@DOTCivilRights) July 7, 2016
#TBT: The U.S. DOT's Newest Plan to Tackle Transportation Barriers https://t.co/IeeDZzjX46 via @CityLab #EveryPlaceCounts
— TransportationGov (@USDOT) July 7, 2016
#Spokane stakeholders are discussing their vision for the East Central Neighborhood #EveryPlaceCounts #DOTConnects pic.twitter.com/y7SL2GeiUI
— NewUrbanism (@NewUrbanism) July 7, 2016
Did you list "connectivity" and "accessibility" yet? #EveryPlaceCounts https://t.co/TT7JIUTKW4
— The Birds of Venice (@BirdsofVenice) July 7, 2016
Let's talk about connectivity. #EveryPlaceCounts #Spokane #DOTConnects pic.twitter.com/mqKJ6OZaAr
— NewUrbanism (@NewUrbanism) July 7, 2016
Participants at the #EveryPlaceCounts design workshop are discussing connectivity, quality of life, and much more! pic.twitter.com/p7DTfhwtin
— City of Spokane (@SpokaneCity) July 7, 2016
Stephanie Jones of @USDOT: 3 principles for #EveryPlaceCounts initiative. 1: Transportation is essential to opportunity. (1/3)
— Cindy Zerger (@path_as_place) July 8, 2016
Principle 2: Mistakes were made in the past. #EveryPlaceCounts (2/3)
— Cindy Zerger (@path_as_place) July 8, 2016
Principle 3: Transpo decisions need to be made with and for those who it needs to serve. #EveryPlaceCounts (3/3)
— Cindy Zerger (@path_as_place) July 8, 2016
#Spokane digs connectivity open space revitalization N Spokane Corridor safety accessibility livability #EveryPlaceCounts
— DOT Opportunity (@DOTOpportunity) July 8, 2016
@Spokane_Council #PresidentStuckart takes in the #Spokane vision for #EveryPlaceCounts pic.twitter.com/RkX7CGgkdH
— DOT Opportunity (@DOTOpportunity) July 8, 2016
Highways: great for connecting cities...when they go through them it is damaging. @IanLockwoodPE #EveryPlaceCounts pic.twitter.com/EFtRL7Joqz
— Cindy Zerger (@path_as_place) July 8, 2016
@deangunderson graphic recording the evening discussion#everyplacecounts #usdot #spokane @NewUrbanism pic.twitter.com/kgxQHAuNaO
— Marcy McInelly (@marcymcinelly) July 8, 2016
#EveryPlaceCounts Spokane continues its work reconnecting neighborhoods today! Follow w/ @USDOT + @cnupublicsquare pic.twitter.com/hxASisaTiv
— NewUrbanism (@NewUrbanism) July 8, 2016