recipe wall

Vision Statement

Creating a welcoming and inclusive sharing environment between the individuals and diverse subcommunities of Lancaster’s Southeast quadrant. People will get a taste of various ideas, customs, and palates from these food-inspired pillars of expression

BEGINNING OF RESEARCH:

• Addressing the presence of mental health in the Southeast quadrant.

• Statistically, Lancaster city has the poorest recorded mental health status pre-COVID (2019) with 1 mental health facility for approximately 20,000 SF worth of residents.

• Mental health is very broad and nuanced. The measurement of it is a bit intangible and these were only reported pieces of data about it. Thus, the aim was to address the overall ‘quality of life’-type of mental health via everyday

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:

Certifying presence and active participation amongst various age-based, racial, cultural and other groups is crucial to adolescent development and long-term grounding in a place. X

“Being part of a community can have a positive effect on mental health and emotional wellbeing.”

~ headtohealth.gov.au

Community involvement has been proven to provide a “sense of belonging and social connectedness”. That connection is an effective tool for improving the general mental health of people of all ages.

VISION: IMPROVING QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE SE QUADRANT

GOAL: To improve navigation throughout the SE quadrant

GOAL: To improve confortability throughout the city

GOAL: To create a sense of “home-ness”

HOW THIS DEVELOPED AS A GROUP ...

GROUP VISION

GOAL: To create a sense of pride

Cultural

Vertical Gardens Urban community gardens and vertical farms bring healthy produce to the community and help educate others on how to grow their own food.

Community Gardens The recipe walls will be located on a wall in a densely populated area such as S Duke or King Street. It’s a place where people can share a recipe that is close to home and foster a culture of family values.

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S Shippen St Improve food availability and accessibility by proposing flea market pop up in S Shippen St parking lot twice a week 59 Alley Use exis�ng garage storage units to create ver�cal gardens to improve fresh food opportuni�es and cultural expression through recipe walls. S Duke St Use exis�ng walls along the shopping center to coordinate the recipes grounded in cultural expression with the fresh food provided from the permanent market.

MASTER PLAN FRAMEWORK Conestoga River Connect community through catalys�c development of floa�ng gardens, food forests and pedestrian bridge.

To ensure inclusivity of the Southeast community members by furthering the development of transportation, circulation, self-expression, and food access.

Goals

1. Improve navigation through the SE quadrant.

2. Improve comfortability through the city.

3. Create a sense of “home-ness” for residents.

4. Create a sense of pride for all residents.

OBJECTIVES

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* Proposed Bus Stop Existing Bus Stop Existing Bus Stop Icon Proposed Bus Stop Icon Food Stop Flea Market Floating Gardens Green Corridors Recipe Wall Trail Conenctions Community Garden Neurodivergent Playground Permanent Market Food Trucks Art/Murals Wayfinding

1. Increasing points of access to public and active transportation and producing wayfinding for points of easy direction.

2. Improving the resident’s connection to food and creating nonexclusionary paces for all groups of people.

3. Increasing opportunities to experience diverse foods and recognizing culturally significant features.

4. Increasing everyday opportunities to experience cultural or personally expressive projects and persisting with multi-scale community engagement.

Cultural HUB Collaboration with local Advanced Artistry E King St ChesapeakeSt ConestogaRiver MillCreek

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