Project Background The Jade District hired Emily Bower and Tony DeFalco to engage the community in determining what capital improvement projects would improve the business district, livability and safety. Both consultants are part of the Multicultural Collaborative (MCC), a consulting group with expertise in architecture, community engagement, design, facilitation, land use, planning, transportation, and urban design. A project team was formed, made up of Emily Hull, Landscape/Urban Design and Project Management; Tony DeFalco, Community Engagement, Kayse Jama, Community Engagement, and Carmen Madrid, Community Engagement. The project team reported to the Jade District Steering Committee and APANO staff.
Project Plan
Project staff would create five ethnic/racial specific work groups of 8-10 people who live, work or play in the Jade District to work with design professionals to identify capital improvement projects to improve business district, livability and safety. The groups would then meet together to prioritize the projects for the Jade District staff and volunteers to implement. Project staff coordinated visual representations (drawings) of these prioritized projects.
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Jade District Visioning Plan 2014