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Monthly Archives: July 2015

APA Award for Planning Implementation – 2004

Five Wounds Urban Village Posted on July 18, 2015 by vancleefJuly 18, 2015

FWBT-Award-2004

The Northern California Chapter or the American Planning Association on May 21, 2004 in Emeryville, California, presented Joan Rivas Crosby, Chair of the Five Wounds/Brookwood Terrace NAC, and the City of San Jose Project Team with the following award;

Outstanding Planning: Planning IMPLEMENTATION–Large Jurisdiction

Catalyst – Five Wounds/Brookwood Terrace Neighborhood Improvement Plan

The Neighborhood Improvement Plan addressed an area that is roughly one mile in extent, economically and ethnically diverse. The community process embraced a wide range of interests and had broad participation (with presentations and debate occurring in English, Spanish and Portuguese). Pockets of residential blight, aging strip commercial and industrial properties and a short- age of recreational space, posed challenges similar to those faced by many inner city neighborhoods.

You may download a PDF of the Nor-Cal APA Newsletter for Jul-Aug 2004.

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Crossrail: a new 73-mile railway line in London and its environs

Five Wounds Urban Village Posted on July 16, 2015 by vancleefJuly 19, 2015

Crossrail[1] is a 118-kilometre (73-mile) railway line under construction in London and its environs. It should begin full operation in 2018 with a new east-west route across Greater London.  Work began in 2012 on the central part of the line—a tunnel through central London—and connections to existing lines that will become part of Crossrail after several decades of proposals.[2]  It is Europe’s largest railway and infrastructure construction projects.[3][4][5] This project is of interest to us as there are many parallels … Continue reading →

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Webinar: Transit-Oriented Development and Equity in Latino Neighborhoods

Five Wounds Urban Village Posted on July 8, 2015 by vancleefJuly 8, 2015

Seminar Speakers:  Gerardo Sandoval, Assistant Professor, University of Oregon Seminar Cost:  Free Event Date:  Thursday, July 16, 2015 – 10:00am to 11:00am Information and Registration Transit-oriented development (TOD) projects in low-income neighborhoods have the potential to provide needed transportation access to a segment of the population that stands to benefit significantly from these large-scale transit infrastructure projects.  But these positive outcomes depend on both the process and context of these particular neighborhoods, and how transportation planners incorporate the various forms … Continue reading →

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