Community Design Publications
Community Design Publications
What type of project is your community interested in that will improve your built environment?
The publications and webinars below were created by Jayoung Koo, Associate Extension Professor of Landscape Architecture, to provide an introduction to a number of community design project types that your community may be seeking to enhance your community’s built environment. Topics, examples, and processes that are addressed include Placemaking, Trails, Streetscapes, Walkability and Connectivity, and Wayfinding.
PUBLIC SPACES
Publication | Placemaking: Strengthening Your Public Spaces
This publication illustrates the benefits of enhancing publicly shared spaces in communities with the prospect of guiding the development of sustainable public spaces.
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Publication | Placemaking: Planning and Designing Meaningful Public Spaces
This publication seeks to guide the development of a sustainable, community-integrated and accessible public spaces, as well as to illustrate how residents and the broader community can partner in public placemaking projects.
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Publication | Streetscapes: Visioning Vibrant Relationships
This publication explains what a streetscape is and why streetscapes are important to community life.
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Publication | Streetscapes: Planning and Designing Vibrant Streets
This publication will get you started on the planning and design of streetscapes, covering which data needs to be collected, as well as where to collect the data and points for an effective analysis.
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Webinar | Community Design 101: Streetscapes - Visioning Vibrant Relationships
Learn more about facilitating streetscape planning and design projects in this recorded webinar by Dr. Jayoung Koo, CEDIK Extension Specialist and Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture.
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Publication | Beyond a Path 1: Trails as Resource Connections in Your Community
This publication explains the reasons for designing a trail or trail system.
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Publication | Beyond a Path 2: Trail Planning
This publication highlights how to get started on planning a trail. It covers which data needs to be collected, as well as, where to collect the data and finally points for an effective analysis.
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Publication | Trailblazers: Two Case Studies for Community Trails
This publication illustrates how two communities have successfully planned, designed and implemented trails and greenways.
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Webinar | Community Design 101: Community Trailblazing - Facilitating Trail Planning
Learn more about facilitating trail planning projects in this recorded webinar by Dr. Jayoung Koo, CEDIK Extension Specialist and Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture.
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Publication | Walkability and Connectivity: Enhancing the Pedestrian Travel Environment for Healthier Communities
This publication explains the concepts of walkability and connectivity as they relate to travel through a community. Increasing walkability and connectivity can provide healthier user experiences and increased community wellness.
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Publication | Walkability and Connectivity: Assessing and Planning for Healthier Community Environments
This document illustrates how a trained volunteers in a community can identify, assess, and develop actionable plans relevant for their community’s needs and visions, not limited to improving the health and wellness of its residents.
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Publication | Effective Navigation through Your Community: Wayfinding and Signage Systems for Communities
This publication explains why and how wayfinding systems can benefit both individuals and communities by making positive first impressions and enhancing the impact of a traveler’s decisions.
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Publication | Wayfinding: Planning and Design with Communities
This publication presents steps to help communities plan and design wayfinding projects that fit their needs.
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Publication | Wayfinding: Planning and Design at Work
This publication shares case studies of communities that are implementing wayfinding projects and examines phases and processes associated with each project.
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