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Sustaining Jackson Hole

SJH was borne from the belief that the more Jackson Hole knows about itself, the better its chances of making wise choices about its future, and the better the chances that future generations will enjoy the same opportunities as today’s inhabitants.

Content type:
projects
Location:
Jackson Hole, WY
Focus Area(s):
Community character,
Community/Economic development,
Conservation/Natural resources,
Engagement,
Regionalism,
Visioning,
Scenario planning
Keyword(s):
community character,
community culture,
conservation,
development,
evaluation and monitoring,
scenario planning,
social indicators

Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Kids

The Healthy Neighborhoods Healthy Kids project educates students on the relationship between the” health” of a neighborhood and personal well-being and engages youth in community planning and revitalization projects.

Content type:
projects
Focus Area(s):
Engagement,
Livability,
Visioning,
Transportation,
Youth
Keyword(s):
capacity building,
civic engagement,
community development,
design,
education,
energy,
land use planning,
neighborhood,
pedestrian friendly,
smart growth,
youth engagement

enVISION Manistee County

After an overwhelmingly positive response by community members to a proposed visioning initiative, the Manistee County Community Foundation embarked upon a community-driven process to produce strategies and action steps to guide the county’s future.

Content type:
projects
Location:
MI
Focus Area(s):
Community/Economic development,
Comprehensive planning,
Engagement,
Regionalism,
Visioning,
Scenario planning
Keyword(s):
action steps,
commercial development,
community forum,
comprehensive plan,
engagement,
strategic planning

Borderlands Village Innovation Pilot

Conservationists and advocates in the borderlands area of RI and CT are stressing the need to “reinvent the village.” Find out how these towns are absorbing new growth while conserving and enhancing the natural amenities that make this region unique.

Content type:
projects
Location:
Killingly, CT
Focus Area(s):
Community character,
Community/Economic development,
Comprehensive planning,
Conservation/Natural resources,
Historic preservation,
Livability,
Scenario planning
Keyword(s):
community character,
comprehensive planning,
conservation/natural resources,
downtowns,
engagement,
new village center,
redevelopment,
regionalism,
scenario planning

Vision Vessel

The “Vision Vessel” was a portable, multi-media device set up in the city of Portland, Oregon to provide a space for residents to voice their ideas and record their comments about the city as it grows and changes in the 21st century.

Content type:
projects
Focus Area(s):
Arts,
Community character,
Design,
Engagement,
Government,
Visioning
Keyword(s):
art,
character,
design,
engagement,
multimedia,
storytelling,
visioning

Parks for People

Concerned by limited amount of parks and open space in many cities across the U.S., the Trust for Public Land founded their Parks for People program to ensure that all citizens, especially children, have access to outdoor space.

Content type:
projects
Focus Area(s):
Community character,
Community/Economic development,
Conservation/Natural resources,
Design,
Downtowns,
Economic development,
Livability,
Youth
Keyword(s):
community development,
conservation/natural resources,
health,
livability,
parks and open space

enVISION Utah

Envision Utah is a “Public/Private Partnership formed to guide the development of a broadly and publicly supported Quality Growth Strategy - a vision to protect Utah's environment, economic strength, and quality of life.”

Content type:
projects
Location:
UT
Focus Area(s):
Community character,
Community/Economic development,
Comprehensive planning,
Conservation/Natural resources,
Engagement,
Livability,
Regionalism,
Visioning,
Transportation,
Youth
Keyword(s):
community character,
community development,
comprehensive planning,
education,
environment,
quality of life,
regionalism,
surveys

Damariscotta Heart & Soul Community Planning

When Damariscotta residents came face-to-face with a community-changing development proposal, they pulled together to begin drafting proactive alternatives for how to adapt to growth without losing local character and traditions.

Content type:
projects
Location:
Damariscotta, ME
Focus Area(s):
Community character,
Community/Economic development,
Comprehensive planning,
Design,
Downtowns,
Economic development,
Engagement,
Visioning,
Scenario planning,
Youth
Keyword(s):
charrettes,
comprehensive planning,
downtown,
economic development,
natural resources,
regionalism,
scenario planning,
storytelling,
value mapping,
visualization,
waterfront

Capture Wales

Capture Wales is a BBC award-winning digital storytelling project that ran from 2001 – 2008 collecting more than 600 videos for publication online.

Content type:
projects
Focus Area(s):
Arts
Keyword(s):
arts,
digital storytelling,
heart & soul,
multimedia,
oral history,
storytelling

Swan's Island Memory Project

Spurred by a tragic fire in which much of the Island’s recorded history burned to the ground, the Swan’s Island Memory Project aims to revive recollections of the small Maine Island through recorded histories and historical photographs.

Content type:
projects
Focus Area(s):
Arts,
Community character,
Historic preservation
Keyword(s):
community character,
historic preservation,
memory project