I am a graduate student at the University of Oklahoma Urban Design Studio. For my final year at the studio I am working on my professional project titled, Maintaining Small Town Character Through Adaptive Rural Communities. This blog is to document my project at the studio and also my internship at INCOG. For my internship, AmeriCorps Students in Service, I will be working with the economic development team mostly focusing on rural development.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
The Better Block Project
Last week as some of you might know was extremely busy for me and I'm still trying to play catch up on my blogging. I traveled to Norman twice last week which also added to the chaos. On Thursday, the 15th, I attended a lecture presented by the University of Oklahoma Institute for Quality Communities. Jason Roberts talked about his idea of guerrilla planning and the Better Block Project idea he created in his Dallas suburb. This is a great video and explanation of the Better Block Project. If you're from the Tulsa area you might be familiar with Polishing the Pearl, another Roberts event. I am inspired by these ideas and how they could possibly play out in my professional project. I need a catchy slogan...Dazzling Depew...I think not, but it's a start.
http://www.youplusdallas.com/stories/jason-roberts
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