Tag: Urban Villages
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Delmas Park Open House: “Design your Delmas”
Author: Nicole Guzman, CommUniverCity Project Coordinator Over 70 people attended the Delmas Park Open House on December 5th at the Children’s Discovery Museum. This event allowed residents and other stakeholders to come together to discuss the existing community assets and outline future changes they would like to see in their community. We also support…
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Delmas Park and CommUniverCity Partnership
Author: Nicole Guzman We are excited to announce a new partnership with the Delmas Park Neighborhood Association and CommUniverCity. One of our annual projects involves conducting a neighborhood satisfaction survey, and our focus area for this year is Delmas Park. On September 23, San José State University students from multiple departments, Political Science, Global Studies,…
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East Santa Clara Street Urban Village wins 2017 APA Award
Author: Lauren Chun, Communications Specialist When you walk along East Santa Clara Street, what do you think of? The unique shops? The mix of people that live along the corridor? Or maybe you just see the problems that need to be fixed. Unfortunately, there are things that need improvement. That’s why over 60 Urban and…
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Terry Christensen Thanks Supporters: Five Wounds Urban Village Plans Approved
Let’s celebrate a win for Community Planning in San Jose! On November 19th, the San Jose City Council unanimously approved four urban village plans developed for the Five Wounds/Brookwood Terrace neighborhoods. Below is a letter of thanks from Terry Christensen, founding Executive Director of CommUniverCity who first spearheaded our Urban Villages work:
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Approval of Five Wounds Village Plans & Trail and Next Steps
Last Wednesday, September 25, 2013, we attended the San José Planning Commission, and thanks to the support of our team from Urban Villages and Friends of Five Wounds Trail, and support of Plata Arroyo Neighborhood Association, and Save Our Trails, the Five Wounds Village plans–including our trail–were unanimously approved as part of the City of San…
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Five Wounds Area Urban Village Plans
Over 80 community members and leaders attended the draft presentation on September 17, 2013 of the Five Wounds Area Urban Village Plans (Roosevelt Park, Five Wounds, 24th and William Street, and Little Portugal) from the City of San José. CommUniverCity San José worked with Five Wounds / Brookwood Terrace (FWBT) residents, SJSU faculty and students, and many land…