Harlem Place Project - Community Meeting

Harlem Place is one of many interstitial spaces in our Downtown community that could potentially be transformed into active open space for our neighborhood to use. How might you use this alley? Would you walk your dog here? Does your business access it for deliveries? Is this a potential park space for our community?

Harlem Place Project Community Meeting
Thursday, November 19 6:30pm-8:30pm
LATC - 514 S. Spring Street

There is a team of students from Bren School for the Environment (UC Santa Barbara) working to develop a tool to allow us to understand the environmental impact through transformation of this space. As part of their final project, they will present three scenarios - and your input at this meeting will help them understand what the community wants. For more information on the project, check out the project website. Join us!

If you can't make the meeting, please complete this survey and let us know your thoughts.

It's starting! AIA SDAT this Thursday & Friday

The Sustainability Committee of the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council is pleased to announce that the first stage of the SDAT (Sustainable Design Assessment Team) grant starts this Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 9am.

This $15,000 national grant is from the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and will fund a team of professionals to help with the development of a community greening strategy and resource toolkit. We have only had a short amount of time to get ready for this visit but the Sustainability Committee would like to invite you to participate in this exciting planning process.

Please NOTE: I am updating the itinerary frequently - please check out our website for a link to the latest version of the schedule.

You are welcome to join us for any of our community walks - as indicated on the schedule. Thank you to our community partners who are participating in the preliminary visit. We are hoping to visit all parts of the neighborhood represented by the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council. Introduce yourself to the team, hear their first impressions, and discuss your thoughts about walkability, livability, affordability, efficiency, and sustainability in your neighborhood.

We hope to see you this Thursday, September 10 - Friday, September 11 as we introduce the SDAT to Downtown Los Angeles. Thank you!

www.downtownsustainability.com

Sustainable Design Assessment Team Project Team Meeting

When: Thursday, September 3, 2009, 6:30-8:30pm
Where: Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council Office
(453 S. Spring Street, Suite 1020)

MEETING AGENDA

1. Welcome.
2. Public Comment on Non-agenda items including community announcements (3 minutes).
3. Update on steering committee invitations.
4. Update on invitations for community partnership ($5,000 community match).
5. Planning of itinerary for September 10-11 Preliminary Visit.
6. Discussion regarding strategy for Preliminary Visit. To discuss information to be provided to the team, including presentation of Sustainability Committee work.
7. Adjournment