Alicia, as always, you provide in-depth analysis based on your professional expertise within days after important events. As the author of our definitive history, Reno’s Big Gamble, your ability to tell a story was proven a long time ago!!!
I wish it wasn’t true, yet the community conversation about Downtown and the Jacobs properties has devolved over five years into a very degenerative process for all stakeholders.
On the other hand, we have an astoundingly beautiful river stretching three miles from the GSR, east to Veterans Parkway with over 900 acres of vacant or substantially unused land. At Regenesis Reno, we believe its early enough, before plans are created, to apply a regenerative approach to this area using community engagement including all imaginable stakeholders.
At its core, regenerative thinking is all about the intertwined living system relationships between the environment, economy, and society, whether it’s in business, architecture or urban planning.
If any readers are interested, please read our article: What is Regenerative Development and Design?
Community engagement isn’t just a side effect of regeneration; it’s the defining condition.
I responded to he survey, as a recreational cyclist, I always used Center St, to go north to the university/rancho San Rafael area, then Washington St, South to Wingfield/Arlington area. I’m blown away by the $ spent on studies. I did use the temp Virginia St bike route, was nice, but as somebody who worked in and around downtown Reno for 30 yrs, my response was to call in an air strike from the river north to the Arch (minus Whitney Peak & whatever is going to happen to the Harrahs property). As a 45 yr resident I’m proud to ride my bike with friends and visitors around Reno, but that temporary Virginia St. was an embarrassment , even people who have lived here for years but have “no reason” to go downtown we’re aghast by the lack of any curb appeal or a business that they might visit.
Thanks for this article I’ll be all over the survey.
Alicia, as always, you provide in-depth analysis based on your professional expertise within days after important events. As the author of our definitive history, Reno’s Big Gamble, your ability to tell a story was proven a long time ago!!!
I wish it wasn’t true, yet the community conversation about Downtown and the Jacobs properties has devolved over five years into a very degenerative process for all stakeholders.
On the other hand, we have an astoundingly beautiful river stretching three miles from the GSR, east to Veterans Parkway with over 900 acres of vacant or substantially unused land. At Regenesis Reno, we believe its early enough, before plans are created, to apply a regenerative approach to this area using community engagement including all imaginable stakeholders.
At its core, regenerative thinking is all about the intertwined living system relationships between the environment, economy, and society, whether it’s in business, architecture or urban planning.
If any readers are interested, please read our article: What is Regenerative Development and Design?
Community engagement isn’t just a side effect of regeneration; it’s the defining condition.
https://thisisreno.com/2020/11/what-is-regenerative-development-and-design-opinion/
I responded to he survey, as a recreational cyclist, I always used Center St, to go north to the university/rancho San Rafael area, then Washington St, South to Wingfield/Arlington area. I’m blown away by the $ spent on studies. I did use the temp Virginia St bike route, was nice, but as somebody who worked in and around downtown Reno for 30 yrs, my response was to call in an air strike from the river north to the Arch (minus Whitney Peak & whatever is going to happen to the Harrahs property). As a 45 yr resident I’m proud to ride my bike with friends and visitors around Reno, but that temporary Virginia St. was an embarrassment , even people who have lived here for years but have “no reason” to go downtown we’re aghast by the lack of any curb appeal or a business that they might visit.
Thanks for this article I’ll be all over the survey.