Earlier this month Raleigh landscape architect Rodney Swink was named jury advisor for the Moore Square Redesign Competition. Tonight is the first Open Call for Ideas event at Marbles from 4pm to 8pm. More Information on the Call for Ideas.
This afternoon’s event includes:
A presentation
Historic and Large Scale Current Maps
Write a postcard about the park from 2030 (time travel!)
A Tour Of The Park and Facilitators and drafters to help translate your ideas into Park Plans
Below the fold we have 7 videos from community members and business leaders that help shape the current Moore Square experience and what they would like to see. Jesse Benjamin also offered up some thoughts here: Moore Square Lives! and here More on the Public Competition to Gentrify Moore Square. I Mean, Redesign.
Introduction
The 21st Century
Ken Bowers on the comp plan, downtown growth and how important the park is to people who use downtown. The Budlight Raleigh shows are killing the grass.
Social Implications
Lynn Daniell, the Executive Director of the Raleigh Rescue Mission talks about the Homeless
Economics
Pete Pagano, owner of Tir Na Nog, and David Diaz, of the Downtown Raleigh Alliance
Urban Park Experience
Exploris Middle School students, principal, Kevin Piacenza, and David Shouse of Raleigh Parks and Recreation
Arts & Culture
Sarah Powers talks about VAE and SparkCon’s use of Moore Square.
History
Raleigh native, Edna Rich-Ballentine
Tourism
Alex Gupton, a community service representative, who works in the Moore Square Information Center
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