Some sustainable practices: water catchment,
humanure, bicycling, treeplanting |
As part of the
Earth Day
Book & Mural Project, Marty
at The RE Store organized
a design
charette in the
meeting
room at the very new
Seattle Public Library Ballard Branch.
About two dozen people showed
up for snacks, quick
introductions, then a frenzy of drawing and brainstorming
with crayons. First a series of 30-second stream of
consciousness sketches on the idea of
sustainability.
Then
breakout into 5 groups, each given a large map of
Ballard
as it is
now and instructions to re-vision the neighborhood as an oasis
of urban sustainability.
Green
roofs, community gardens, bike
trails, public transit, carfree streets, solar arrays,
grey water
irrigation, creek restoration, tree planting, and cultural centers
were just some of the concepts
drawn
over the grid.
The results will be passed along to students from
Summit
K-12
as a jumpoff point for their own discussions and planning for a 16'x16' mural
to be mounted on The RE Store May 13 2006. |
