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Direct Design Assistance
In addition to the web site, the Design Center provides direct
assistance to selected communities, in the forms of design assistance,
community meeting facilitation, referrals, and technical resources. With
funding from The McKnight Foundation, the Direct
Design Assistance program provides up to six working days of design
assistance to selected communities.
To learn more about how the Design Center selects projects for Direct Design Assistance, please refer back to Assistance. If you are interested in applying, please visit our Direct Design Assistance Application page for more information.
Download: Direct Design Assistance brochure (168KB).
Link To: Direct Design Assistance Projects organized by topic.
Direct Design Assistance Projects
2008
- Analysis & Visioning for 26th Avenue Bikeway, Jordan Neighborhood, Minneapolis
- Design Options for the Public Realm along the African American Heritage Corridor, St. Paul
- Design Issues Presentation for the Multi-Family Housing Study Group, Brooklyn Park, MN
- Urban Design Curriculum for City Academy High School and Conceptual Landscape Design, St. Paul
- Housing Brochure for the Midtown Area, Corcoran Neighborhood, Minneapolis
- Neighborhood-Wide Community Space Study and Visioning, Brian Coyle Center, West Bank Neighborhood, Minnneapolis
- Open Space Options for the Ford Plant, Friends of the Mississippi River, St. Paul
- Updated Master Plan for the Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, MN
- Mapping Public Art on The Midtown Greenway, Forcast Public Art, Minneapolis
- Visualizing Density / Embrace Open Space, Hugo and Lake Elmo, MN
- Visioning for the West Bank Business Association, Minneapolis
- Westgate-Raymond "Bridging the Gap," St. Anthony Park and Prospect Park/East River Road, Minneapolis
2007
- Adams Spanish Immersion Elementary School Farm in the City, Saint Paul, MN
- Aerial Photographs of Twin Cities Communities, 2007
- Block Exercise Video, Twin Cities, MN
- Common Ground Meditation Center, Minneapolis, MN
- Como Woodland Restoration and Outdoor Classroom, Saint Paul, MN
- Concept plans for Hampden Park, South Saint Anthony Neighborhood, St.
Paul, MN - Crime Prevention through Environmental Design Class, North Community High School, Minneapolis, MN
- Downtown Open Space Work Group, Minneapolis, MN
- West Bank Light Rail Station Area Analysis, Minneapolis, MN
- Rosemount in Perspective--Aerial Photography, Twin Cities, MN
- Tot-lot Design in North Minneapolis, Tree Trust and NRRC, Minneapolis, MN
- Visual Preference Survey for Yards and Open Spaces, Tree Trust, Minneapolis, MN
- Workshop featuring Jim Durrett on Metropolitan Atlanta, April 2007
(Monday, April 30, 2007 4:00-6:00 p.m., Coffman Memorial Union, Campus Club, Conference Room ABC) - Workshop featuring Wendy Sarkissian on Community Engagement, March 2007
2006
- Affordable Housing in the Twin Cities, MN
- Charette Participation & Design Concepts, Franconia Sculpture Park, Shafer, MN
- Courtyard Design Options, St. Paul, MN
- Crime Prevention through Environmental Design Workshop, Twin Cities, MN
- Design Options for Lion's Park, Scandia, MN
- Development ABCs, Educational PowerPoint
- District 1 Mapping Project, St. Paul, MN
- Elm Creek Corridor Concept Plan, Northwest Suburbs, MN
- Feline Rescue Landscape Plan, St. Paul, MN
- Improving Green Connections between Anderson School and Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis, MN
- Intersection Design Concepts, Southeast Como Neighborhood, Minneapolis, MN
- Mapping Community Assets & Economic Development Areas, North Minneapolis, MN
- Mapping Service Areas, Minnesota Literacy Council, St. Paul, MN
- Northway Community Trust Mapping Project, Minneapolis, MN
- Park Design Options, Holland Neighborhood, Minneapolis, MN
- Parkview/Centerpoint School Art Class on Landscape Design, White Bear Lake, MN
- City of Maplewood Safety Audit and Site Plan Review Materials, Maplewood, MN
- Web site, Positive Perceptions, Minneapolis, MN
- Yard Design Concepts, Minneapolis Community Planning and Economic Development and Tree Trust, Minneapolis, MN
2005
- Brochure, Corcoran Neighborhood, Minneapolis, MN
- Community Mapping, Ward 4, Minneapolis, MN
- Downtown Minneapolis Open Space Assessment, Trust for Public Land, Minneapolis, MN
- Food Map, Twin Cities, MN
- Garage Siting Options, Maplewood Nature Center, Maplewood, MN
- Hawthorne Neighborhood Block Exercise, Minneapolis, MN
- Johnson Street Streetscape Options, Minneapolis, MN
- Lake Street Pedestrian Planning, Minneapolis, MN
- Payne-Lake Community Partners Mapping Project, Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN
- Pedestrian and Bike Bridge Options, Bryant and Kingfield Neighborhoods, Minneapolis, MN
- Rivers Edge Development Options, St. Paul Park/Grey Cloud Township, MN
- Rivers Edge Development Part 2, St. Paul Park/Grey Cloud Township, MN
- Riverside Park Design Options, Carver, MN
- Small Town Density Sheets, Greater Minnesota Housing Fund, Collar Counties, MN
- St. Thomas Community Leadership Course, Minneapolis, MN
- Veterans Memorial Park Options, Sheridan Neighborhood, Minneapolis, MN
- Visualization, District Del Sol, St. Paul, MN
- Walker Library Options, Minneapolis, MN
- Web Site, Active Living Ramsey County, MN
2004
- Andrew Riverside Congregation's Temporary Park, Minneapolis, MN
- Bluff Street Park Concepts, Minneapolis, MN
- Broadway High School Environmental Studies Curriculum, Minneapolis, MN
- Broadway High School Family Studies Class for Teen Parents, Minneapolis, MN
- Downtown Concept Illustrations, Loretto, MN
- Downtown Civic Options, Columbia Heights, MN
- Gateway Park for the Field, Regina, Northrop Neighborhood, Minneapolis, MN
- GIS Pedestrian Infrastructure Inventory, Falcon Heights, MN
- Munisotarum Buddhist Temple Grounds, Farmington, MN
- North Loop Workshop, Minneapolis, MN
- Parkshed and Park Access Map, Trust for Public Land, Twin Cities, MN
- Prototype Downtown Low Impact Parking Lot, Minneapolis, MN
- Regional Parkways Map, Twin Cities, MN
- Re-linking a City after Road Reconstruction, North St. Paul, MN
- Rice Street Redevelopment Options, St. Paul, MN
- Small Cities Technical Assistance Workshops, Twin Cities, MN
- Small Lot Residential Development, Lyndale Neighborhood, Minneapolis
- Street Tree and Boulevard Garden Educational Materials, Crystal, MN
- Sustainable Mixed-use Options, Kingfield Neighborhood, Minneapolis, MN
- Tighe-Schmitz Park Redesign, Birchwood Village, MN
- Trail Connections to the Downtown, Cologne, MN
- 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN
- Anwatin Woods, Minneapolis, MN
- Case Study Home Sustainable Landscape Plan, St. Paul, MN
- Cedar Riverside Pedestrian Planning, Minneapolis, MN
- Center City, MN
- Dickerman Park, St. Paul, MN
- Henry Park, St. Paul, MN
- Indian Creek Watershed Project, Mankato, MN
- Industrial Site on the Mississippi River, Minneapolis, MN
- Lincoln Park Neighborhood, Duluth, MN
