Browsing by Author "Harrell, Sara"

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    Clinchco, VA: Town-Wide and Downtown Conceptual Master Plans
    Gilboy, Elizabeth; Proctor, Nicholaus; Harrell, Sara; Harrington, Hayley (Virginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Center, 2021-09-30)
    Clinchco, Virginia is a small community of about 350 people located in the northern portion of Dickenson County in the valley of the McClure River and near the West Virginia line. It is accessed by Routes 63 and 83, which pass through the town. Clinchco is striving to move forward, “reconstructing itself” for a better future. As one of the first steps in this process, a town-wide master plan and a downtown master plan was needed. The town wants to position itself to be economically sustainable that is supported by a diverse collection of businesses and industries.
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    College Counseling for Latino and Underrepresented Students
    Harrell, Sara; Coles, Ann (National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC), 2015)
    The Hispanic population represents a significant portion of American society. With regard to postsecondary enrollment, this ethnic group will experience the largest growth among all racial and ethnic groups and grow by 27% between 2011 and 2022. In order to understand the role of the school counselor in preparing Latino and other underrepresented students for the transition to college, Excelencia in Education and NACAC conducted a national survey and observed counseling practices at six US high schools that were successfully supporting underrepresented populations during the college application process.
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    Luray, VA: Andrew Jackson School Memorial Park Conceptual Site Master Plan
    Gilboy, Elizabeth; Harrington, Hayley; Harrell, Sara; Proctor, Nicholaus (Virginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Center, 2021-11-08)
    The West Luray Recreation Center is a former Rosenwald school that has been converted into a community-based recreation center. The community center is privately owned and operated in partnership with Living Legacy, a local nonprofit. The West Luray Recreation Center provides a positive activity and learning environment for underserved youth in nearby neighborhoods, Luray, and Page County. Some of what the center provides include an after-school tutoring program, mentoring, meals, and space for indoor activities and socializing. Living Legacy wanted to develop a conceptual site master plan for the property behind the West Luray Recreation Center building in order to expand its potential for offering youth-oriented recreational and community-based agriculture learning opportunities. This design effort included the land immediately around the building as well as behind the building and down the slope to create a park as the first outdoor recreation space in the west end of Luray: Andrew Jackson School Memorial Park. The purpose of this project was to work with the property owner Mr. King, Living Legacy, and the local community to create a conceptual site master plan for Andrew Jackson School Memorial Park.
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    St. Paul, VA: Conceptual Redevelopment Plan for Riverside Drive
    Proctor, Nicholaus; Gilboy, Elizabeth; Harrell, Sara (Virginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Center, 2019-12-10)
    The purpose of this project is to work with a Stakeholders Committee from the St. Paul community to create a conceptual redevelopment plan for the Riverside Drive corridor. Riverside Drive and several of its properties are located at the “front door” to downtown St. Paul and need aesthetic improvements. The remainder of the street is in need of new businesses as well as aesthetic improvements. Riverside Drive was once an area of light-to-moderate industry and commercial uses. Areas of environmental question include vacant properties previously associated with the service and automotive industries.
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    Stanley, VA: Page County Landfill Mountain Bike Park Conceptual Master Plan
    Proctor, Nicholaus; Gilboy, Elizabeth; Blackburn, Grayson; Harrell, Sara (Virginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Center, 2019-10-18)
    Page County owns a former 60-acre capped landfill which is generally bordered by Eldon Yates Drive, Eureka Drive, and Old Mine Road with access via Eldon Yates Drive. The landfill closed in the mid-1990s and has since been monitored for environmental stability and safety to the general public. A shooting range, which is used by law enforcement officials from around the county, opened after the landfill closed and is currently in use. There are, however, plans to relocate the shooting range which would create opportunities to redevelop the former landfill site into a public recreation amenity. Page County would like to create a mountain bike park on the property providing a mountain bike skills training area, biking and hiking trails, and provide a venue for special events, such as for traveling mountain bike competition circuits. The goal is for this to serve as a recreational development project that will boost tourism and the local economy as a regional attraction, increase county-wide trail efforts, and provide a park with walking trails for local use. It is envisioned that the site be used by Scholastic Mountain Bike teams as well as mountain bike events. Long-term it is envisioned that this park would be connected to other parks in the town of Stanley.