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- Albany, KY: Conceptual Trail Linkage PlanJones, Alexander; Jones, Kevin; Henry, Nik; Proctor, Nicholaus; Gilboy, Elizabeth (Virginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Center, 2017-10)The Albany/Clinton County community has focused much attention on enhancing the built environment for healthy and active families over the last few years. They have benefited from enhancements and resources provided through a cooperative agreement that the University of Kentucky received with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (CDC). The agreement focuses on improving health outcomes in counties with obesity rates higher than 40 percent of the population. The initiative has provided health enhancements such as a fit trail, disc golf, new water cooling stations for their schools, etc. Additionally, Mark Fenton, a national expert in active communities, has visited the community to lead walk audits and assist in the development of a bike/pedestrian plan. It is through these public conversations that citizens have identified the need for extended walking and biking trails. The City Council, Fiscal Court, Health Department, Cooperative Extension Service, Clinton County Community Foundation, and Clinton County Health Coalition members along with other community partners worked collaboratively to provide input and feedback throughout the project. The Community Design Assistance Center at Virginia Tech worked with this Stakeholders Committee and the community to develop a conceptual trail linkage plan that links as many key sites near Mountain View Park through Albany’s downtown to Albany Manor. A conceptual design for a farmer’s market structure for the downtown site was also developed.
- Dante, VA: Conceptual Residential Housing Design Guidelines and Infill PrototypesProctor, Nicholaus; Gilboy, Elizabeth; Jones, Kevin; Pickering, Sean; Wirth, Jessica (Virginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Center, 2020-07-06)CDAC assisted Dante with its revitalization efforts with this portion of work focused on residential housing design guidelines and infill prototypes. As revitalization efforts continue, it is important to document the coal camp character of Dante’s historical housing style while also providing design inspiration for renovations and new construction in order to preserve Dante’s architectural uniqueness. The housing design guidelines provide recommendations for preservation, rehabilitation, and new construction in historic Dante. They place emphasis on maintaining the historic ‘coal camp’ character of the community while offering prototypical designs for new infill construction. Design suggestions will primarily focus on Bearwallow, Straight Hollow, Bunchtown Rd., and Sawmill Hollow. The housing design guidelines and prototype designs will help Dante with their redevelopment and economic revitalization efforts related to housing and rental accommodations for tourists, visitors, and those wishing to explore Dante as a possible community in which to live. This guidance will also help ensure that the character of housing stays within the style and design typical of Dante’s coal homes.
- DISCOVERIES AND BREAKTHROUGHS INSIDE SCIENCE: Bringing science from the laboratory to the living roomMartin, Lane; Hickey, Diane; Poquette, Ben; Jones, Kevin; Floro, Jerrold (Virginia Tech Department of Materials Science and Engineering, 2008-03-20)Have you ever kicked back to watch your favorite sciencebased TV programming and had the thought, “That’s not so hard, I could do that.” With the help of a partnership between the National Science Foundation (NSF), the American Institute of Physics (AIP), 19 professional scientific organizations, including the Materials Research Society (MRS), and Ivanhoe Broadcast Network, Inc., you might have the chance to be a science-star for a day and to bring your work in the laboratory to the living rooms of millions of American television viewers.
- Russell County Fairgrounds Commercial Building Conceptual Improvements and Master Tree Planting PlanGilboy, Elizabeth; Jones, Kevin; Williams, Daphne; Dasgupta, Archi; Nautiyal, Divya; Stroud, Patricia; Thomas, Andrea (Virginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Center, 2016-08)Russell County, with a population of around 28,300, is considered “The Heart of Southwest Virginia.” The +/- 13-acre fairground site is located in Castlewood on Donnie Dean Drive. The fairgrounds highlight the Appalachian region’s heritage with its scenic rolling mountains as a backdrop. In sharp contrast to the beautiful views, the fairground buildings are outdated and in dire need of maintenance and upgrades so that they can continue to serve the changing needs of the community. The Commercial Building of the fairgrounds acts as the central venue for indoor activities such as beauty pageants, wrestling, music, arts and crafts, commercial vendors, political rallies, Boy Scout meetings, agriculture expos, and a community meeting place. The Russell County Fair Association (RCFA) and the Community Design Assistance Center at Virginia Tech worked together to develop a conceptual design to resolve these issues by developing concepts to upgrade the Commercial Building, the adjacent landscape, and a master tree planting plan for the entire site. This work was made possible, in part, through a $6,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Forestry’s Urban and Community Forestry Program. CDAC’s proposed concept for the Commercial Building expands the capabilities of the facility which can support economic growth for the fairground and Russell County.
- Saltville, VA: Conceptual Redevelopment Plan for a New Public Works FacilityProctor, Nicholaus; Gilboy, Elizabeth; Jones, Kevin; Buyer, Lindsey (Virginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Center, 2019-03-27)Saltville, VA: Conceptual Redevelopment Plan for a New Public Works Facility
- St. Paul, VA: Conceptual Redevelopment Plan for the Former Texaco SiteProctor, Nicholaus; Gilboy, Elizabeth; Jones, Kevin; Tomaselli, Devon; Singh, Shruti; Olotu, Anu; Buyer, Lindsey (Virginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Center, 2018-11-19)The purpose of this project was to work with the property owners and other stakeholders to identify possible new uses for the former Texaco site located at 3051 4th Avenue in St. Paul, and the “pink building” located at 16557 Broad Street and then to create a conceptual redevelopment plan for the property. The property is located in an ideal location for a new use and is within a block of several business and downtown attractions. Some of these include the newly renovated Western Front Hotel, the Clinch River Farmers Market, restaurants, the Sugar Hill Brewing Company, an upcoming theater, outfitters, Bluebell Island Nature Trail, and access to the Clinch River. The Clinch River is widely recognized as one of the most biologically diverse waterways in North American.
- Town of Damascus: Conceptual Redevelopment of the Former Chevron PropertyJones, Kevin; Proctor, Nicholaus; Gilboy, Elizabeth (Virginia Tech. Community Design Assistance Center, 2017-07)The Community Design Assistance Center (CDAC) of Virginia Tech received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Brownfields Assessment grant to assess and help communities develop conceptual redevelopment plans for potentially contaminated sites in southwest Virginia communities. Through the grant, the purpose of this project was to work with the Damascus community to identify a new use for the former Chevron site at the corner of East Laurel Avenue and South Legion Street and then develop a conceptual design for the parcel...