As an urban design process, East Ninth has placed a high value on community engagement as a way to better understand the cultural context of its place. The first ten weeks of the project were focused on gathering input from the City of Lawrence, Citizens of Lawrence, East Lawrence residents, and Project Stakeholders. Ranging from Public Workshops to casual gatherings, the Design Team became personally familiar with the physical, cultural, and historic fabric of East Ninth Street. The Work Plan features these extensive and ongoing community engagement efforts and serves as a guiding document for the East Ninth project. It is comprised of work leading up to the acquisition of the ArtPlace Grant and culminates in an outline for the subsequent Complete Street Design Process. Stakeholder involvement, community engagement efforts, and artist participation strategies are all highlighted in this document, which will be added to as the Design Team moves through the later phases of the project.
