Site Selection Site Analysis Matrix Master Plan Urban Garden Tracks

MASTERPLAN

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We imagine this framework being used an educational resource, where community members, schools groups, and even tourists, can visit the gardens, volunteer, sign up for space, and ultimately engage with the important issues we outlined earlier in a productive manner.

Each site has a distinguishing typology, food & nutrition, earth systems, water cycle, or pollinators and habitat, and incorporates the relevant green infrastructure technology to address the underlying issue.

And together, these four distinct gardens are a micro framework for addressing all of the problems we outlined earlier. URBAN GARDEN TRACKS — 50

Phasing can already being in the watershed. Currently, there are four community gardens in Eugene. Already there’s an opportunity to create a network of these four typologies and to directly engage with the challenges presented by climate change.

It’s important for people to see the work the community is doing and get inspired and get involved, whether there or in their own communities. URBAN GARDEN TRACKS — 51

IMPLEMENTATION

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THE DIGITAL APP

Introducing“Urban Garden Tracks,” an electronic, app-based urban agricultural guide.

Building community resiliency through citizen engagement, green infrastructure, and resource mapping.

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Garden Locator

• Locate urban gardens near you. • Join a community garden in your neighborhood. • Sort gardens by their typology.

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Safe Route Assistance

• View safe route instructions for walking and biking between sites. • Sign in to view projected paths and time estimates along an entire garden track.

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Master Gardener Hotline

• Chat with volunteer Master

Gardeners for assistance with your garden plot. • Get connected with resources to improve your growing capacities and knowledge.

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Planting Calendar

• Log on to view a suggested planting calendar for your region. • Tailor your garden plot to your interests and preferences.

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