Salem 2040 Master Plan

LOCATION: SALEM, MISSOURI ACADEMIC: 3 RD YEAR, 2 ND SEMESTER STUDIO [COMMUNITY] YEAR: 2018

[ GROUP PROJECT ]

Salem, Missouri is a small town (pop. 4,916) located in central southern Missouri. As part of a community studio, we were tasked with developing a master plan for the city of Salem that addressed issues that would affect the long term resilience of the town.

Issues that were addressed in town meetings included youth retention, attracting new community members, business opportunities, etc. From these town meetings, our team created a comprehensive plan to address these needs through various methods. Common themes between the solutions were connectivity of community, first impressions for newcomers, and affordable housing for the youth.

RESEARCH

We created a master planning book that was presented to the city as a series of strategies for them to use as they continue to develop the city. Each individual contributed numerous spreads that they volunteered for. One such example, shown above, shows one of my examples from the research portion of the master planning. Here, I explored the possibility of greenway trails for the community and listed three examples of greenway trails implemented across the United States and their effects on the community.

RECOMMENDATIONS

My specific contribution concerned the main points and roads of entry into Salem. Most roads in the town were treated as utilitarian means of facilitating traffic. Our team considered these to be opportunities to beautify the community and give the community a sense of pride in their entry corridors. The spreads shown on these pages display my contribution and ideas, including increased greenery, eliminating the middle turn lane, and the addition of a roundabout intersection.