In 2015, Metro, City of Portland, and City of Gresham began community outreach centered on the Powell Division Transit and Development Project. As experts in creative engagement, Design+Culture Lab was contracted to design/build four creative display boards and creative nonverbal activities for thirteen workshops for communities of color in Portland and Gresham. The goal of this project was to design tools that will allow community members to understand the benefit of this new transit route and to conceptualize future site design options. Design+Culture Lab designed this communication tool to inform the public on the benefits of the project, but more importantly allow everyone regardless of their native language to participate in creative ways.
Client | Cogan Owens Greene, LLC , Metro, City of Portland, City of Gresham
Project Location | Portland, Oregon, and Gresham, Oregon
Timeline | April 1, 2015 - May 20, 2015
Deliverables |
Four interactive display boards, which include The Trifold Display Board, The Envisioning the Future Tower, and The Participatory Voting Box; and
Envision Site Design Activity (Magnetic Board Activity).
Impact Measurements |
Envision Site Design Activity: 113 participants through the community based workshops.
The Trifold Display Board and The Envisioning the Future Tower: 25 participants from the interactive display boards.
Project Lead | Joy Alise Davis, MA
Project Collaborators | Nomin Lyons, Hallie Will, and Karen Carrillo
