A few weeks ago, we were contacted by West Hills’ neighborhood leader Karen Jurasin and others regarding the possiblility of WSU design students tackling a site-specific plan for the area near Government Way and Sunset Highway - one of 15 priority projects in the Gorge Master Plan. Now, it seems the student work is well underway, and they’ve announced an exhibit and presentation for Saturday, December 8 on the Spokane campus.
Karen, who’s been involved in periodic reviews said in her e-mail about the student work: “It will complement the Great Gorge plan and enhance the area for cycling with nearby connections to the Centennial Trail, Fish Lake Trail, and from there to the Columbia Plateau Trail.” She urged any and all - especially potential developers - to attend and gather ideas for this largely underutilized but strategically-located area.
The students’ mid-term work has been completed as of this writing, and as a whole, represents a much more abstract way of presenting the dynamics of urban and natural relationships than will be on display in December. We’ve uploaded images of the work of the four teams, available here.
For more, check out the flyer linked below, and mark your calendars for Saturday, December 8 from 10:00 to noon at the WSU Spokane Phase One building. It’s free of course, and we’re excited to see what’s envisioned!
Exhibit Flyer (650 Kb, Acrobat® file)
WSU student work (Flash™ gallery)
