Hello everyone!
Thank you for a great August meeting of the Syracuse Urbanism Collective last Tuesday!
At this meeting:
- We introduced the new board members! This was the first meeting to feature Javier Zavaleta as President, Shail Patel as Vice President, Dylan Buck as Treasurer, and my (Baxter Hankin) shift to my new role as Director of Policy and Design. Becca Saya continues to serve as Media Outreach Specialist.
- The design team presented our ideas for activating the space in front of City Hall, bounded by East Washington, Montgomery, and Market Street. This proposal included a cafe kiosk, seating with picnic tables and Adirondack chairs, and an informational sign board.
- The membership split into breakout groups and brainstormed their own contributions and edits to the design team’s plan.
- The public policy team recently published a few more memos and is transitioning into focusing mainly on advocacy work, so if you’re interested in participating, please reach out!
We announced upcoming activities SUC has listed for September on the calendar on our website, including:
- The county legislature’s housing & transportation advisory board Open House on Tuesday, September 29 at 5:30pm at the Inspyre Innovation Hub’s 2nd floor
- Design team monthly meeting, 6pm Wednesday September 9 at Salt City Market
- Art on the Porches, Saturday September 12 from 11-5 on Ruskin Ave
- Public Policy Team meeting, Monday September 14 at 6:30pm at Salt City Market
- Moving People Transportation Coalition at 4pm on Wednesday September 16 at the CNY Philanthropy Center
- Urbanist Book Club at 6:30pm on Wednesday September 16 at Salt City Market
- The Bare Roots Music Festival on Saturday, September 19th at the Thornden Park Amphitheater from noon-7pm.
- The Harvey’s Garden Community Activity Fair on Sunday, September 1st from noon-3pm.
- Another Community Streets day on Montgomery and East Jefferson on Saturday, September 26th.
- Our next monthly meeting on Tuesday September 29 at 6pm at the Central Library, working with the city parks department to redesign the wayfinding signage along the Onondaga Creekwalk!
Keep an eye out for more announcements regarding these events! We also discussed opportunities for fun events to be shared with the SUC Social WhatsApp group, so keep an eye out for those as well.
After the meeting we had a happy hour at Salt City Market!
You can join https://syracuseurbanism.org/join/, and reach us at contact@syracuseurbanism.org if you have any questions, comments, or would like to get involved!
Regards,
Baxter Hankin, Director of Policy & Design
Syracuse Urbanism Collective
