Cascade Creek revitalizing community
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Abstract
Located adjacent to downtown Rochester, MN are three neighborhoods that are in the midst of revitalizing their housing infrastructure. Each neighborhood is taking steps to become a viable family neighborhood
with a developed community to be proud of. Currently, the sense of community is lacking and not apparent within and between these three neighborhoods. Cascade Creek – Revitalizing Community questions and looks into how the Cascade Creek waterway can be transformed into a functional and desirable gathering point in order to achieve a greater sense of community. Revitalizing the creek is the catalyst that brings
people back out into the community while at the same time being beneficial to the creek’s ecosystem. In return, both the revitalization of the creek and newfound community helps counter the political, economic, and criminal issues that the site faces now. What is needed to form the community and revitalize the creek is determined by connecting to the history of the area and the culture along with hard numbers about the creek surrounding green space and neighborhoods. This project includes a master plan that may be executed in order to revitalize the four neighborhoods of the Cascade Creek region.