Digital Image of the City - Housing Bowdoin College Fall 2014 Annie Chen, Emma Chow, Jenny Ibsen, Eva Sibinga, Jackie Sullivan, Libby Szuflita Presentation given on 12/10/14

1. Recommendations for Portland, ME:
Public Space
Eva Sibinga ‘17
Jackie Sullivan ‘15
Annie Chen ‘17
Libby Szuflita ‘15
Jenny Ibsen ‘18
Emma Chow ‘15

2. Common Themes
- People as placemakers
- Increase community interactions
- Emphasize intersection of aesthetics, technology,
sustainability, leisure, and function

3. India Street Recreation Hub
- Create waterfront
destination for recreation
- Ensure accessibility,
connectectivity
Source: Google Maps
- Online site for participatory planning

4. Public Seating
- Increase public seating
- Competitions for
designing seats
- Warming features
Source: J. Sullivan, 11/24
- Seating locations can be
added to future apps and maps

5. Art Playground
- Make collectively interactive public art
- passive vs active
- broaden the definition of art
- Intersect multiple disciplines
- sustainability, technological interfaces, sculptural
aesthetics
- open creative economy to all
- social responsibilities

6. Portland Tree Registry
- Website to purchase street
trees
- Map with priority locations
- Private investment in public
good
- Social media aspect
Source: Libby Szuflita, QGIS
- Register tree, post photos, file reports

7. Pond Integration in Parks
- Promote sustainability
- Increase aesthetics of park
- Filter and reuse rainwater
and runoff for irrigation
- Community interaction
Source: Landscape Architecture Foundation

8. WalkPortland App
- Map pedestrian needs
- 5-minute walk radius
- Portland-specific
- Stationary physical maps
- Advertisement for app
- Increases accessibility
Source: Eva Sibinga, QGIS

9. Summary Findings
- Enhance whole Portland experience
- Leverage technology for the interactive city
- Ensure long-run sustainability

10. Thank you