SHADE Institute and its community partners invited a range of stakeholders to participate in the Institute’s first virtual community design workshop. The workshop kicked off with introductions from SHADE’s 2020 Summer Fellows, who are graduate students working on the preliminary design phase of the project. Meeting facilitators provided a brief overview of the WPARMSI project. Fellows introduced SHADE director, Dean Sakamoto and project champion, Mary Pat Waterhouse. Workshop participants also provided their own introductions.
Fellows then provided a deeper look into project updates and the overall design proposal. SHADE Fellows will be completing the preliminary design phase this summer. This fall, the pre-final design phase will start and be completed as well. For more information, please refer to the presentation provided below.
Following the project presentation, the workshop divided into three break-out group sessions happening simultaneously. A series of 6 questions pertaining to the Waipio Access Point Road lead the discussion while break-out group leaders provided virtual tours of the site through an interactive map. Questions covered pedestrian safety, traffic flow along the road, flooding conditions, parking issues, among other concerns. Stakeholders gathered in small groups and discussed their feedback, shared their memories of the site, and debated the feasibility and potential of design proposals.
The meeting concluded with everyone coming back together from break-out sessions. SHADE Institute is seeking the valuable voices and stories of the community members—we encourage your input through our survey and questionnaire. We also welcome the opportunity to become further involved with SHADE through our Friends of WPARMSI Citizen’s Group where updates on upcoming neighborhood board meetings offer opportunities to publicly testify in support of this project.
*Deadline to complete survey: Sunday July 26. Winners will be notified by the end of the month.
