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Planners answer common questions on implementing centers: universities, small towns, parking and highways
Summary
During the webinar Q&A, WFRC planners and consultants addressed how to integrate centers near universities, create small‑town centers without large populations, manage parking and distribute centers along corridors, and strategies to create centers divided by busy roadways.
Attendees used the webinar Q&A to press planners on practical implementation questions. The panel—Ted Nolting (WFRC), Christy Ostema (People in Place) and Tim Watkins (WFRC)—offered examples and tactical suggestions for common local challenges.
On integrating centers with universities, Matthew Gibbons asked how cities can better connect campuses with walkable mixed‑use areas. Ted Nolting recommended finding ‘‘win‑win’’ locations—areas with some commercial character that won’t be perceived as encroaching on quiet neighborhoods—and building community consensus on acceptable locations. Christy Ostema pointed to Ogden’s work with…
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