Abstract:
The general project is a comprehensive study of the human, organizational,
physical and economic conditions of the Brightmoor neighborhood in terms of strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The scope of this project is to identify issues and
assets of the neighborhood and to develop a proposal for the community, focusing on
youth involvement and community efforts as one of the priorities.
The idea behind
this
capston
e
project is to empower youth from the schools, non-
profits and grassroots organization active in the area involving them in the identification
a
nd enactment of an urban-streetscape intervention strategy capable of embodying
community expectations in terms of future urban scenarios and making the neighborhood
environment safer and more attractive. This project is designed to help implement an
already existing proposed solution for the area and to restore the youth population the
role
as active participants as they envision change in their own neighborhood, and as they
enact the
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ideas
