Community Christmas Celebrations

Author: Anne Stephens

Major Program: Community Design/Creative Placemaking

Greenup County has 8 unique cities, 3 downtowns, and a state resort park. There is a large geographic distance between populated areas. Some of the cities/downtowns have organized volunteer groups with established holiday traditions such as events and parades while other cities do not. The Greenup Arts program works to support Tourism by collaborating with local volunteers to provide leadership, organizational management guidance, emergency management best practices for events, and specialized p

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A Year of Design Innovation

Author: Cameron Correll

Major Program: Community Design/Creative Placemaking

The past year has been transformative for Blueprint Kentucky's Community Design Program, with a strong focus on building foundational knowledge. We relaunched the program by highlighting new and existing resources like one-pagers and program overviews. These tools empower Extension agents to seamlessly integrate community design into their initiatives and showcase professional pathways within the design sector. A core aspect of our work involves direct collaboration

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Jefferson Street Corridor and Neighborhood Area Planning and Design

Author: Jayoung Koo

Major Program: Community Design/Creative Placemaking

Fayette County was initially established in 1780 as part of Virginia and later became part of the Commonwealth of Kentucky in 1792. Lexington was the county seat until the city and county consolidated in 1974 and is now governed by the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (LFUCG). Lexington-Fayette County’s population was 322,570 people as of the 2020 Census and continues to experience growth. As a mid-size urban region, Lexington is represented by various strong local

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Huntertown Community Interpretive Park Implementation Progress

Author: Jayoung Koo

Major Program: Community Design/Creative Placemaking

UK Department of Landscape Architecture (UKLA) has been partnering with the Huntertown Community Interpretive Park (HCIP) Committee since 2020 to envision the former African-American hamlet community site of Huntertown now as a 40-acre public open space. With the support of the 2021 UK Sustainability Challenge Grant, UKLA led various aspects of the public park planning, design, and implementation (2021-2024) to reflect and represent the community’s past footprints on the landscape and furt

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Building Prosperity in Rural Communities through Community and Economic Development and Design Experiential Learning in Kentucky

Author: Melody Nall

Major Program: Community Design/Creative Placemaking

Describe the Issue or Situation.“Great public spaces are those places where celebrations are held, social and economic exchanges occur, friends run into each other, and cultures mix. They are the “front porches” of our public institutions – libraries, field houses, schools – where we interact with each other and government. When these spaces work well, they serve as the stage for our public lives.” (https://www.pps.org/article/grplacefeat)According to the 2020

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