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Amber Mikluscak

Amber Mikluscak

Seattle, WA, US

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Competition entries were displayed in local shop windows in Sebastopol. 'Defining the Core' was displayed in the window of the Sprint Copy Center on North Main Street.
Competition entries were displayed in local shop windows in Sebastopol. "Defining the Core" was displayed in the window of the Sprint Copy Center on North Main Street.
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Defining the Core: Sebastopol, CA

The objective of the Core Project competition was to identify creative "big ideas" to revitalize the town of Sebastopol, California.

The proposed solution used the form of the city and typical patterns of use to create a bicycle and pedestrian corridor, or Ciclovia, that enveloped the city center while engaging planned developments and underutilized properties, which would function as catalysts projects. A set of guiding themes was developed to ensure sustainable "human-scale" development, while leaving flexibility for innovative and eclectic growth. 

The project was awarded a Special Citation in Bicycle Excellence from the Core Project Committee.

 
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Status: Competition Entry
Location: Sebastopol, CA, US

 
This panel illustrates the process of extracting the Ciclovia from city's physical form.
This panel illustrates the process of extracting the Ciclovia from city's physical form.
This panel illustrates the typical users that coincide with the city's core layers.
This panel illustrates the typical users that coincide with the city's core layers.
Guiding themes promote the desired pattern of growth while leaving flexibility for the city to develop organically.
Guiding themes promote the desired pattern of growth while leaving flexibility for the city to develop organically.
Final competition poster
Final competition poster