Projects

Neighborhood Development &
Sustainable Architecture

Soul Foods - Village Bottoms Neighborhood 2010
Oakland, CA
Green Venues was part of a Design Charrette at West Coast Green - 2009

Article about the West Coast Green charrette on Daily Kos "Don't Save Us, Work with Us."

The Black Dot Artists, Friends of the Black New World and Ecocity Builders are co-sponsoring an open house and tour to further build upon the collaboration and partnerships initiated at this year's West Coast Green design charrette in San Francisco. (Thank you West Coast Green and the Home Depot Foundation for making the charrette possible, we are already looking forward to next year!).

West Coast Green West Oakland Design Charrette 2009

Come check out WCG table work on display - designs and ideas, sketches and more. You'll also get a first hand tour of the neighborhood and Pacific Cannery Lofts, enjoy a BDA open house at the Black Dot Cafe, and get an opportunity to deepen the discussion about how we can build a healthier future, together, starting from the Bottoms Up.

More about the work:
CNN's Soledad O-Brien meets with Marcel Diallo "Rebirth of Village Bottoms"
Soul Food Coop article in the SF Bay View "Soul Food Co-op: an interview 'wit co-owner Yasser"

EcoCity Builders - www.ecocitybuilders.org
Friends of the Black New World - www.blacknewworld.com

EcoCity Builders Project Goals:
•    To design an evolving map that communicates a shared vision for a sustainable Oakland, a       model city of the likes of Curitiba, Brazil but taking steps even beyond that excellent model.
•    To support and enhance Oakland’s long-range sustainability targets and timelines.
•    To increase effectiveness of current and future land use planning and sustainable       development initiatives that lie at the foundation of energy, land conservation and climate       change issues
•    To provide input and support to Mayor Dellums’ housing initiative.

Project Initiatives:
•    GIS based Oakland Green City Map. The base map was executed in 2006 with graduate       students from the University of California’s Department of City and Regional Planning
•    Green City Workshops: Community education, outreach, input
•    Urban Villages long range conceptual plans for Oakland districts
•    Project GO! (Green Oakland): Zero Carbon/Zero Waste development project launch