10.23.02

EVERGREEN-EASTRIDGE DESIGN WORKSHOP
PLANNED

Edition: Morning Final Section: Local Page: 3B
Memo: Valley Roundup

Source: From Mercury News staff reports

For the first time, the Evergreen-Eastridge neighborhood of San Jose will undergo a five-day
intensive public exercise in community design, also known as a charrette. It is conducted by
the Knight Program in Community Building and funded by the John S. and James L. Knight
Foundation, which promotes excellence in journalism and invests in programs in 26 U.S.
communities. Local sponsors include the city of San Jose and the San Jose Redevelopment
Agency. The event will be held at Eastridge Shopping Center from Nov. 13 to 18.

A charrette is a communitywide design process in which members of the public are invited
to meet with designers and planners in workshop sessions to share opinions and ideas about
the development of their community. San Jose was selected through a competitive process for
the second annual Knight charrette. The study will cover two Strong Neighborhood Initiative
areas: West Evergreen and the King and Ocala area.