Climate Remembrance sign to be installed in downtown Durham. (
SRPC Photo)
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Planning
Kyle Pimental, principal regional planner, met with Durham public works director Mike Lynch to discuss the Town's climate remembrance project. The project, which is being funded partially by grants received by Northeastern University and the NHDES Coastal Program, draws attention to climate change through the installation of signs that place the reader in the future by invoking the language of historical plaques. While most of the signs show projected dates and events, there are some signs identifyng events that have already occurred such as the one stating, "Populations now thriving, Mississippi kites first observed in Durham near here by local bird watchers, August 15, 2018.” Each sign will be equipped with a unique QR code that will take participants to a website that provides additional information and context about the impacts of climate change, as well as a link to the Durham webpage that has compiled all the Town’s past and ongoing resilience work.
This project is a continuation of a
project installation in Massachusetts
, in Cambridge and Essex, by professor of graphic and information design at Northeastern University, Thomas Starr.
For more information contact Kyle Pimental at 603-994-3500.
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Transportation
On Thursday, Aug. 29, communications and outreach planner Shayna Sylvia called into the CommuteSmart NH Coordination Committee meeting held at Central NH Regional Planning Commission. The meeting began with a presentation from guest speaker Ross Macdonald of
Go! Vermont
, a resource for finding greener travel options like carpooling, vanpooling, biking, taking the bus, or telecommuting. He talked about the history of the entity, the services they offer, and the process behind creating a geo-database to best display a variety of commuting options. This presentation provided committee members with many ideas for future implementation.
Following the presentation, committee members discussed the upcoming Bike, Brooms, and Buses commuter challenge, which is being planned for the last two weeks in October. This challenge will be different from the pilot June challenge as both teams and individuals can register. Discussion also centered around NH RideShare and how to best update the user database.
To learn more about CommuteSmart NH visit its
website
, and stayed tuned for more information about the upcoming challenge.
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Economic Development
On Monday, Aug. 26 Shayna Sylvia,
communications and outreach planner, attended a meeting of
Explore Moose Mountains (EMM)
. This was the first in-person meeting of the group following it
MooseMade Expo in May
. The meeting allowed members the opportunity to recap the event, which encouraged business to business connections among those in the Moose Mountains region. Other discussion included successes and the new face behind EMM's social media, and the need for an update to the EMM website, in addition to strategies for spreading the word about the Moose Mountains region via digital print channels.
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