Virginia A. Faust, AICP NC Department of Commerce, Division of Community Assistance With funding provided by the Appalachian Regional Commission 2006 Recreating Neighborhoods: Putting the Pieces Together

Public Buildings and Spaces

Summary, Public Buildings and Spaces Site civic buildings so they are integral to community fabric, accessible to all Use building materials to last for generations, evoke civic pride Develop streetscape guidelines that address street, sidewalks, building setbacks, façades, signs

Summary, Public Buildings and Spaces, continued Ensure new and/or redeveloped public and private buildings provide plazas, courtyards, lawns of appropriate scale Improve existing public, private parking lots with landscaping and marked pedestrian ways Provide convenient public spaces of varying sizes, purposes