The Elmwood Village Association Design Committee | A key part of Elmwood Village Association's overall mission is to enhance the physical appearance of the Elmwood Village Commercial District by rehabilitatiing historic buildings, encouraging supportive new construction, developing design guidelines, improving and greening the streetscape, and invoking long-term planning aimed at preserving the unique urban character of the area. Elmwood Village Association's Design Committee is one of our most important work groups and is charged with carrying out this critical part of our mission. | 
Talking Leaves /Caffe Aroma is good urban design. | Some of the efforts currently being guided by the Design Committee are: - Elmwood Village Commercial Design Guidelines - Comprehensive guidelines for
- Facade Improvement Program - A matching mini-grant program enabling business and property owners to enhance the exterior facades of commercial buildings in keeping with the design guidelines.
- Urban Design Literacy Project: Why Elmwood Works - a presentation demonstrating good urban design and planning principles in an easy to understand format.
- Smart Growth is Smart Business Speaker Series - speaker-led workshops intended to introduce "smart growth" development approaches that have worked in communities across the country. A diverse set of topics ranging from transportation and multi-use construction to community-based planning and strategies for increasing tax bases will be addressed by subject-matter specialists followed by a panel discussion and audience involvement.
Check back soon for more information about planning and urban design in the Elmwood Village neighborhood. If you are interested in finding out more about the Elmwood Village Association Design Committee, please send us an email. Meeting Schedule | Minutes | Workplan | Downloads | Contact Us
Current Members:
| | | Jill Schmidle, Chair | | | Frank Crowe | | | Karl Frizlen | | | Tom Palamuso | | | Catherine Gillespie | | | Daniel Sack | | | Paul Johnson | | | Ward Pinkel | | | | | 
