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4.3 Connecting the Community <br />4,3.1 Implement ueative place-making <br />Creativc placc-making works with community members to bring together arts and culture in <br />ways that connect physical space to needs in the communify. The;oaf of this effort would be to <br />foster broader expioration of downtown by visitors while show.uring the talent of a local artist.Ellensburg should explore wor-king with an organization like the nonprofit pomegranate Center <br />based in Seattle that explores creative place-maling in communities as a partnership effort. <br />Creative place-making projects could be incorporated into the town center as well as createphysical corurcctions between CWU and downtown Ellensburg. Today, key stakeholders are <br />working on an exciting program to connect through a public art program to create "markers,, thatwill be located in a variety of locations to explore between Oowntown and campus. The concept, <br />dubbed "Project Brilliance," will implement reflector art pieces from the laie Dick Elliott, arenowned local arlist to be placed in strategic locations throughout downtown Ellensburg toultimately connect the Old Heat Plant, slatecl to become a visilor's center for Central Washin[ton <br />University, with the core of downtown. Figure 1 I on the following page illusirates the potential <br />locations for these installations on key corners throughout the largei do*rrto*n ur*u. <br />4.3.2 Continue partnership with Centrat l{ashington {)niversiry tu bring investment into the <br />core of downtoh,n aver time whether throagh progrn*s oi capiral jrojects. <br />Central Washington University is a strong partner with the Ellensburg cornmunity, and its <br />sludents represent a significant portion of the customer base in downtown. Over time, theUniversity and the Downtowners should seek partnership efforts that may bring programs or <br />even capital projects into the downtown. Some of the ideas expressed in other recommendations <br />ofthis report could be potential partnership projects. <br />4.3.3 rruplement bicyclefriendly streets as idenffied in prior plans, <br />Ellensburg has worked on bicycle friendly streets and the d.owntown is very navigable bybicycle' The community should continue to implement these important recommendations anclwill implernent new bicycle racks that have been designed in similar style to existing quality <br />downtown street furnihrre. <br />4,3.4 Implennent circulator transportationfrom CWTJ through downtown to hotels. <br />Central Transit already operates a fixed route system in Ellensburg. Over time, the possibility ofa circulator that connects the local hotels through downtown and onto Central Washington,s <br />campus would be an excellent way of creating a regular service for visitors to the community. <br />The potential route is shown in Figure i I below. <br />35