Revisions and Visions

Last week in the Arnada neighborhood, a new community bulletin board was installed on the corner of D street and 22nd ave.
The Arnada neighborhood is located next to the Clark campus.
The bulletin board is an experiment in community activism. It was constructed with the efforts of Clark College students who reside in Arnada.
“We are trying to create community gathering spots,” said Jennifer Corieo.
Corieo and Seanette Corkill are residents of Arnada who attend Clark College for continuing education and had a part in organizing the efforts to have the bulletin board put in place.
“It is called the gathering place or gathering places,” said Corieo. “This is our first one.”
Traffic in the neighborhood is what gave rise to the idea of a neighborhood “Gathering Place”.
“It is about creative ways to calm traffic,” said Corieo. “This is a main thorough fair, there is a lot of traffic and a lot of kids, we are concerned about that.”
The bulletin board is, “A place to communicate and connect with your neighbors,” said Corkill.
The bulletin board was made possible through contributions from the community and a grant from the City of Vancouver.
“Much of it was donated from the neighborhood,” said Corkill.
“We worked with the city to do this,” said Corieo. “It is part of our neighborhood action plan.”
The gathering place was designed with the neighborhood aesthetic in mind.
“Architecturally the style is in the turn of the century craftsman home,” said Corkill.
Ahren Geilenfeld is an Arnada resident and Clark student who discovered the bulletin board this week. “I guess it is a spot for bulletins and community awareness,” said Geilenfeld. “Which is good because people walking by can check out what is going on in the neighborhood.”
Geilenfeld can see the impact traffic has on the Arnada neighborhood.
“I think that people who live in the neighborhood are respectful but people who are cutting through from Fourth Plain to Mcloughlin? I would say that the traffic is moderate for a neighborhood,” said Geilenfeld.
The proximity of the Arnada neighborhood makes it convenient for residents who are also Clark students.
“I think that there are several people who live in the neighborhood who go to the college,” said Corieo, “I take welding and sculpture classes, my child goes to the preschool.”
“I like being around college campus. It adds to the vitality of a community when you have a strong educational center near by,” said Corkill.
“I have lived in that neighborhood now for three years,” said Geilenfeld.
“It has been great for easy access to school,” said Geilenfeld, “I can go home for lunch.”