Start Date
05/18/2024
End Date
05/18/2024
Description
Street names and addressing are wayfinding devices in our surroundings, often unnoticed, while casually contributing to ambience and the symbolic meaning of a place. The naming of streets and numbering of properties seems mundane. However, assigning street nomenclature and addresses can be a defining part of a community’s identity, particularly in regards to restorative urbanism. Street naming and addressing can reveal societal power structures and our core civic and democratic values. Such systems are critical for navigating and understanding a place, city, or region. And, in terms of information management, the topic is becoming more complex and sophisticated and will remain crucial for future planning. This session highlights the importance of street naming and addressing, its history and evolution in the U.S. during a critical moment in its city planning history, and how local governments can implement and change street names and addresses to restore communities.
Location
Cincinnati, OH
Distance Learning
No
Course Equivalency
No
Subjects
Transportation
Health, Safety and Welfare
No
Hours
1.0
Learning Outcomes
1. Describe the importance of street naming and addressing systems as critical wayfinding devices and its role in city planning.
2. Assess the history and evolution of street naming and addressing systems as an important part of city planning and creation of cities in the United States.
3. Critique names of streets and places and explain the local government process to change street names and addresses.
4. Apply street naming and assignment of addressing as a fundamental part of the future of city planning.
5. Compile a list of references of local governments that have conducted research, performed audits, and developed alternative street names.
Instructors
Justin Wallace,Brenda Diaz-Flores
Course Codes
CNU32073
Provider
Congress for the New Urbanism