Inclusive Design
Inclusive Design Policies, Codes, and Incentives
As part of the Redmond 2050 focus on equity and inclusion we are looking at ways we can update how we design and build our community to make it more inclusive - including removing policies and codes that have been used to exclude some community members or that have unintentionally caused barriers.
Our staff has been studying ways that our built environment impacts different people in different ways. Some of those resources can be found below. Please contact our team at Redmond2050@redmond.gov if you have additional recommendations.
Universal Design Principles
- Inclusive/Equitable
- Responsive
- Flexible
- Convenient/Comfortable
- Accommodating/Intuitive
- Welcoming/Perceptible
- Realistic
- Culturally Appropriate
Resources for Inspiration
General/Introduction
- Why Planning Education Should Embrace Universal Design
- NW Universal Design Council (Seattle)
- King County Disabilities Consortium
- Eastside for All - Build for Belonging series and idea “padlet”
- Center for Universal Design | College of Design (ncsu.edu)
Inclusive / universal design principles
- The principles of universal design - principles-of-universal-design.pdf (ncsu.edu)
- Transformative Placemaking, Eastside for All (King County) - https://eastsideforall.org/resources/placemaking/
- Inclusive by Design: Foundation for Diversity in Public Space, Project for Public Spaces - https://www.pps.org/article/inclusive-by-design-laying-a-foundation-for-diversity-in-public-space
- Professional Practice: Universal Design, The American Society of Landscape Architects - https://www.asla.org/universaldesign.aspx
- Increasing Home Access: Designing for Visitability, AARP - www.aarp.org/home-garden/livable-communities/info-08-2008/2008_14_access.html
Examples on how to design for specific community needs
- Autism-Friendly Design Ideas - https://carautismroadmap.org/autism-friendly-design-ideas/
- Designing With The Blind In Mind - https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/rtf-fresh-perspectives/a663-designing-with-the-blind-in-mind/
- Designing For Neurodiversity And Inclusion, https://www.workdesign.com/2019/12/designing-for-neurodiversity-and-inclusion/
- Designing for Special Populations, NW Design Council - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ_0wyIPJ6k
- Coalition on Inclusive Emergency Planning (CIEP) - https://www.wasilc.org/coalition-on-inclusive-emergency-planning
- Making Multicultural Places, Project for Public Spaces - https://www.pps.org/article/multicultural-places
- Land Use Planning through an Aging and Gender Lens, AARP - https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/livable-in-action/info-2016/interview-mildred-warner-planning-through-gender-child-aging-lens.html
- Growing Up: Planning for Children in New Vertical Communities - https://www.toronto.ca/city-government/planning-development/planning-studies-initiatives/growing-up-planning-for-children-in-new-vertical-communities/
Designing for All Genders
- How to design public spaces for girls • This City Life
- We Need More Public Space for Teen Girls – Bloomberg
- Well-Designed Public Spaces Are Inclusive Ones (planning.org)
- Planning with a Gender Lens (APA Issues Brief)
- Creating Equitable Cities Through Gender Mainstreaming (APA webinar recording)
Visitability
Autism Spectrum
Building for Everyone - Universal Design Booklet Series
Universal Design Guidelines - Ireland Example
Designing For All Ages
We need your input!
Community members, caregivers, and service providers familiar with mobility challenges are invited to share your thoughts and experiences with us as we seek to improve the experience of all Redmond residents while traveling to light rail.
Marymoor Village - Pilot Inclusive Neighborhood Idea Board
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MOST RECENT WORKSHOP:
Monday, October 30
- Presentation
- Draft Points Calculator (xls or pdf)
November 2023 Universal Design Roundtable Materials
- Agenda
- Tom Minty Presentation (NWUDC)
- Video (coming soon)
- Discussion Notes (coming soon)
Sign up to receive notification of the next event in this series! Contact bfrey@redmond.gov.
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Beckye Frey
Principal PlannerPhone: 425-556-2750
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Lauren Alpert
Senior PlannerPhone: 425-556-2460
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Odra Cardenas
PlannerPhone: 425-556-2439