Welcome wanderers,

I am a rising junior at Lafayette majoring in Government & Law.  Along with LA and Courtney, I will be conducting surveys with the West Ward Neighborhood Partnership as a part of the Wachovia Urban Ecology Grant.  We will be examining the visual attractiveness of particular commercial and residential blocks, as well as taking a survey to determine residents’ satisfaction with their neighborhood.   These surveys will be used as “before and after” measures; the Wachovia Urban Ecology Grant represents a five-year effort.  By the end of the grant period, we hope to have made improvements to streetscapes and facades and used the results of the residential survey to align West Ward Neighborhood Partnership efforts most closely with neighborhood needs.  This should be an exciting and very meaningful summer!