I see there’s one up now for Grayson, appearing at The Grand tomorrow night:

http://www.thegrandnorthfield.com/?p=443

Thanks to Locally Grown and its readers for showing that people really care about our fair city and an especially Big Thank You to all the Sponsors: NDDC, Nfld Chamber of Commerce, Nfld Historical Society, The Tavern, Froggy Bottoms, Just Food Co-op, Archer House, The Rare Pair, Hogan Brothers, Present Perfect, Rueb-N-Stein and the City of Northfield.

If you would lke to use any of the ‘Maps’ 1. Downtown Street & Building Map 2. City wide Map 3. Birds Eye View Map in a website or other promotions, etc.
Let me know. Jim Bohnhoff 612-968-5013
jimbohnhoff@yahoo.com

And I should probably throw a log on the Way Park Master Plan while I’m at it, too.

Anyway, it is really, really well done. Nice job.

We are still in the early phases of setting up a network for the podcasts. I never said that all those site you listed could not use them. The main point I was making is that there is a group out there that is working on developing historic walking tours of Northfield.

I can tell you that in the discussions we have had, that we want everybody to be able to use these podcasts to promote Northfield.

Everywhere I go, I see and hear your input. Webcam… walking video tours .. citizen journalism, CVB … creative insight …. and ABCD, asset based community development, that’s what it is about! I for one, am not impressed with LED signage for our DT. Otherwise, the proper and creative best use of the Cable funds is the answer. A citizen task force is the pathway.

The problem is citizen journalism gives too many voices a bully pulpit but that’s the end of their effort. Stay the course.

victor

Anyway, last year at one of the final streetscape task force meetings, we talked about an electronic kiosk. But we were told because of the climate we are in that it would cost A LOT of money. I want to say somewhere around 20 to 30K per kiosk. Now, I am not 100% on that but Griff you were at the Ames Park meeting and I asked about electronic kiosk and I got the same response, right?

On the other side, for the last few months there has been a group that has been meeting and we have been talking about developing podcast walking tours of Northfield and developing a website like you all are talking about above. In fact we are applying for a grant and if we get it, we hope to start developing these podcasts and website in early spring/summer.

That kiosk has a companion website: Vallarta Vive.

I could imagine a similar kiosk for Northfield, linked to a version of the Northfield Entertainment Guide, and yes, funded by CVB dollars.

Or, we could do the “Kisok Kam”, and point it at the sculpture on the plaza.

Griff, you being the technology guru… how much would something like that cost? The camera probably isn’t that expensive. It is the streaming cost (even if it is just a photo every 10-15 secondg) and the server correct?

I think this would be something really fun to do. There are enough geeks in this town, that we could fund it.

Any idea who could host it? Is there any local hosting in Northfield?

-J

Featuring streaming video from cameras located ariund the three kiosks, and bountiful with the graphics of Bonhoff … and maintained updated etc., by the combined efforts of ByAllMeans Graphic, Bonhoff Design and Griff’s generous and devoted concern for Website guruing …obviously a downtown business friendly effort. funded by the Chamber of Commerce. CVB Bucks!

Each user could up date from their store or office, adding timely; Daily, hourly, BLUE LIGHT SPECIALs.

If you’d get of of Bonhoff’s back, I’m sure he would complete the concept for the other two .,. including recommended locations, design, advertisement availability, etc.

I am finishing up the graphics for the north side of the Kiosk -- which included redoing the street and building map as well as the city wide map. I will include a pdf of the entire north side -- which measures 24″ x 63″.
If you have specific comments you reach me at jimbohnhoff@yahoo.com.
Thanks and have a happy holiday!
Jim B

I was on the Streetscape Committee which helped with design decisions for the new Legacy Plaza on the Riverwalk. The Committee discussed several times the need for a plan to keep the Kiosk updated with useful information and looking fresh and as a good reflection on our downtown. That was the last I heard anything about it until the Kiosk was in place, I talked with Joel Wolinsky at the City and he knew that something needed to be done, but there were other priorities. So I said I would try to help and here we are today.

I appologize for being a bit short yesterday morning. Some day I will learn not to give dates of when I hope something could get completed. If you reread my previous statements I had a lot of information available and it wasn’t just to get the word out -- I was responding to your question -- because I was in the midst of trying to help figure out how the Kiosk was and now is getting completed for the upcoming year.

This is something completely new -- why would you think that it would just automatically get thought about and completed -- your questions were certainly valid -- but as is often the case -- no one really was in charge -- I talked with Ross and the NDDC and hopefully they will be incharge. So right now -- I am valiantly trying to finish up the work on the North side of the Kiosk. Which will have two nice readable Maps showing the Downtown as it is in Dec 2008, along with a cross referenced Directory of Downtown businesses and Promotional spaces for sponsors, which is lighted for evening viewing.

The Riverwalk Legacy Plaza Pedestrian Promanade is a lovely place to enjoy the Cannon River and the heart of Northfield, I believe it is an excellent example of the City of Nfld, the Streetscape Committee and a number of other committees and doing a #1 bangup job. We should all be darn proud.
So holy crap -- I have spent an hour writing -- I hope I made some sense. I need to get back to finishing up the many graphic details which you will ‘soon’ see close up on the New Kiosk.
Jim B