http://www.jointuse.org/discuss/tags/rural People across California care deeply about joint use. Log in or register to speak to them here. New to the joint use forum? Registration is easy and only takes a minute. Enter your email address and create a username and password. This is not an anonymous discussion board, and we encourage participants to choose a username that includes both their first and last names. Because we want to learn from each other and, together, build a movement for joint use, it is important for people to know who they are talking to. Once you've logged in, click "add new" to post a comment, or click on an existing post's title to read and/or reply. en-US Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:51:12 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.jointuse.org/discuss/search.php http://www.jointuse.org/discuss/topic/joint-use-challenges-in-rural-settings#post-44 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 22:30:23 +0000 MJA 44@http://www.jointuse.org/discuss/ <p>It would be great to hear what you've been working on since these original posts. What else has been going on with your joint use efforts in the Central Valley?<br /> -MJA </p> http://www.jointuse.org/discuss/topic/joint-use-challenges-in-rural-settings#post-16 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 18:29:25 +0000 selizabeth 16@http://www.jointuse.org/discuss/ <p>I will be on this page all next week and am particularly looking forward to discussions about joint use involving schools and other partners in the Central Valley and other (rural settings).. </p> http://www.jointuse.org/discuss/topic/joint-use-challenges-in-rural-settings#post-14 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 07:10:23 +0000 cdiaz 14@http://www.jointuse.org/discuss/ <p>This is an issue for us In Madera County, specifically for the community of Fairmead, an unincorporated area. Community members have spoken to the school principal and superintendent who seem somewhat open to the idea of an open campus, but have shared with us that the school board is concerned with liability. No one on the school board is from Fairmead, so we are challenged with having them understand the issues that Fairmead residents face. The youth will be doing a photo voice project in the community. We hope this will help the board understand their challenges to accessing a safe place to play. The kids have to play soccer in the streets because although they are surrounded by other people's farmland, there is no field for them to play. </p> http://www.jointuse.org/discuss/topic/joint-use-challenges-in-rural-settings#post-11 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:29:41 +0000 gislas 11@http://www.jointuse.org/discuss/ <p>I would like to offer another perspective on joint use — a perspective that makes more sense for those of us working in rural settings. Central California often conjures images of open farm land and what might be perceived as plentiful opportunities for recreation. But the truth is that we are just as — if not more — challenged in finding safe places for our children to play as any other region within California. School space is often the only green space in our rural communities. Therefore increasing access to that school space in rural settings is really essential to addressing the heart of the challenges we face in Central California. Joint use in rural contexts has to be defined as more than just joint use as a collaborative agreement between agencies but also collaboration between community itself and schools. What do others think? Are there ways we can increase public access to school space in places where partnering agencies do not exist? How do we build these collaborations with community members themselves? </p>