{"id":33173,"date":"2024-08-20T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/doctor-of-design\/2024\/08\/20\/bringing-new-life-to-paper-streets\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T00:58:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T04:58:15","slug":"bringing-new-life-to-paper-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/doctor-of-design\/2024\/08\/20\/bringing-new-life-to-paper-streets\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing New Life to Paper Streets\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
Prior to a few months ago, Andrew Holland, director of performance and innovation, had never heard of the concept of paper streets. His work with the City of Durham\u2019s Office of Performance and Innovation (OPI) meant that he and his team continually explored new ideas for improving the city. During a routine brainstorming meeting, the idea of paper streets came up in relation to code enforcement, and the team began digging into ways in which the city could tackle these often-neglected spaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Holland is more than just an employee of the city. He\u2019s also a current student in the college\u2019s Doctor of Design program<\/a>, in which mid-level professionals integrate design thinking and research practices into their professional work, connecting research to the needs of society and addressing design impacts on larger systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n