From Project for Public Spaces — Detroit Leads the Way on Place-Centered Revitalization

Future plans for Cadillac Square call for a lively marketplace / Image: PPS

Project for Public Places' involvement began last September, when PPS joined Terremark Partners,Shook Kelley, and Gibbs Planning Group for a charrette organized by Rock Ventures. “We proposed developing a Placemaking vision for the major public spaces, and refining the plan through the Power of 10 concept,” says Meg Walker, a Vice President at PPS who worked on the project. “That’s been a key factor from the start. A lot of developers aren’t as enlightened as Dan Gilbert…they wouldn’t necessarily think about the glue that’s holding this all together.”Read more at: Project for Public Spaces | Detroit Leads the Way on Place-Centered Revitalization