PLACEMAKING: CONNECTING PEOPLE AND PLACE
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Elena Madison |
TEDxSpringfield
• October 2018
Elena directs Heart of the Community, a Placemaking grants and technical assistance program, now entering its sixth year with close to 20 implemented projects around the United States, including the“Beach” at Detroit’s Campus Martius Park, the revitalization of Travis Park in downtown San Antonio, improvements to Philadelphia’s City Hall Courtyard, and new amenities in downtown Atlanta’s Woodruff Park. She is currently working on concept designs for Oklahoma City’s Kerr Park, and on a public space plan for a new neighborhood park in downtown Houston. Placemaking focuses on a community's assets and engages local institutions.