Location: Detroit, Michigan (City wide)
Stakeholder/Client: City of Detroit, MI (Numerous divisions of public works – streets, maintenance, environmental, inspections, etc) and mayoral and planning departments.
Brief Description –Objective/Task: Planning and design of program in response to many social problems and economic initiatives
Personal Involvement – Action: Planning, design and construction coordination of landscapes related to enhancement and visual impact of land parcels within city. Construction utilized block grant funding with specialized criteria.
Results: 2,075 land parcels improved for neighborhood residents with neighborhood enhancement and accomplishment of economic development goals including the elimination of many parcels from the city’s tax burden.
CSD attribute: These now landscaped vacant lots demonstrate a preservation of scenic, aesthetic and historic places. Additionally these same places promote public safety and economic opportunity
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