Join us for our two part “Public Policy Innovation via I-375 Reconnecting Communities Project” hybrid workshop on Saturday, in collaboration with Congress for the New Urbanism Michigan & Better Cities Film Festival. Supported by a “Road Ahead” in-person short film screening Friday. October 6 & 7, 1-3:30pm @ Wayne State University, McGregor Memorial Conference Center.

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Additionally, we are excited to be co-creating this “Future of 3rd Places” hybrid workshop and “The Good Harvest” short film screening with a 3rd Place exemplar @ The Congregation, Sunday 12-3pm. Bring Your Brain, Questions, Insights & Imagination!

Reporting on the SUCCESS of our 7th Annual Park(ing) Day "Detroit to Pontiac" Innovation Station Detroit Month of Design 2023, UNESCO Detroit City of Design Challenge, featuring a co-hosted hybrid symposium with John Bela, Co-Creator of Park(ing) Day, on "Park(ing) Day Parklets & the Future of Streets as Public Space."

See video for a “Deep Dive” into the FUTURE of STREETS, 3rd Places & People!

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There is a “Directed by Detroit” short film block October 6, and our partners at the Brightmoor Makerspace, submitted a film created by Mike Moegelin about the Cody Rouge Stein Park “Design-Build,” with the Youth Media Team, titled “Vision into Action:”

We are looking forward to “The Place Man” opening night @ Campus Martius, featuring Fred Kent himself, and the Placemaking X global network, with Ethan Kent, and Director Guillermo Bernal, Placemaking Mexico.

Food for THOUGHT: