Countless small projects take place in Detroit every day -- projects that don't get much fanfare outside the community, neighborhood, or even block in which they have an impact. If you've worked on something small but special in the last year, we'd like to hear from you.
Model D will be co-sponsoring -- along with
Key Public Strategies and
Incremental Development Alliance -- the Big Ideas+Small Projects happy hour event on Thursday, June 9 as part of the
Congress for the New Urbanism's NextGen programming. Six projects will be selected to make 10-minute presentations during the event, which starts at 6 pm at the Detroit Beer Company.
The event is meant to highlight and celebrate small-scale projects from the past year. Examples could include transforming an abandoned property, reclaiming a vacant lot for public space, or any number of other undertakings.
A statement from the event notice reads, "We believe that small-scale, incremental development projects make our communities vibrant, and do so in a way that is financially sensible and environmentally responsible."
Want to present at the happy hour? Big Ideas+Small projects is accepting submissions until 5 pm on May 14. All we're asking for is your contact information and a short description of your project. To apply, click
here.
Congress for the New Urbanism, a nonprofit organization that advocates for walkable and prosperous places, holds their annual, flagship event in a different city every year. 2016's will be in Detroit from June 8-11. To register, click
here.
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