The area outside City Hall will eventually be quite a bit different: The Knight Creative Communities Institute is getting started on its Bicentennial Park project, which will continue past the capital's bicentennial year.
Read the "Your Turn" by Rueben Stokes. Public spaces can have profound community impact. A thoughtfully designed space can engage residents and visitors, while also improving safety and catalyzing economic activity.
The urban space of brick and greenery that runs alongside Tallahassee City Hall, down the hill from Adams to Duval streets on Jefferson Street, could be reimagined into a "downtown bicentennial park in honor of Tallahassee's 200th anniversary."
Strong sense of place is a key factor in attracting young professionals to a community. These young people in turn are crucial for the knowledge-based industries that foster economic growth. Placemaking reduces crime and builds safer cities.
