The Michigan Chapter of the American Planning Association last week announced that it was awarding its 2013 Planning Excellence Award to the Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority. The DDA got the nod based on its excellent use of public outreach during its Arena South vision planning process.
According to an excerpt from the article:
“'The award is a tribute to our highly creative and capable staff and consultant team and the hundreds of citizens that participated to make the Arena South planning process a success,” said Brian Harris, DDA chairman, in a statement. “We are deeply honored by this recognition.'
The process involved creating a steering committee that was comprised of community members and downtown stakeholders and about a half-dozen events, including a Brew and Do and a Walk and Talk through the district, to get input from the public."
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