Scott Doyon
Scott Doyon is principal, director of client marketing services with Placemakers, a planning, coding, marketing, and implementation firm.
Placemaking is more than a niche market
Placemaking is not a design endeavor. Or a business proposition. Or a public health pursuit. Or an equity concern. Or an avenue for culture and the arts. It’s all of these things.
Gentrification examined from a wider time frame
Your view on the urban investment of today may depend on where you crop the storyline.
Guiding neighborhood change with place attachment
Focusing on what connects people to community is one way to navigate the treacherous waters between gentrification and disinvestment.