April 12, 2012
The Eagle-Tribune
By bicycle, on foot and in vans, residents of the city will fan out across the neighborhood around the North Canal on Saturday, choosing their favorite spots, as well as their least-favorite, as part of a "power of 10 placemaking" exercise designed to eventually make that part of the city more liveable, accessible and enjoyable.
Perhaps coincidentally, the Boston-based think tank MassINC held a conference in Lowell yesterday entitled "The Gateway Cities Creative Placemaking Summit," during which representatives from Haverhill and Lawrence, as well as Lowell and other immigrant cities such as Lynn and Fitchburg, got together to discuss problems facing their communities.