© OxnardRenaissance.org         Roy’s Oxnard Renaissance Placemaking Newsletter         2018 ~ #39

ZONING
is the Greatest Impediment to
Great Placemaking

“”Summer in the City: Hottest Design Elements for Placemaking in the Public Realm,”
featuring Susan Henderson of Placemakers and Victor Dover of Dover Kohl & Partners.”

click the image below to view video

CHALLENGE:
If you had to pick one design element to make a great public realm, what would it be?

CHALLENGE:
What are the greatest barriers to the work you do?

View the video for the answers.

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