  Detroitmaybe Member Username: Detroitmaybe Post Number: 114 Registered: 03-2008 |
IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED, MAY 8 @ 6PM...CITYSCAPE DETROIT SPEAKER SERIES PRESENTS, PATTY FORMOSA, RETAIL CONSULTANT ON "RETAIL IN DETROIT". Patty Formosa, a retail consultant and the Director of Economic Development for Pitney Bowes Mapinfo, will speak about retail in Detroit. Ms. Formosa has over 18 years of experience in the retail planning and site selection industry. Retailers pay her to analyze demographic and GIS information and determine where they should build stores. She will talk about what retailers look for, the retail situation in Detroit, and what Detroit can do to attract more retail. Ms. Formosa’s presentation is Thursday, May 8, 2008, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The presentation will be held at the 1515 Broadway Theater at 1515 Broadway St., Detroit, MI, 48226. The event is open to the public. It is free to Cityscape Detroit members and there is a $8 recommended donation for nonmembers. Cityscape Detroit the oldest nonprofit group in Detroit devoted to urban planning, urban design, preservation, architecture, investment, green spaces, pedestrianism/human scale development, urbanism, and the "built environment.” More information is available at http://www.cityscapedetroit.or g. The group has been involved in planning and development issues; organizing educational lectures, discussions and tours; marketing the city, its architecture and history; attracting investment; and making Detroit a better place to live for almost thirty years. (Message edited by detroitmaybe on May 06, 2008) | ||
Paulmcall Member Username: Paulmcall Post Number: 990 Registered: 05-2004 |
What examples do you have where they have made Detroit a better place in the last 30 years? Just curious. |
