Every time Activate came up in a Bloomington public meeting, from the official transcripts.
“…ou know, highdensity mixed use type zones, neighborhoods, whatever. Pan-American, South Loop, is to activate the street. And I like art as much as anybody. I do.”
Watch this moment“of these of these buildings. That's what activates the neighborhood. It It's funny. I I I'm in close proximity to one of these neighborhoods and just I think it was yesterday or the day before there was like a group of people doing some weird like dance studio thing in their apar…”
Watch this moment“…d for a second, but then I still think then a like you're not encouraging the building owner to put activated uses around the perimeter of it, which is what I really want. And so, you know,”
Watch this moment“intent of putting transparency on the ground floor is to activate the street. And looking at a parking lot, whether it's structured or not, doesn't activate the street. And so I don't know if other commissioners have thoughts on that, but I would like staff to look at that aspect…”
Watch this moment“…ing lead the Juneteenth project here in Bloomington. So, this experience didn't just inspire me, it activated me. It showed me that building a community starts with us. Learning each other, supporting one another, and choosing to be part of something bigger than ourselves. And fo…”
Watch this moment“…cial areas. And our work really does support that in a few key ways. We use creative placemaking to activate”
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