Quote Originally Posted by pahdz View Post
This word...it kills me. Maybe I'm just not into urban buzzwords like some are. To me, I think of "placemaking" and I think of stuff already in action via MAPS.

Infrastructure encompasses many things. Are you concerned with your water/sewer service? Storm drainage?

Crime is a touchy one, but one in which I don't believe is solved by more cops or better equipment. I think it has more to do with sociological issues, but that's for another forum and another thread.
Organized neighborhoods with the help of city leaders can make a difference in addressing all of these issues, even the sociological ones. Building community is what neighborhood associations and "placemaking" is all about. The difference is that MAPS 3 placemaking has been limited to downtown. Great cities are made up of great walkable neighborhoods. They become the urban fabric of the city (i.e. Western Avenue, Paseo, and the Plaza District).