Summary

A community-driven redesign that transformed a vacant lot into a vibrant public space—blending placemaking, stakeholder collaboration, and corridor revitalization.

My Role

As Director of Commercial Corridor Revitalization & Business Development at Mt. Airy CDC, I led the transformation of Lovett Park from concept through activation—facilitating a collaborative design process, aligning city, institutional, and community partners, and shaping a space that reflected the neighborhood’s identity and needs.

Approach

• Facilitated community engagement sessions to inform design direction and programming

• Partnered with local civic associations and friends organizations, the Free Library, Community Design Collaborative, landscape architects, and funders including The William Penn Foundation

• Oversaw coordination between landscape architects, city agencies, and stakeholders

• Integrated the park redesign into a broader corridor revitalization strategy

• Led planning for early activations and events to build community awareness and momentum

• Led crowd-sourced fundraising efforts for initial park furnishings