Synopsis:

Downtown Phoenix Arts Coalition (D-PAC) teamed up with Arizona Chain Reaction, Phoenix Coalition of Historic Neighborhoods, The Community Housing Partnership, and Local Initiatives Support Corporation to host the Downtown Voices conference. The purpose of the conference was to get the community engaged in the growth and planning taking place in their city. The organizers wanted “to insure that plans for downtown (Phoenix) revitalization are the most comprehensive, inclusive and the best that they can be.” The report outlines a number of steps the city and community should take to meet this goal. Adaptive reuse comes up a number of times as a way to: preserve historic buildings that are too young to be registered, provide additional space for a growing arts community, and preserving a sense of place and community.