Projects

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Better Block Weekend at Five Points

During a fall weekend in November 2017, the Five Points Plaza was temporarily transformed by West Side community members, alongside urban designers. Improvements were based on feedback received during a spring 2017 community meeting, and they include a new art and entertainment plaza, pedestrian lighting, wide sidewalks, crosswalks, landscaping and public art. On Nov. 17 & 18, the West Side community made what they envisioned for the plaza a reality through the Better Block Project. The temporary transformation will ultimately shape the final design for the City's capital improvement project for Five Points.
​Painted sidewalk in progress ​ Girl painting sidewalk ​Man holding baby at Better Block event ​ Lunch being prepared at Better Block event​ Neighbors and artists painting sidewalk ​Local food items on display ​ Local tomatoes on display​ Local bread on display ​Coffee mugs and jewelry on display
​Volunteers painting furniture stop to get their picture taken​​ Volunteer putting finishing touches on beehive motif painted sidewalk ​​Man painting bicycle lane​​ Closeup of handmade furniture​ Flowers on display ​ Sign at Italian ice stand ​ Poster of produce display on wall​ Local honey on display ​ ​​Kids' bicycles parked at Better Block event​ Large Legos ​
​Neighbor looking at information about Five Points project​View of storefronts from across the street ​ View of JC Smith University entrance with temporary Five Points kiosk in foreground ​ Handmade furniture featuring Malcolm X​ Painted sidewalk​Street market during Five Points Better Block event ​Vendors at Five Points Better Block event ​​