Tag: Downtown Voices Coalition

The city of Phoenix is set to complete renovations on First Street with paint and plants instead of heavy construction. The city will forgo tearing up the street and relocating utilities by using paint, planters and other design materials to complete the design guidelines set by the First Street Streetscape Study.

Phoenix city officials and community members gathered to give feedback on the Adams Street Activation Study that proposes a restructure of the street from Second Street to Central Avenue. The final report, compiled by architectural firm Gensler, will be presented to City Council in October.

Whether through business consulting, greeting-card design or promoting art downtown, Mike Oleskow has resolved to improve the Phoenix art scene.

The Phoenix City Council voted 5-3 Tuesday on a proposal to end discrimination based on disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.

The Downtown Phoenix Partnership and Phoenix Community Alliance are combining to create Downtown Phoenix, Inc., but other, smaller groups are worried about being left out of the new umbrella organization.

Downtown Voices Coalition hosted a State of Sustainability Forum gathered Tuesday night at the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center to discuss the most pressing of sustainability issues in the metropolitan Phoenix area. The forum featured a local panel of experts and Andrew Ross, author of the book “Bird on Fire: Lessons from the World’s Least Sustainable City.” Charles Redman, the founding director of ASU’s School of Sustainability, moderated the seven panelists.

The Downtown Devil is hosting the first of a monthly series for a community-driven conversation about the downtown Phoenix campus and its place within the city.

A partnership between a downtown advocacy group, the city and ASU has permitted local businesses to use University property for their customers until construction near campus ends.