Vision + Action Plan for Banglatown

Research, Facilitation and Vision + Action Design

Project Overview

The Vision + Action Plan for Banglatown, a neighborhood in Detroit and Hamtramck was developed with input from over 350 residents, business owners, and neighborhood stakeholders of the Banglatown neighborhood over a six-month period in Summer and Fall 2016. The Vision + Action Plan builds on the diverse hopes, dreams, and ideas of Banglatown residents to support a healthy and vibrant community. In this work, goodgood partnered with Global Detroit a non-profit that revitalizes southeast Michigan’s economy by pursuing strategies that make the region more attractive and welcoming to immigrants, internationals, and foreign trade. goodgood helped to thread together economic, social equity and ecological factors in the design and engagement process, focusing on the transformative role that design can play in neighborhood engagement and community building efforts.

Download a copy of the Vision + Action Plan here.

A special thank you to the community partners and businesses that opened their doors for engagement events and community meetings including the Bangladeshi American Public Affairs Committee (BAPAC), Burnside Carwash, Hamtramck Historical Museum, Lasky Recreation Center, Meghna Bazaar, and Power House Productions.

---

LOCATION: Detroit, MI

SERVICES: Design Research, Facilitation, Workshopping, Print Design

---

CREDITS

PROJECT TEAM

Ben Gaydos, Design Lead
Karen Stein

COLLABORATORS

Namita Dharia: Anthropologist
Nicholas Looney: Designer, Photographer + Facilitator
Marc O’Brien: Designer + Facilitator
Archie Walker: Designer + Facilitator
Julia Yezbick: Anthropologist + Facilitator
Global Detroit