Kevin Clark is the Director of Design for a Chicago-based urban planning and landscape architecture firm, The Lakota Group, where he oversees the firm’s urban design projects. His award-winning portfolio spans downtown, transit-oriented, and neighborhood revitalization plans, physical and economic development strategies, and innovative design of open spaces and public spaces. He has 17 years of experience working in small towns, big cities, and everywhere in between and he loves reading Strong Towns.
A Return to Democratic Space
In our cities and towns, there isn’t a more democratic space than our streets and sidewalks. Buildings are exclusive—homes are private, offices are secure, you have to pay to get into the gym or eat at a restaurant. Yet, streets are inclusive, collectively ours, and the very essence of public space, shared by all citizens.
August 22, 2017