Scott Doyon
Scott Doyon is principal, director of client marketing services with Placemakers, a planning, coding, marketing, and implementation firm.
Ignorance was bliss: How my urban learnin’ almost ruined everyday places
Did the places I once enjoyed change? No, just me. Because I foolishly learned, from a design perspective, how bad they actually were.
Gentrification examined from a wider time frame
Your view on the urban investment of today may depend on where you crop the storyline.
Guiding neighborhood change with place attachment
Focusing on what connects people to community is one way to navigate the treacherous waters between gentrification and disinvestment.