The Accidental Placemaker on Place Matters

Feb. 8, 2012 - PRLog -- Shantel Sellers is a writer and editor who grew up in Honor, Michigan. After serving in the US Army, she completed a BA in Communications and returned to Honor in 2009 with her husband and children. Shantel didn't like what she saw. So, with a few friends, Sellers began to talk about what the people of Honor could do for Honor...

Talk led to action. So far, they've built a sidwalk where there was none. They've created public parking on the main street and built a covered bridge. Landscaping is going in this Spring. More than anything, the citizens of Honor have proved to themselves that they can remake their community. Nothing is stopping them.

Shantel is a founding member and co-chair of Honor Area Restoration Project and a trustee on the Honor Village Council. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Community Economic Development. You can listen to the full interview on Place Matters at 11:00AM EST

About “Place Matters”:
Place Matters seeks out and interviews the newsmakers who are leading the charge to develop America's cities by creating more value and attachment for residents. Place Matters has talked to mayors, planners, college presidents, even an NBA star about what makes a place matter. Listen to Place Matters every Thursday at 11:00 AM (EST) on 880AM in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale and online at http://www.880thebiz.com. Podcasts are available on iTunes. The show is sponsored by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in Miami, FL and Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, NC.
About Placemaking:
Placemaking is the science of creating communities that are not only liveable, but also loveable. Dr. Loflin serves as lead project consultant and national content expert on the Knight Soul of the Community survey, which for the first time investigated what attaches people to their community and the impact on the city’s bottom line in 2008-2010 across 26 U.S. communities in partnership with Gallup. The groundbreaking findings of the project have captured national attention and inspired local action across the country.
About Dr. Katherine Loflin:
Dr. Loflin is the lead project consultant and national expert on the Knight Soul of the Community project across 26 communities over the past four years. Since the release of the study, Dr. Loflin has become an in-demand consultant, advising politicians, planners, foundations and community leaders who are trying to improve their communities, using this model of visioning cities first as places. She has been quoted widely in the press including Atlantic Cities, Smart Planet, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Crain’s Detroit Business, Miami Herald and LA Times.

Contact Dr. Loflin at: katherine.loflin@mac.com (305) 450-7195
Link to listen live Thursdays at 11:00am:
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