Placemaking

Framing the Future of the Roundhouse

As the City of Philadelphia planned to sell the former Philadelphia Police Headquarters, known as the Roundhouse, the City sought to enable community voices to guide the redevelopment process in an unprecedented engagement process prior to the release of the RFP. Connect the Dots was selected to lead this process and designed a multifaceted, trauma-informed engagement campaign employing a wide variety of innovative engagement tactics. Key findings and corresponding recommendations resulting from the insights gathered were presented and will inform the future Request for Proposal that the City of Philadelphia will put out for potential developers of the site.

6,300+

interactions

10

layers of engagement

3

languages represented in all activities

client
City of Philadelphia Planning Commission
timeline
April 2022 - January 2023
Services
Engagement Studio

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