Design a Better City Flag

Idea:

Host a community based, community judged design competition to come up with a better city flag for Lowell. While the current one has nice symbology and meaning, it is largely a sendup to the Lowell of the 1800’s. It features the seal (which was created in the 1800s) and was adopted in 1960. A more [Read more…]

Benefit:

A flag only starts life off as a flag. A flag that is really, truly embraced finds its way into other places. Public art, murals, signage, bumper stickers, event tattoos. To that end, it is important to design with that in mind. Judges should have perspective in art, design, business, [Read more…]

Location:

Citywide, OldIdea.

Missing Tooth Pop-up Business

Idea:

Create a temporary pop-up business at the gap, or missing tooth, in the block of the Enterprise Bank parking lot fronting Merrimack Street. Maybe work with Merrimack Rep, LHS, and the Greater Lowell Tech to create a 2 story building facade. The ground floor would be retail or restaurant and have rotating local businesses selling [Read more…]

Benefit:

Show the public and Enterprise bank how that parking lot could be better utilized as ground floor shops and upper floor office space. More small businesses on Merrimack St creates jobs, increases taxes for the city, and will bring more people to downtown than a parking lot.

Location:

Downtown / JAM, OldIdea.