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I Wish Downtown San Jose Had

“I Wish Downtown San Jose Had” is a participatory art project organized by Gensler San Jose as part of gServe, the firm’s community outreach program. The goal of this project is to inspire community members to help define the vision for enhancing downtown San Jose. Inspired by Candy Chang’s “I Wish This Was” project in New Orleans, Candy provided stickers on which the community could write their hopes and dreams for what the city’s empty storefronts and neglected lots could become.

On September 23rd, Gensler San Jose shared the “I Wish Downtown San Jose Had” exhibit at the Downtown San Jose Farmer’s Market, inviting the community to write their ideas for making Downtown San Jose a more vibrant, attractive and livable place. Gensler also shared ideas, via sketches, of ways to develop the downtown area. A summary of our findings is included below along with pictures of the event.

If you’re interested in finding out more about this project, contact Khaing Sabe at .

Can’t make it to the event? We’d still like to hear from you. Take a photo of a place or space downtown, caption with your ideas/hopes/dreams and post to Instagram, Facebook or Twitter using the hashtag #iwishdowntownsjhad.

View our findings from the event (PDF).

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A person holding a card.
A woman using a cell phone.
A group of people standing outside a building.
A person looking at a sign.
A group of signs from a tree.
A person holding a drink.
A man holding a piece of paper.
A sign from a wall.
A person holding a sign.
A group of brown bags with white text on them.
A person holding a sign.
A man holding a bottle of water.
A group of people standing outside a store.
A group of gold and red tags.
A man holding a sign.
A group of signs on a string.
A woman painting a tree.
A group of signs on a metal bar.
A woman holding a sign.
A girl holding a book.
A man and woman holding a baby.
A hand holding a card.
A group of gift boxes.
A hand holding a string of string.
Two women sitting on a bench.
A little girl sitting on a bench.
A person posing for a picture.
A wall with boxes and objects on it.
A man holding a sign.
A group of signs on a wall.
A wall with different objects on it.
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A group of people posing for a photo.