It was a great pleasure for the students and faculty of the Design Planning and Assistance Center (DPAC) of the University of New Mexico School of Architecture and Planning to work with the Roswell community, especially the residents of the surrounding East Second Street communities. The focus of our work, from the very beginning, was on presenting ideas that would promote opportunities for economic development and revitalization that enhance the quality of life for area residents. It is our strong belief that economic and community development go hand in hand, and that there cannot be success in one without equalaccomplishment in the other.
The project includes not only the entire strip of East Second Street between Main and Atkinson, but Garden Avenue and the residential neighborhoods to the north and south as well.
