Campus Martius Park Large cities across the United States have recognized and experienced the significant regenerative value that high quality public spaces and urban parks have on the revitalization of their core downtown districts. Efforts are underway in most major cities to create what Europeans have for centuries celebrated - the piazza, or central square. Located at the heart of downtown, directly in front of the new Compuware Headquarters, Campus Martius Park is strategically poised to be a significant and contributing factor to the rebirth of downtown Detroit. Campus Martius Park's unique and central location on Detroit's main street - Woodward Avenue - provides the critical foundation from which real revitalization can take hold, connect, and spread to other downtown activity centers. The opening of Compuware Headquarters and Campus Martius Park has dramatically transformed Detroit's Main Street - Woodward Avenue. Future development of the Kennedy Square and Monroe Blocks will provide a critical mass of unique and active ground floor retail and attractions around the perimeter of the park. Year-round, high quality programming in this spectacular public garden and civic space is a catalyst to create these important storefront attractions.