Marianne Quinn and Matt Edge, both of Coral Springs, assemble a platform in preparation for Build A Better Block -- a national rapid urban revitalization program that visited Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, June 16, 2012. Quinn, a May 2012 Florida Atlantic University graduate majoring in urban planning, and Edge, a Broward College architecture student, were among scores of volunteers for the project along the 500 block of Northwest First Avenue in downtown Fort Lauderdale. They transformed the block into a destination for people to come to socialize, buy art, plants and food. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff

Foot, bicycle and even Fort Lauderdale Police horse traffic ambles along the 500 block of Northwest First Avenue in downtown Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, June 16, 2012 during Build A Better Block, a national rapid urban revitalization program. The block, in the FAT (Flagler Arts and Technology) Arts District, was transformed from warehouses into a destination for people to come to socialize, buy art, plants and food during Build A Better Block. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff

People walk into a gallery on Saturday June 16, 2012 during Build A Better Block, a national rapid urban revitalization program in the 500 block of Northwest First Avenue in downtown Fort Lauderdale. The volunteer Build A Better Block project transformed the warehouse-lined block into a destination for people to come to socialize, buy art, plants and food. MARSHA HALPER / Miami Herald Staff