San Jose residents are invited to a free dinner and movie at the City Hall Plaza Rotunda on Feb. 12 from 5 to 9:30 p.m. .

While it may sound too good to be true, there is a slight catch–a workshop beforehand for diners to talk about their favorite places in the city. The objective is to allow city employees, Gehl Studio and The Tech Museum of Innovation to learn from residents’ favorite places how to make downtown San Jose more inviting.

City officials hope this feedback will help them make downtown an active place for residents to work and play and to put public life back into public spaces. It’s all part of a project designed by The Tech Museum and the people-centered global architecture firm that emphasizes people-centered urban design.

The first order of business is reimagining City Hall Plaza, with the ultimate goal of creating a stronger sense of place throughout the city.

A street food feast will follow the workshop along with a screening of “The Human Scale,” a documentary exploring key issues facing city residents and builders.

Those unable to attend may want to Hashtag their favorite place or public event and fill out a survey about those places. The survey is located at goo.gl/e3xCys. These ideas and any photos will be shared at the event.

RSVP is required to sjfavoriteplaces.eventbrite.com.