first, the paris of the Midwest thing was from the 1890's and is not a well-known moniker except for a the few detroitophiles that tread this earth. Not that being the Paris of Midwest isn't a fine goal, it just isn't an attainable goal.

Monikers don't come top-down, but rather bottom up; hence any moniker you conjure, the people will decide on its truthiness.

Instead of building roundabouts and fountains, I would guess that most folks would rather have the police show up when they need them. The fountain idea is just dandy, in fact there is a lovely one up in Palmer Park that might need a bit of buffing, start with that and report back.