We get many Placemaking Micro-grant applications for community gardens. We do consider community gardens to be a placemaking project assuming that they will be multi-functional gardens so that the whole community can have a place to gather and...
We all know Placemaking is a great way to create vibrant public places for the community to gather but did you know it can also help to manage Federal, state and local environmental requirements. Paved, vacant lots in urban centers can be more...
Spaces to Places is on hiatus this week as I hit the trails – literally – in Montana where there is plenty of placemaking happening including a variety of recreational trails and natural playgrounds. From Mother Nature’s awe inspiring places ...
Placemaking projects can be big or small but no matter what their size the ones that I think make the biggest difference to the community is how they transform an unused, unsafe, unwelcoming space into a vibrant, fun, safe place for the community...
Check out the Schuylkill River Banks Boardwalk project in Philadelphia, and find out how it got funded.
The REALTORS® Commercial Alliance of the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast used NAR’s Placemaking Grant to create a walk-through pergola in a community garden.
Idaho Smart Growth partnered with the Project for Public Spaces (PPS) and the Ada County Association of Realtors® (ACAR) on Placemaking in Downtown in an effort to create a game plan around shared vision for what downtown Meridian could become. ...
PARK(ing) Day is an annual worldwide event where artists, designers and citizens transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks.