As you may have realized, Placemaking is not an easy term to define. To make matters worse, there is no standard definition and everyone seems to defines it differently, including us - the National Association of REALTORS® Community Outreach...
NAR's Placemaking Grants can transform unused, underused, and unwelcoming spaces into a more welcoming place for the community to gather.
Southwest Airlines Heart of the Community program was developed to support and activate public spaces in the heart of cities. Launched in April 2014, the program aims to support Placemaking – a movement that reimagines public spaces as the heart...
As you may have read in Focus on the Water, water attracts people. People love to touch it. They like to stick their hands, toes and feet in it. They jump around it. Or they simply like to watch it, listen to it and sit back and relax. So,...
Waterfronts and waterways are one of a community’s greatest assets. Water draws people in. Where there is water, there are people. People gather around water to relax, play and enjoy. Water builds on a community’s authentic historical,...
Many towns have abandoned former railroad corridors that now are unused and unwelcoming parcels of land in a community. These corridors are great opportunities to create a destination and transform that corridor into vibrant public places. ...
Re-post from Project for Public Spaces Blog on Mar 18, 2015 The Plaza from above during its opening | Photo courtesy Harvard Campus Services It all started with the chairs. By simply placing some movable furniture in Harvard Yard in 2009, the...
Placemaking resources from NAR and around the web.
Sometimes a place exists in a community where it may need some enhancements and improvements to make it more welcoming. This is a trend I am seeing as I review NAR’s Placemaking Micro-grants applications. Project requests have included...
An outline to beginning work on placemaking projects in your community.