Community Programs

An earlier post, Transform an Unused Railroad Corridor into a Lively Trail, detailed how many towns have  railroad corridors that have been abandoned and now have become unused, unsafe, and unwelcoming parcels of land in a community.   These...

Residents and a design team worked with the tourist town of Crosslake, Minnesota, used an NAR grant for a Walkable Communities WalkShop to help empower and inspire local residents to design new ways to enhance the ability of people to walk or bike throughout the town.

Written by Sarah Rayne, Government and Public Affairs Director, Coastal Association of REALTORS® Pocket Park on Smith Island The Coastal Association of REALTORS® (CAR) is a big fan of NAR’s Placemaking Grant and has received funding for two...

Check out your community on July 4th to see what is happening – and where. More than likely you are seeing Placemaking in action in parks, and neighborhoods.

Written by Lacey Everett, Government and Community Relations Strategist,MIBOR REALTOR® Association Over the past several years, a significant challenge for local communities has come to the surface – walkability. It’s not a buzz word any longer,...

The Seattle King County Association of REALTORS® used NAR's Placemaking Grants to create a parklet to include seating, bike rack and landscaping.

Many communities encourage people to visit their downtown and other areas by offering them free public Wi-Fi hotspots.  And now, some places are taking that a step further by deploying Wi-Fi and charging stations through furniture and fixtures –...

Over the past several years, we have received several placemaking grant applications for dog parks.   To be eligible for funding, we require that the dog park be “multi-functional” in that it includes features and amenities for the whole community...

Many REALTOR® Associations are looking for placemaking projects to do in their community but are at a loss for what to do.   For them, I recommend a parklet because every community has a parking spot or two which could be transformed into a people...

As NAR’s Placemaking Grant is now in its fourth year, it might be a good time to reflect back and see how some REALTOR® Associations used the  grant to fund placemaking projects in their community. Maybe your association will use the Placemaking...