How To Do Creative Placemaking

Design issues

Arts and cultural development
Downtown revitalization
Growth management
Heritage and preservation
Land and agricultural conservation
Transportation

Community issues

Declining population
Diversity
Economic development
Governance and regulation
Income inequality
Local identity and character
Skills and education
Youth and aging

Resources for...

Data collection and analysis
Facilitation and decision-making
Fundraising
Project design and management
Project evaluation
Project implementation
Public participation and outreach
Values-based planning

Resource type

'How to' guides
Apps
Case studies
References and reports
Worksheets
Workshop Presentations

Project scale

Block
Main street
Town
County
Region

Region

Mid-Atlantic
Midwest (Great Lakes & Plains)
New England
Rocky Mountain
Southeast
Southwest
West

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