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Recent Resources
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State Arts Agency Resources for Creative Placemaking Practioners
New guide for resources for creative placemaking practitioners published by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies. Your state arts agency offers grant funding for arts-based work including community design as well as support and resources.
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Creative Placemaking Resources Guide
Public Resource Guide from National Association of State Arts Agencies, ArtPlace America, and Metris Arts Consulting.
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Back to Brick & Mortar
A new resource from &Access that helps guide commercial districts towards reopening after the COVID-19 pandemic
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Planning for Recovery Guide
How can rural main streets and downtown businesses bounce back from something as sudden and impactful as the coronavirus?
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Hotel Survival Guide: How to Reopen Profitably
Many rural economies are dependent on local tourism and lodging, both of which were hard hit by the coronavirus.
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How To Do Creative Placemaking
Need an imaginative boost?
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Better Block Recipe Library
Better Block has compiled a few low-cost, high-impact "recipes" for public space activation from temporary bike lanes and parklets to a garden plaza.
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Toolkits for Change
Springboard for the Arts learned from the programs of arts and arts organizations to compile acollection of how-to's for creative projects.
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Little Free Libraries / Los Libres
Learn more about the Little Free Libary / Los Libres program and how to get started with this guidebook by bcWORKSHOP.
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Neighborhood Stories
Use this guide from bcWORKSHOP to learn how to capture the experiences of community residents and turn those into a testimony of your town's culture and growth.