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It’s All About Creating Places for |
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People by People |
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OUR OBJECTIVE IS TWO-FOLD . . . |
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Illustrate how communities can develop small
scale and/or affordable urban design projects. |
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Demonstrate how to select projects, obtain
grants, leverage private investment, and incorporate volunteer work and
assistance throughout the project. |
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About Placemaking on a Budget – What We Mean |
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Identifying Good Placemaking Projects |
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Identifying Placemaking Resources |
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Creating Placemaking Implementation Programs |
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Placemaking Discussion/Question & Answer |
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Lincoln City, OR |
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Tonopah, NV |
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Kennewick, WA |
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San Juan Bautista, CA |
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Placemaking engages community residents in the
process of revitalizing an underused community place. The process upgrades
existing public spaces through small-scale, short-term projects such as
traffic calming, pedestrian improvements and street furniture. |
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— Livable Oregon |
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Focus on Increasing Communities’ Social Capital
through the Public Realm |
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Tangibles, Intangibles, and Invisibles |
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If Time is Money, Then Time results in Money
(and other Resources) |
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Social networks (who people know) have value |
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Through social networks, people do things for
one another |
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This cooperation drives many community
activities |
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Placemaking nurtures the social capital of
communities (and vice versa) |
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Community Values |
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Tap Local Heritage, Environment, Place |
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Think Big, Think Small, Think Alternative |
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Create Community Vision |
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Community Value-Based Projects |
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Understand local needs and desires |
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Don’t just “main street” your community |
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Tap Local Heritage, Environment, and Place |
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Review historic photos, books, and maps for
simple ideas |
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Link to your existing historic and natural
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Refer to ongoing work by local historic, civic,
and natural resource organizations |
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Tap Local Heritage, Environment, and Place |
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Talk with community elders and involve youth |
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Look to past and present industry |
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Visit other communities |
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Tap Local Heritage, Environment, and Place |
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Tap Local Heritage, Environment, and Place |
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Tap Local Heritage, Environment, and Place |
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Tap Local Heritage, Environment, and Place |
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Tap Local Heritage, Environment, and Place |
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Think Big, Think Small, Think Alternative |
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Think Big, Think Small, Think Alternative |
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Think Big, Think Small, Think Alternative |
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Think Big, Think Small, Think Alternative |
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Money is the first type of resource people think
of, but placemaking invisibles can offer much, much more |
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Through the process of identifying good
placemaking projects, many of your resources have already been identified |
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PEOPLE: |
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It’s Simple — View Everyone as a Resource |
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Organizations |
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Governmental or non-profit |
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Universities |
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Look for partnerships and mutual goals |
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Maintain a list or directory |
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THE PRIVATE SECTOR: |
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Public Commitment Leverages Private
Investment |
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Minor investments of time and/or money often
yield major changes |
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The power of community enthusiasm and attention
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Zoning: Open the Doors for Mixed Use, Street
Vending, Outdoor Dining, Creative Signs, Permits, etc., etc., etc. |
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Design Guidelines: Define the desired character
of architecture and public spaces |
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Development Incentives: |
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Pedestrian Plazas |
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Pedestrian connections |
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Public Art |
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Design Features |
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Signs |
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PROJECT FUNDING: Creative Dollars |
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Adopt-a-”brick” programs |
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Unique fundraising |
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Local ownership |
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PROJECT FUNDING: Traditional Dollars- Grants |
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Local & Regional |
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State & Federal |
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Non-profit |
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Private |
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Clearinghouse sources |
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Traditional Grant Dollars: Partnerships |
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Obtaining Grants & Funds |
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Maintain a list of available grants and programs |
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Think creatively when applying |
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Have application language prepared |
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Use your “people” resources |
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Volunteers to research, write, etc. |
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Partnership opportunities |
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Ask other communities |
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Order Out of Chaos |
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Formalize the process |
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Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How? |
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Balancing resources |
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