creativeplacemaking.t4america.orgTHE SCENIC ROUTE – Getting Started with Creative Placemaking

THE SCENIC ROUTE Getting Started with Creative Placemaking What is Creative Placemaking? A View From the Field Start Here New tools for a new era What are the benefits? What makes creative placemaking different? Where did creative placemaking come from? Development without displacement How do I do it? Our Eight Approaches Identify the Community’s Assets Get Inspired: Local Examples Go Deeper Integrate the Arts Into Design, Construction and Engineering Get Inspired: Local Examples Go Deeper Marketing to Cultivate Ownership and Pride Get Inspired: Local Examples Go Deeper Leveraging Cultural Districts and Corridors Get Inspired: Local Examples Go Deeper Mobilize the Community to Achieve Your Shared Goals Get Inspired: Local Examples Go Deeper Develop Local Leadership Get Inspired: Local Examples Go Deeper Organize Events and Activities Get Inspired: Local Examples Go Deeper Incorporate Arts in Public and Advisory Meetings Get Inspired: Local Examples Placemaking in Practice The Green Line (Twin Cities) Grassroots efforts transformed the project How arts improved the construction process Building identity with light rail stations The Green Line altered the rules of engagement Conclusion: Better projects and places Los Angeles Detroit San Diego Portland Nashville Featured Places Appendix Appendix – Measurement in practice Getting Started with this Guide Getting started with creative placemaking in transportation? Begin here with a short introduction from our director and information about how to use this guide. What is Creative Placemaking? It’s an approach that deeply engages the arts, culture, and creativity in planning and designing transportation projects to better reflect and celebrate local culture, heritage and values. Read a Featured Approach Organize Events and Activities Events and activities provide a draw and bring positive attention to an area. And they can also be a forum for gathering new ideas and public involvement. Get Inspired: Local Examples Oakland – Safer streets to be proud of In direct response to a rash of pedestrian fatalities among older Asian residents and recent immigrants, community groups successfully advocated for safety infrastructure in Oakland’s Chinatown which included a custom crosswalk design based on the Qing Dynasty Imperial Court. Watch a Featured Video Activating cultural assets in CA to build healthier communities An arts organization in California found ways to engage with local culture in four communities to highlight what makes them unique and also make connections to improving public health.Transportation for America is an alliance of elected, business and civic leaders from communities across the country, united to ensure that states and the federal government step up to invest in smart, homegrown, locally-driven transportation solutions — because these are the investments that hold the key to our future economic prosperity. t4america.org Facebook Flickr Twitter YouTube Thank You This report was made possible through the generous support of the Kresge Foundation. The Kresge Foundation focuses on the role arts and culture play in re-energizing the communities that have long been central to America’s social and economic life,” believing that arts and culture are an integral part of life and, when embedded in cross-sector revitalization activity, can contribute to positive and enduring economic, physical, social and cultural change in communities.” Kresge also supported projects detailed in this report in Nashville, Portland, San Diego and Detroit. Sign up for updates Sign up to receive future information on creative placemaking and other email updates from T4America. All fields are required. First Name: * Last Name: * Email: * Zip: * Copyright © 2024 Transportation for America. All Rights Reserved. Website Design by Weirdesign. Custom WordPress theme by Logical Things. Visit the new version of the Scenic Route! Visit our new updated, refreshed, and re-conceived version of The Scenic Route at http://transportation.art , released in April 2021. We revisited and updated many of the stories in this old version, in addition to adding brand new profiles and stories about more recent developments. (Nothing worth reading here has been excluded from the new version!) Check it out! This older Scenic Route guide (v. 1.0) will be eventually retired, though still available for archival purposes. CLOSE THIS...