creative placemaking

Bringing Demarest Place to Life

August 25, 2020 Steph_Admin bike ped, bus TOD, creative placemaking, Equitable TOD, eTOD, Hackensack, pedestrian, placemaking, public space, the arts, TOD

The City of Hackensack taps into the arts to plan an inclusive public space in a changing downtown.

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Creating Places for People: Placemaking in Transit-Friendly Downtowns

February 11, 2020September 1, 2020 Stephanie DiPetrillo Art, Collingswood NJ, communities of circumstance, creative placemaking, engagement, Jersey City NJ, NJ TRANSIT Arts, Project for Public Spaces, Rahway NJ, Silverman Building, Urban Essex Coalition

Planners, municipal officials, members of the real estate community, and placemaking experts gathered in New Brunswick on December 6th for the 2nd TOD in Your Downtown Forum – Creating Places for People: Placemaking in Transit-Friendly Downtowns – and shared the how-tos of placemaking, discussed outcomes and impacts of implementing placemaking strategies, and answered the question, “What makes a great place?”

Four Communities Share Key Lessons Learned from Creative Placemaking on Vacant Properties

October 2, 2018May 13, 2019 Stephanie DiPetrillo creative placemaking, Kalamazoo MI, Macon GA, Newburgh NY, vacant properties, Wilkinsburg PA

Report link: Creative Placemaking on Vacant Properties: Lessons Learned from Four Cities
Center for Community Progress, with Metris Arts Consulting, shows how creative placemaking can be used as a critical tool to support equitable revitalization.