How does

crowdsourced placemaking benefit local economies?

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Your local economy

Area in red = total $ leaving your local economy

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Drive a lot, spend a lot at national chains

Want to drive less and buy

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Drive a lot, spend a lot at national chains

Want to drive less and buy

locally, but can’t

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Your local economy

Area in red = total $ leaving your local economy

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What happens if this continues?

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More driving + chain stores = more $ leaving your local economy

Your local economy on current trend

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What’s the alternative?

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Your local economy on a triple-bottom-line trend

New choices to walk, bike, shop + eat locally = less $ leaving your local economy

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!represents $

no longer leaving...

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no longer leaving...

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but new $ staying

The green area

The green area represents the

crowdsourced placemaking community in your city!

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