What If We Built Our Communities

Around Places?

Institute for Quality Communities Placemaking ConferenceApril 3rd, 2013

Placemaking As a Transformative Agenda

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William H. (Holly) Whyte

The Organization Man,1956

The Exploding Metropolis, 1958

The Last Landscape, 1968

Plan for the City of New York, 1969

The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces, 1980

City: Rediscovering the Center, 1988

Climate Change Sustainable Communities

Civil Society/Democracy Building Public Health and

the Built Environment

Community Engagement

Smart Growth

Convergence of Movements/Disciplines

PLACES

Local Food Systems

Transportation & Land Use

Local Economies

Historic Preservation

38 Years of Placemaking

50 U.S. States 43 Countries 3000 Communities 3 Million annual visitors to our web site 36,000 people get our electronic

newsletter 19k+ on Twitter @PPS_Placemaking 18k+ Facebook

PROJECT FOR PUBLIC SPACES

Regions where we’re supporting Placemaking Singapore

South Korea India Japan Hong Kong

Czech Republic Montenegro Serbia Kosovo Croatia Hungary Poland Slovakia Romania Bulgaria Georgia Armenia

Australia New Zealand Canada

Netherlands Norway UK/ Scotland Sweden Italy

Mexico Colombia Argentina Chile Brazil

South Africa Kenya Abu Dhabi Chicago Los Angeles San Francisco Texas Michigan

We shape our public spaces, thereafter our public spaces shape us. –adapted from Winston Churchill

Contrasting 1

Lowly, unpurposeful and random as they may appear, sidewalk contacts are the small change from which a city’s wealth of public life may grow. ─Jane Jacobs

It’s hard to create a space that will not attract people, what is remarkable, is how often this has been accomplished. ─William H. Whyte

Contrasting 1

What attracts people most it would appear, is other people. ─William H. Whyte

If you plan for cars and traffic…you get more cars and traffic.

If you plan for people and places…you get more people and places.

When you focus on creating a “place,”

you do everything differently.

• Placemaking provides the link between:– urban excellence– economic development – sustainability – public health (physical, psychological, social)

What is Placemaking? Placemaking is turning a neighborhood, town

or city from a place you can’t wait to get through to one you never want to leave.

Placemaking is the creation of a built environment that creates community, stimulates interaction, encourages entrepreneurship, fosters innovation and nurtures humanity.

What is Placemaking?

Placemaking is creating for everybody. The seed of democracy. Placemaking is the process of giving space a

story that is shared by many.

A study of three generations of 9 year olds found that over a recent 20 year period, the radius around the home that children were allowed to play had sunken almost 90%.

Richard Louv

Campus Martius: Before

Campus Martius Vision: • Detroit's Gathering Place • The Crossroads of Downtown Detroit • Our Town Square • The City's Signature Landmark • A Catalyst for Revitalization • A Place Where the Community Celebrates

Major Partners:• City of Detroit • Detroit 300 Conservancy• Detroit DOT

Campus Martius 2004

“It changes the image of Detroit in everyone’s mind. They see the square on TV, hear about what’s happening there and they see Detroit differently.”

-Bob Gregory, Detroit 300

Campus Martius/ Cadillac Square LONG-TERM VISION/ Power of Ten

Campus Martius/ Cadillac Square LONG-TERM VISION

Campus Martius/ Cadillac Square LQC/ POWER OF TEN

Food Trucks

Beer Garden Prepared Food Market Surf Lounge

Food Trucks

Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper Comfort, Amenities & Public Art Activation Events Interim Public Spaces Light Development

Phases of Development Evolution

Phase 1: Project-Driven Phase 1: Project-Driven

Phase 4: Place-Led Phase 4: Place-Led

Phase 3: Place-SensitivePhase 3: Place-Sensitive

Phase 2: Discipline-LedPhase 2: Discipline-Led

Phase 0: InformalPhase 0: Informal

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