Sentences with phrase «placemaking activities»

Many Placemaking activities, often referred to as Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper, are small, inexpensive, and incremental community projects.

For larger Placemaking activities, i.e., Better Block or Main Street ®, that support land - use related activities, associations can apply for a Smart Growth grant.

But, these smaller types of Placemaking activities can often help to improve a neighborhood and make it a better place to live, work and play.

NAR's Placemaking Initiative provides technical and financial assistance to help REALTOR ® associations, and their members, initiate placemaking activities in their community.

Not exact matches

Some of the factors that I think have contributed to this success include: engaging a broad range of stakeholders (community members, City Council, local businesses, etc.); encouraging intergenerational participation (inviting elders to share their wisdom; offering child care activities; etc); and inviting creativity and fun as part of our placemaking work (for example, one project will include a fairy garden for kids, and another will create a cob oven for shared meals).

The 2007 monograph analysis recommends that there be investments in community - based creative activity to enhance a community's placemaking role and to increase its potential.

Through NAR's Placemaking Initiative, state and local REALTOR ® associations can provide technical and financial assistance to members interested in spearheading such activities in their communities.

Placemaking is a great activity for commercial members to participate in as implementation of these activities and events can lead to an increase in property values and to the leasing / sales of vacant buildings around the transformed place.