Engaging the Whole Neighborhood: Innovative Creative Placemaking and Historic Preservation
Watch recording » Creative placemaking and historic preservation are both powerful tools for community revitalization. Creative placemaking is a people-first practice, using arts and culture to enhance the lives of residents who work and play in the neighborhood. At its best, historic preservation protects structures that are important to the history and culture of a…
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