placemaking: fun, fast, & community-driven
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Placemaking: Fun, Fast, and Community-DrivenFriday, October 21, 2016 9AM
Place and Health
People
Environment
Buildings Community
Schools
Roads
Photo Credit: Somerville, MetroWest, and Lowell Photovoice Projects 2012-2013
The Places we live, work, play, and learn affect our health
Photovoice
Photo Credit: MAPC Photovoice Projects 2012-2013
1. Record and reflect on community
strengths and concerns
2. Promote critical dialogue and
knowledge about important issues
through group discussion of
photographs
3. Reach decision-makers
Selecting, Contextualizing,
Codifying
Storytelling
SHOWeD Method
• What do you See here?
• What is really Happening here?
• How does this relate to Our lives?
• Why does this situation, concern, or strength exist?
• What can we Do about it?
“Each question progressively challenges participants to dig beyond the surface of the image to discuss causes and potential solutions” (Strack et al. 2004).
Get Started
• Form groups
• Put your self in the mind of community resident, one that does not know about planning
• Find a set of photos
• Use the SHOWeD Method
In ~10 mins, quick shout outs
Write a Bumper Sticker Caption
• What do you See here?
• What is really Happening here?
• How does this relate to Our lives?
• Why does this situation, concern, or strength
exist?
• What can we Do about it?
Selecting, Contextualizing,
Codifying
Themes
This Leads toIdentifying the places you want see improved
through placemaking techniques
• After the photovoice process, you will:
– Analyze the 1 or 2 places you chose
– Participate in a design charrette
– Implement a demonstration project!
Photo Credit: Lowell Photovoice Project 2013
Placemaking
Allows people to create
places and streets
which are healthy, safe,
active, and useful.
Photo Credit: Principle+
Incremental, small-scale improvements
Local ideas for local planning challenges
Short-term commitment and realistic expectations
Low-risk, with a possibly of high reward
Tactical Urbanism by The Street Plans Collaborative
Focus on short-term lower-cost improvements.
The Tools
Seating
Streets
Planting/Gardening
Food Trucks/Markets
Recreation
Art and Movies
Water
Get to it
• Stay in your groups
• Put your self in the mind of community resident, one that does not know about planning
• What could be done in 2 days, 2 weeks, 2 months….
In ~10 mins, quick shout outs
Your Ideas
What placemaking ideas would you use to create
better spaces in Eagle Hill?
Are there ideas you would like to add, or things
we missed?
What or who within the neighborhood could help
make a place?
Process Mapping: How do
Decisions Get Made?
• In your municipality, what happens when:
– There is a problem with trash
– There is a problem with graffiti
– A street is too dark (broken light? No light installed?)
– Sidewalks are cracked or in disrepair
– Illegal activity is happening on the street
– A park or playground is in disrepair
– Other examples?
Contact Info
Barry Keppard, AICP
Director of Public Health
Metropolitan Area Planning Council
617-933-0750
Eric Halvorsen, AICP
Senior Project Analyst
RKG Associates
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