Our (Good) Friday update here at kickstART farmington highlights some 
1. On Creative CityMaking: The initiative is designed to help artists shape the discourse on key urban issues and, hopefully, boost public engagement in the process.
2. On creating a safe storytelling space: Too often, underrepresented individuals in small communities are expected to move to the “big city” to feel safe or to find community, but this may not be a feasible option, especially in an economically depressed society.
3. Enjoy a great video on the importance of place by Gracen Johnson:
4. America Needs a Tahrir Square: If public squares are essential to democracy, is their relative absence in modern American life bad for our democracy … It won’t solve all our democracy’s problems, but restoring spaces where Americans can interact across ideological, religious, racial, and class lines would be a promising start.
5. Suburbs Try to Prevent an Exodus as Young Adults Move to Cities and Stay: younger adults are becoming more drawn to denser, more compact urban environments that offer a number of amenities within walking distance of where they live.