Tag: Strong Towns

KickstARTing Creativity: Local Media and Stronger Communities & Empty Lots to Parks

We highlight here some great articles we’ve read this week dealing with art, creative placemaking, and building great communities. You’re sure to find some inspiration to make your life and our community even better! Building Stronger Communities Through Media: Local media organizations are exploring new forms of community engagement that bring the public into the journalism … Continue reading KickstARTing Creativity: Local Media and Stronger Communities & Empty Lots to Parks

KickstARTing Creativity: Walkable Places & Transforming Public Spaces

We highlight here some great articles we’ve read this week dealing with art, creative placemaking, and building great communities. You’re sure to find some inspiration to make your life and our community even better! 5 Insights About Walkable Places: What is clear, though, from this study and prior ones, is that the fiscal case for walkability … Continue reading KickstARTing Creativity: Walkable Places & Transforming Public Spaces

KickstART Your Creativity with Some Inspiration: Artistic Manhole Covers, Music & Love

We highlight here some great articles we’ve read this week dealing with art, creative placemaking, and building great communities. You’re sure to find some inspiration to make your life and our community even better! Artistic Manhole covers: Check out some great manhole cover art found in Japan. We’d like to see some of this around here. … Continue reading KickstART Your Creativity with Some Inspiration: Artistic Manhole Covers, Music & Love

kickstART Your Weekend with Some Good Reads: Is Your City Child/Family-Friendly?

We highlight here some great articles we’ve read this week dealing with art, creative placemaking, and building great communities. You’re sure to find some inspiration to make your life and our community even better! 1. Thinking Creatively About Mass Transit: This may not look like transit to you, but it is the only way we are … Continue reading kickstART Your Weekend with Some Good Reads: Is Your City Child/Family-Friendly?

kickstART Your Weekend with Some Good Reads: On Cultural Districts and Keys to an Attractive City

We highlight here some great articles we’ve read this week dealing with art, creative placemaking, and building great communities. You’re sure to find some inspiration to make your life and our community even better! 1. Cultural Districts as Community Connectors: Those working in cultural districts (should) constantly mold their programming, projects, and policies to meet the unique … Continue reading kickstART Your Weekend with Some Good Reads: On Cultural Districts and Keys to an Attractive City