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Placemaking on a budget

by Al Zelinka, Susan Jackson Harden

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This report offers help for small towns, neighborhoods, and downtowns that need to enhance identity and social connections without spending a lot of money. Case studies show how communities across the country have successfully used the approaches described in the report. The report also catalogs resources available to implement placemaking projects and offers organizing techniques, useful worksheets, and tips on implementation.The accompanying CD-ROM contains a PowerPoint presentation to help you introduce placemaking concepts to your board, commission, or citizen group. It also includes the toolkits in Appendix A.

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