Wisconsin planning officials partnered to assess the needs of their communities and distributed placemaking tools to encourage regional offerings.

University of Missouri Extension’s “Passport to the Arts” connects local stakeholders in order to build and strengthen creative community and economic development by identifying local arts assets and needs; developing a plan to act on their top priorities; and making lasting change to transform communities through arts-based strategies.

Following devastating wildfires, this California community developed a coordinated and strategic approach to measuring assets as well as conceptualizing, investing in, and managing creative placemaking projects in the county.

The webinars, worksheets, and resources in this toolkit are designed to help center artists and residents within creative placemaking projects from the very beginning, offering practical and tactical advice on topics like partnership, community engagement, and evaluation. This resource is intended to be a guide for anyone interested in beginning a creative placemaking initiative and can be used flexibly—in whatever way best suits the needs of you and your team.

A Cultural Plan helps towns, cities, counties, regions, and states take account of their cultural assets, strengthen their economies by leveraging these assets, facilitate deeper social cohesion, and support the vibrancy of communities by focusing on what makes them so great in the first place: culture.

The Business Retention and Expansion Program provides a better understanding of the local business climate through in-depth surveys of business owners.

The First Impressions program was developed to help communities learn about existing strengths and shortcomings through the eyes of first-time visitors.

Radical Walking is an activity to engage participants as they walk through and examine their surroundings and ultimately share their ideas and visions for creative placemaking.

This activity encourages students to consider their neighborhood and what elements make them feel safe or welcome.