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Equity & Inclusion
Equity & Inclusion
From Exclusive Enclaves to Places for and by Everyone

Concentrated poverty, segregation, and other geographic inequalities mean that the potential benefits of public space are not shared equally by everyone, and the right to the city is rarely enjoyed by all. Placemaking can either reinforce these disparities or intentionally work to break them down.

Featured 
Equity & Inclusion
Placemaking
 Articles
Featured 
Equity & Inclusion
 Articles
January 3, 2018
Equitable Placemaking: Not the End, but the Means
By 
January 2, 2018
Does Placemaking Cause Gentrification? It's Complicated.
By 
Juliet Kahne
January 2, 2018
Equity and Inclusion: Getting Down to the Heart of Placemaking
By 
January 2, 2018
Young People and Placemaking: Engaging Youth to Create Community Places
By 
Cheryl Millard
January 2, 2018
Latino Placemaking: How the Civil Rights Movement Reshaped East LA
By 
January 2, 2018
8 Lessons to Promote Diversity in Public Places
By 
February 25, 2022
Open Letter: This is What Democracy Looks Like
By 
Fred Kent
January 2, 2018
Placemaking When Black Lives Matter
By 
January 2, 2018
The Ethics of Building Great Communities
By 
January 2, 2018
Placemaking for Peacemaking
By 
Rony Jalkh
January 8, 2018
Safer Cities for Women and Girls through a Place-based Approach
By 
Cynthia Nikitin
April 3, 2018
8 Reasons Place Should Matter to Humanitarians
By 
January 2, 2018
Safety & Security in Public Space
By 
July 6, 2018
Black Lives and the (Broken) Promise of Public Space
By 
Annah MacKenzie
January 8, 2018
Minneapolis: At the Corner of Arts and Justice
By 
Katherine Peinhardt
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La Mariposa
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Recent 
Equity & Inclusion
Placemaking
 Articles
August 10, 2023
Sociability: Public Spaces as an Antidote to Isolation
January 14, 2022
Thinking Beyond the Parks Department: A Q&A with Javier Otero Peña
December 1, 2021
Reimagining the Post-Covid Library with CloroxPro: A Q&A with Claudia Strange of the Fulton County Library System
April 2, 2021
The Joy of Being In: Dr. Mindy Fullilove on Trauma, Healing, and Main Street
February 7, 2021
How a Library Is Reimagining Public Wi-Fi During COVID-19
November 16, 2020
The Power of Placemaking through Corporate Social Responsibility
August 26, 2020
How an Atlanta park is connecting people to housing through place-based social service provision
June 26, 2020
Essential Places: Warren Logan on Open Streets Beyond Brunch and Bike Lanes
June 12, 2020
Equitable Development During & After COVID-19: Five Takeaways
May 16, 2020
The Recovery Will Happen in Public Space
May 1, 2020
Communities in Nairobi Compete to Contribute to Public Space
April 24, 2020
Homelessness & Public Space During COVID-19: Seven Takeaways
March 8, 2020
Round Table: Women in Placemaking
January 27, 2020
Public Space, Park Space, and Racialized Space
November 20, 2019
Great Public Spaces: Equity in Action
October 18, 2019
Public Space Management and the Brass Tacks of Inclusive Placemaking
September 25, 2019
Centering Equity at Placemaking Week
September 13, 2019
The Movement for Youth-Led Placemaking Is Growing Up
August 8, 2019
Placemaking on a Mission: How Public Space Supports Mission-Driven Organizations in Southeast Michigan
August 1, 2019
Placemaking and the Evolution of Innovation Districts
July 12, 2019
Inclusive by Design: Laying a Foundation for Diversity in Public Space
July 2, 2019
Programming for Inclusion: Enhancing Equity through Public Space Activation
May 31, 2019
A Playbook for Inclusive Placemaking: Community Process
November 29, 2018
Place, People, and Possibility: Announcing the Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking
May 11, 2018
Diasporic Placemaking in Chattanooga: A Q&A with Courtney Knapp
April 13, 2018
Cultivating Place: Refugees and Urban Gardening in Baltimore
April 2, 2018
What Can Public Spaces Offer to the Globally Displaced?
March 20, 2018
What the (Young) People Want: A Q&A with Setha Low
September 19, 2017
Minneapolis: At the Corner of Arts and Justice
August 15, 2017
When Hate Comes to Your City: Charlottesville and the Militarization of Public Space
May 23, 2017
Placemaking When Black Lives Matter
February 5, 2017
Open Letter: This is What Democracy Looks Like
February 1, 2017
Placemaking for Peacemaking
January 23, 2017
8 Reasons Place Should Matter to Humanitarians
August 3, 2016
Equity and Inclusion: Getting Down to the Heart of Placemaking
July 13, 2016
Black Lives and the (Broken) Promise of Public Space
March 10, 2016
The Ethics of Building Great Communities
November 2, 2015
Does Placemaking Cause Gentrification? It's Complicated.
June 19, 2015
Equitable Placemaking: Not the End, but the Means
June 1, 2015
Young People and Placemaking: Engaging Youth to Create Community Places
March 17, 2014
Report: Diversifying Farmers Markets
March 4, 2014
Latino Placemaking: How the Civil Rights Movement Reshaped East LA
February 25, 2013
Technology is for People: Outlining Four Freedoms for the 21st Century
February 19, 2013
Farmers Markets as a Strategy to Improve Access to Healthy Food for Low-Income Families and Communities
September 25, 2011
The Streets and Squares of Cairo Should Belong to Its People
July 19, 2011
Safer Cities for Women and Girls through a Place-based Approach
February 22, 2011
Public Space Powered Democracy
April 30, 2009
2009 Public Markets Conference Sets New Agenda for Communities and Local Economies
December 31, 2008
Public Markets Bring Together Diverse People
December 31, 2008
Making Multicultural Places
December 31, 2008
Community Policing and Change
December 31, 2008
Public-Private Partnership Increases and Diversifies Use
December 31, 2008
Kids Don't Need Equipment, They Need Opportunity
December 31, 2008
Public Markets Provide Economic Opportunity
December 31, 2007
Safety & Security in Public Space
January 1, 2007
8 Lessons to Promote Diversity in Public Places
October 31, 2003
Keeping the 'Public' in Public Spaces
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