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Heart of the Community
Heart of the Community
Featured 
Heart of the Community
Market Cities
Placemaking
 Articles
Featured 
Heart of the Community
 Articles
May 1, 2024
From Parking Lot to Hotspot in Milwaukee
By 
May 1, 2024
Building Connections for a More Resilient Future
By 
Philip Winn
May 1, 2024
Minneapolis: At the Corner of Arts and Justice
By 
Katherine Peinhardt
May 19, 2025
Where We Go When Everything Breaks: Placemaking Lessons from Asheville’s Recovery
By 
Ryan Smolar
Great Public Spaces
More Case Studies
Tenri Station
Tenri
, 
Nara
, 
Japan
Hal's Parklet
Albany
, 
CA
, 
USA
Fruitvale BART Station
Oakland
, 
CA
, 
USA
Academy of Music Bus Stop
Northampton
, 
MA
, 
USA
River Garden
Memphis
, 
TN
, 
USA
La Mariposa
Bogotá D.C.
, 
, 
Colombia
Recent 
Heart of the Community
Market Cities
Placemaking
 Articles
May 16, 2025
Where We Go When Everything Breaks: Placemaking Lessons from Asheville’s Recovery
February 8, 2019
Workshops Help Elevate Placemaking in San Antonio and San Diego
October 10, 2018
A Public Space Awakening for Oklahoma City’s Kerr Park
September 25, 2018
Lighting Up the Heart of New Orleans in Duncan Plaza
June 29, 2018
Turning the Library Inside-Out in Buffalo
June 11, 2018
PPS and Southwest Airlines Award $625,000 to Further Support "Heart of the Community" Grantees
October 9, 2017
Not Your Average City Hall: Placemaking takes Center Stage in Philadelphia
October 1, 2017
Building Connections for a More Resilient Future
September 19, 2017
Minneapolis: At the Corner of Arts and Justice
February 18, 2017
Este debe ser el lugar: aprendiendo a través de llevar a cabo un proyecto
February 17, 2017
This Must be the Place: Learning by Doing in Mexico City
October 27, 2016
2017 Southwest Airlines Heart of the Community Grant Applications are now open!
November 10, 2015
From Parking Lot to Hotspot in Milwaukee
October 12, 2015
There's No Place Like Home: Civic Plaza Becomes the Heart of Albuquerque's Community
August 18, 2015
Now Accepting Applications for 2016 <Heart of the Community Projects!
June 23, 2015
Portland Celebrates Placemaking in Congress Square Park
April 21, 2015
Six New Cities Awarded Heart of the Community Placemaking Grants
December 15, 2014
A Playful Plaza: Bringing Imagination and New Life to Downtown Providence
September 25, 2014
Placemaking’s Ripple Effect: How a Beach Downtown is Making Waves in Detroit
July 17, 2014
Placemaking Comes to Crystal City!
April 2, 2014
Heart of the Community: Investing in People and Places with Southwest Airlines
March 17, 2014
Public Markets and Community Revitalization
October 22, 2013
Places in the Making: MIT Report Highlights the "Virtuous Cycle of Placemaking"
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