The Placemaking Round-Up
A biweekly newsletter with public space news, resources, and opportunities.
The Biweekly Bazaar
A curated dispatch on all things public markets plus the latest announcements from the Market Cities Program.
A biweekly newsletter with public space news, resources, and opportunities.
A curated dispatch on all things public markets plus the latest announcements from the Market Cities Program.
"The downtown parks along Sager Creek are some of the most iconic features of our community. We are grateful to receive this grant and we look forward to bringing new life to these historic spaces."
—Travis Chaney, Parks & Recreation Manager at the City of Siloam Springs
As part of our Community Placemaking Grants 2026 cohort projects sponsored by the Walton Family Foundation, the City of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, worked with Project for Public Spaces to breathe new life into a cornerstone of the city’s history. The project was located in the historic Twin Springs Park, home of the springs after which the city was named and where residents once gathered for health and recreational purposes. Despite the park’s treasured history being promoted as a health resort dating back to the late nineteenth century, the park saw less use as the springs had fallen into disrepair with a deteriorating floor, crumbling wall, and an adjacent gazebo overlooking the spring remained underutilized despite its prime downtown location.
Seeing the park’s potential to once again be a community space to support gathering, recreation, and entertainment, Siloam Springs Parks & Recreation Department worked with Project for Public Spaces to engage community partners and park goers to determine what park features would support the project’s goals. With feedback from the community that called for new amenities, seating, and beautification of the area, we prioritized revitalizing the gazebo with accessibility in mind and creating an outlook and seating area overlooking the springs. Implementation was done in partnership with the city and local builders. The result was twofold: a community finding even greater use in a historic park through new programming and self-led recreational activities and leverage for promised future investment to improve the historic springs.
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Project for Public Spaces’ Community Placemaking Grants enable US-based nonprofits and government agencies to address inequality of access to public places that serve community needs by working directly with local stakeholders to transform spaces or co-create new ones. We do this by providing direct funding, technical assistance, and capacity building facilitated by Project for Public Spaces. Learn more about how to become a Social Impact Partner today.
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