Empowering Young People to Make Their Place

Mark Treskon and Sino Esthappan
Urban Institute / ArtPlace America, 2018

RESOURCE OVERVIEW

This report is a case study of a project in Brooklyn that works at the intersection of creative placemaking and public safety. In this project, young people from the community-led most of the planning and implementation processes, which ensured that communication with the community would result in something that they were actually interested in.

KEY SECTIONS

Facilitating Community Processes

Page 10-16 goes through the logistics of project activities and timelines.

Learning and Iterating

Page 17-19 summarizes the measurable outcomes of the project, related to public safety, workforce development, and youth voice and collective efficacy. Page 20-21 highlights some project challenges.