Field Guide for Creative Placemaking in Parks

Matthew Clarke
The Trust for Public Land / City Parks Alliance / ArtPlace America, 2017

Resource Overview

This resource answers the question “How does creative placemaking make for better parks?” through interviews and real-world examples. It provides a loose framework for planning and implementing these types of projects.

Key Sections

Realizing Partnerships

Page 40-59 provides guidance for who to partner with, how to structure those partnerships, and how to formalize those partnerships with contracts.

Facilitating Community Processes

Page 62-69 provides guidance on how to implement creative placemaking projects.

Learning and Iterating

Page 73-77 provides tools for both quantitative and qualitative evaluation processes.