Placemaking is a collaborative process that involves planning, designing, building, and maintaining public spaces to benefit the people who use them: 

• People-centered

  Placemaking focuses on the people who use and benefit from the space. 

• Community-driven

  Placemaking can help communities reimagine and renovate their public spaces, and create a sense of belonging and pride. 

• Health-promoting

  Placemaking can help build environments that benefit health and well-being. 

• Creative

  Placemaking can incorporate the arts and creative expression to establish a sense of place. 

The goals of placemaking include: 

• Inspiring people to reimagine public spaces 

• Strengthening the connection between community and public spaces 

• Making people feel good about where they live, work, or play 

• Creating vibrant public spaces that are open to a variety of uses and users 

• Developing a place's identity and incorporating it into the existing built environment 

Some ingredients of great places include: 

• People who care for and look after the space

• Climate appropriate shade and sun

• Trees and/or greenery

• Safe and welcoming

• Places to sit and relax

• Easily accessible for people of all ages and abilities

• Things to see and do