The following resources were developed to help communities, community development professionals and aspiring citizen planners understand and apply principles of what makes for vital downtowns and high quality, special places.
This work has been shared with local planning officials and fellow CNRED educators at both the state and national level conferences and in-services. The goal is to continue to share these resources in a scholarly format throughout Jefferson County, Wisconsin and beyond. All materials have been prepared and/or presented by Steve Grabow, Professor and Community Development Educator, University of Wisconsin-Extension, Jefferson County.
Principles of Community Placemaking Resources:
- Principles of Community Placemaking (7 pages) (Featured article in the March 2015 edition of The Municipality)
- The Power of the Design Charrette Method (3 pages)
- Principles of Community Placemaking: Brief Jefferson County Emphasis (30 pages, 16.7 MB)
- Principles of Community Placemaking: Extensive Featured Examples (48 pages,38.2 MB)
- Principles of Community Placemaking: Prime Examples (49 pages, 31.9 MB)
- Principles of Community Placemaking: Template for Creating Your Own Images of Placemaking Principles (21 pages, 10 MB)
- Principles and Practice of Community Placemaking (69 pages; 17,453 KB)
- Principles of Community Placemaking in Practice (pdf, 41 pages, 8505 KB) (Presented at the National Association of community and Economic Development Extension Professionals Conference; Charleston, SC, March 2011)
- Overview of Plans for the Jefferson County Countryside Farm – In the Context of Quality Place Characteristics (42 pages, 3800 KB)
- Exploring The Visioning Process: “Envisioning The Unique Elements For The Small Community” (34 pages, 480 KB)
- The Benefits of Parks and Riverwalks in Downtown: Watertown’s Riverwalk Plan (2 pages, 10KB)
- Downtown Vitality and Community Placemaking Team Plan: Situation (2 pages, 13 KB) Prepared for the Downtown Vitality and Community Placemaking Team Plan
- Principles of Community Placemaking (Article in Fall 2010 issue of Land Use Tracker)
- Community Vitality and Placemaking Team Blog
